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"Government should have taken this seriously": Mehbooba Mufti questions de
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"All governments know that the horticulture industry is the backbone of J&K. Omar Abdullah called up (Union Minister) Nitin Gadkari today, but he could have done this 15 days back too. Government should have taken this seriously," Mufti told reporters.
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"Wrath of Allah": Farooq Abdullah on J-K's National Highway closure affect
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He attributed recent challenges, monsoon fury, and landslides to divine wrath, suggesting distancing from faith may be a cause. Farooq also contrasted Kashmir's situation with Gaza's plight, questioning Muslim countries' responses, adding on politics in Kashmir, implying some benefit from th
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Floods ravage Pakistan's breadbasket, over 2.2-million-acre farmland hit
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rice crop losses have been estimated at over 1 million acres of standing production. Citing the provincial authorities, Samaa reported that the floods have caused extensive damage to rice, sugarcane, corn, and cotton across Punjab. Standing sugarcane crops spread over 2.5 million acres were
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Shimla: 2,22,893 farmers engaged in natural farming; 38,437 hectares of la
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh Government's sustained push for natural farming is showing significant results on the ground. Across 3,584 panchayats in the state, more than 2,22,893 farmers are cultivating a variety of crops naturally on 38,437 hectares of land, earning a sustainable livelihood.
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Punjab floods: Centre renews push for crop insurance, asks state to join P
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Sources in the ministry told ANI that Punjab's non-participation in the scheme has left farmers dependent only on state-funded relief, which is limited in scope and unable to cover widespread losses caused by natural calamities.
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Chandrababu's negligence has pushed Andhra farmers into crisis: YSRCP
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a series of posts on social media platform X, YS Jagan said, "Chandrababu Naidu has set unmatched records in pushing farmers into distress through the collapse of crop prices. In Kurnool, onions are being sold at just Rs. 3 per kg, and tomatoes at Rs. 1.50 per kg. Are these prices even im
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"We will rise again": Badshah pays powerful tribute to flood-affected Punj
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains triggered severe floods across several districts of Punjab, causing extensive damage to crops and infrastructure.
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Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu calls on Punjab Governor, discuss aid f
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The deliberations also covered the assessment of damages to lives, houses, crops, and livestock, which was also discussed at length.
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Pakistan's Punjab faces major floods crisis, 97 people killed
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The floods are creating a severe humanitarian crisis, inundating low-lying areas, displacing large populations, and destroying hundreds of acres of standing crops.
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Baljinder Singh Dhillon vows crop diversification, cold storage push after
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
His appointment comes at a time when farmers in parts of Punjab are reeling from heavy crop losses caused by flooding. In Fazilka district, farmers recently claimed that nearly 1,500 acres of paddy crop were destroyed after water from the Satluj River entered fields in the villages of Dan
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Delegation from International Potato Centre in Peru visits Tripura, explor
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Recognising Tripura as one of the most promising states in the country's potato industry, the delegation praised the remarkable innovations and research that strengthened potato cultivation in the region.
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"Rubbing salt into the wounds of farmers": Congress leader Bhupinder Singh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an 'X' post, Hooda noted that compensation of just Rs 7,000 to Rs 15,000 is an injustice to the farmers if the cost is Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per acre and the annual lease is Rs 70,000 per acre.
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