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Need state-wise compensation for farmers who died in protests: Rakesh Tika
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kaushambi (Delhi-UP Border) [India], December 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has called for state-wise compensation and employment for the kin of farmers who lost their lives while agitating against the farm laws.
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Protesting farmers likely to take decision on further action in meeting of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an aegis of farmers' union, is likely to take action on the ongoing farmers' agitation on Saturday, days after the Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill.
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Kangana Ranaut's car 'attacked' by mob in Punjab, actor alleges 'they are
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who frequently gets into controversy due to her opinions on certain subjects, was surrounded in Punjab on Friday by a mob alleged by her to be farmers.
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Rahul slams Centre for saying 'no record' of farmers' deaths, seeks compen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Centre for not having a record of farmers who died during the agitation against the farm laws and alleged that the Centre is left with "no decency" to pay farmers their dues while referring to giving comp
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Farmers, farming both have prospered since 2014: Narendra Singh Tomar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that both "farmers and farming have prospered since 2014", the year when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established a clear majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections. Read More
Study suggests reduced meat diet has several advantages
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Globally, food is responsible for a quarter of human greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of this is due to livestock farming. Animals convert only a small portion of the fed calories into the meat. Ruminants also produce methane, which further accelerate
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About 18.17 lakh farmers receive MSP benefit worth over Rs 57,000 cr in on
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As the paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, as was done in previous years, about 18.17 lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore, i
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IFFCO ranks first among top 300 cooperatives globally
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has been ranked 'number one Cooperative' among the top 300 cooperatives in the world, withholding its position from last year, informed an official statement on Thursday.
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Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS seeking compensation for fa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to "discuss damage followed by the heavy floods as well as excessive rainfall in Tamil Nadu and to direct the government to announce compensation of Rs 4,626 crore flood reli
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TRS MP moves adjournment notice in LS on MSP guarantee, food grains procur
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Nama Nageswara Rao on Thursday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the issue of 'national policy on foodgrains procurement and legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price to farmers'.
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Nearly 1,600 Kisan Rail services operated since launch of service in Augus
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday informed that approximately 1,600 Kisan Rail services have operated across India, since its launch in August, and has transported over 5.2 lakh tonnes of perishables.
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Chhattisgarh procures 88K MT paddy on first day
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 2 (ANI): The State government said that it has purchased 88,000 metric tonnes of paddy from 38,085 farmers on the first day of procurement at the government centres.
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