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15-member panel to prepare report on impact of bio-decomposer: Gopal Rai
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): The Delhi government has sprayed the bio-decomposer, made by PUSA, in approximately 1,800 acres of farmland where paddy is cultivated in the national capital, said Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday.
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Struggle against centre's farm laws is also a struggle for honour, respect
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 6 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said that struggle against the Centre's farm laws is also a struggle for honour, respect and dignity.
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Kejriwal urges neighbouring states not to prosecute farmers for stubble bu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the capital's neighbouring state governments not to prosecute farmers for stubble burning.
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Piyush Goyal urges Punjab govt to clear entire Railway network from blocka
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], November 6 (ANI): After meeting lawmakers from Punjab regarding Railway services amid the ongoing anti-farm laws protest, Union Minister Piyush Goyal assured them that they are ready to resume train services if Captain Amarinder Singh-led government assured safety and
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Protesting farmers vacate railway tracks in Jalandhar to allow movement of
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], November 5 (ANI): Farmers who had blocked railway tracks at Phillaur in Punjab's Jalandhar district in protest against the farm laws during the past few weeks have now vacated the area and are protesting at a nearby park to allow movement of goods trains.
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Tamil Nadu: All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee protests agai
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 5 (ANI): The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) organised a protest against the farm laws near Shashtri Bhavan in Chennai on Thursday.
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Farmers stage 'Chakka Jam' in Odisha, block national highway, detained
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 5 (ANI): A collective of farmers outfits in Odisha under Navnirman Krushak Sangathan, staged a protest and blocked the National Highway near Bhubaneswar on Thursday against the Centre's new agriculture laws.
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Punjab farmers block Delhi-Amritsar highway to protest farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 5 (ANI): Several farmer organisations in Punjab have declared a nationwide protest against the farm laws by blocking the Delhi Amritsar highway from 12 pm to 4 pm on Thursday, according to the Kisaan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee.
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With early commencement of sugarcane crushing, additional 15,000 acres fre
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], November 5 (ANI): Farmers in Haryana will be able to sow wheat on an additional 15,000 acres of land this year, following the early commencement of crushing operations at the cooperative sugar mills in Palwal and Panipat.
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Terming Punjab CM's dharna as luxury sit-in, Sukhbir dares Amarinder to ho
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh/New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), chief Sukhbir Singh Badal took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh and said his dharna was just a 'luxury sit-in'.
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Farmers must receive payment for procured crops before Diwali: Haryana CM
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 5 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has directed the officers engaged in Kharif crops procurement that farmers have to be paid within seven days, Haryana Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated.
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Nadda writes to Punjab CM, says BJP committed to farmers' welfare
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh stating that the BJP is committed to the welfare of the farmers and the country.
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