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AAP holds protest, asks Punjab CM to hold all-party meeting over farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 9 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Friday staged a protest outside the Punjab Assembly and demanded that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh should convene an all-party meeting over farm laws in which farmer organizations, farm experts and other stakehold
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Nearly 70 per cent increase in coverage of area cultivated under free crop
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): There has been nearly 70 per cent increase in coverage of area cultivated under Andhra Pradesh government's free crop insurance scheme, implemented during 2019-20 rabi season, while the sum insured to farmers has doubled, said the Chief Mi
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Rahul only makes vague promises: MP minister targets Congress again on loa
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Once again targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his pre-poll promise of waiving farm loans within 10 days of coming to power in Madhya Pradesh, state Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel on Friday said the Congress leader had made vague pr
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Sensitise farmers against stubble burning, which can worsen COVID situatio
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Chandigarh [India], October 9 (ANI): Asserting that many panchayats have passed resolutions against stubble burning, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Friday urged the rest to sensitise the farmers against the menace, which could exacerbate the C
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J-K: Udhampur farmers yield double profits with 'Jeevika' scheme
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 9 (ANI): Farmers in Udhampur have yielded better harvests utilizing the 'Jeevika' scheme this season, according to the beneficiaries.
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Farmers protest against farm laws in Ludhiana
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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 9 (ANI): Farmers' organisations blocked Ladowal Toll Plaza in Talwandi Kalan of Ludhiana in protest against the recently enacted farm laws, causing a traffic jam on Friday.
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Telangana Cabinet to meet tomorrow, may discuss regulatory farming policy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): A Cabinet meeting of the Telangana government will be held at 5 pm on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at Pragathi Bhavan, an official statement said on Friday.
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Uttarakhand CM launches 'Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched the Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana for self-employment by solar energy farming at the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali auditorium in Dehradun.
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Centre sanctions Rs 4 crore for upgrading soil testing labs in J&K
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 8 (ANI): Aiming at boosting the agriculture sector and the farmers' income in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government sanctioned Rs 4 crore to upgrade soil testing labs in the valley.
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Kerala: 'Farmers Welfare Fund Board' set up for pension, other assistance
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Kerala cabinet has decided to set up 'Kerala Farmers Welfare Fund Board' for the welfare of farmers in the state.
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UP: Lotus farmers in distress due to inadequate supply of compost, pestici
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Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 8 (ANI): Lotus farmers in Moradabad are in distress due to inadequate supply of compost and pesticides amid the pandemic which has adversely affected the crop.
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BKU (Lakhowal) chief's u-turn on petition on farm laws at behest of SAD: P
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the BKU (Lakhowal) group's U-turn on its petition against the farm laws in the Supreme Court was the result of pressure from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
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