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Punjab CM directs procurement agencies to pay pending dues of farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI): With the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday sanctioning a Cash Credit Limit (CCL) amount of Rs 30,220.82 crore for procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season 2020-21 for the month of October, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh
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Telangana CM KC Rao assures farmers of purchasing paddy crop of the season
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday made an assurance that the paddy crop this season would be purchased on a large scale at the village level. He said that since the Corona fear is still lingering on, various government
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Kharif sowing at record high, says Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Farmers planted Kharif crops on 10 lakh acres more compared to the previous record of 1,085 lakh hectares and the figure is about 28 lakh hectare more than the normal sowing of 1,067 hectares, Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal said on Wednesday.
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FM Nirmala Sitaraman visits farm fields in Andhra's Krishna district, inte
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Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday visited the farmers in the Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna district and took stock of agricultural fields in the area.
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Nizamuddin Markaz: Court dismisses criminal revision petitions by 35 forei
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): A sessions court at Saket Courts complex on Wednesday dismissed the criminal revision petitions moved by 35 foreign nationals, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, against framing of charges against them.
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Contract farming will not be detrimental to farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that contract farming will not be detrimental for farmers and alleged that Congress was opposing agricultural reforms for "political reasons".
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Punjab CM rejects Kisan Unions' ultimatum to hold special Assembly session
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Chandigarh [India], October 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday rejected the one-week ultimatum of the Kisan Unions for holding special Assembly session to negate the farm laws.
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Rahul Gandhi doesn't even know when different crops are sown, harvested: N
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Claiming that the "upper storey" of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is empty, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that Rahul wouldn't even know the difference between different crops and when they are sown and harvested.
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Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee's protest against farm laws enters 14th d
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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI): The Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) continued with its 'Rail Roko Andolan' for the 14th day on Wednesday as a symbol of protest against the three farm laws, which were passed recently in the Parliament.
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Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee rejects Centre's request for meeting on
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Wednesday turned down the Central government's request for a meeting on October 8 to resolve their concerns regarding the farm laws.
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PM Modi should break silence and answer the nation, says Rahul Gandhi
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Prime Minister should break his silence and come out to face the many questions being asked in the country, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday.
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Meetings of Union Cabinet, CCEA to take place today
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New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The meetings of Union Cabinet and Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will be held on Wednesday through video conferencing, officials said.
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