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Congress alleges corruption in Kerala govt procuring paddy crops from farm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 22 (ANI): PT Thomas, Congress MLA on Saturday alleged that the Kerala government has practised corruption to the tune of Rs 73 crores while procuring paddy crops from the farmers.
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Fertilizer, seed, pesticide shops to remain open during weekend lockdown i
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In a bid to give relief to farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided that during the weekend lockdown on Saturday and Sunday, fertilizer, seed and pesticide shops will remain open.
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World Animal Protection asks consumers to step forward and demand better l
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): International animal welfare organisation, World Animal Protection has launched a pledge urging consumers to help end the suffering of chickens in intensive poultry farms.
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Kerala HC orders CBI probe into custodial death of farmer in Pathanamthitt
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged custodial death of PP Mathai, a farmer who was found dead in a well hours after he was allegedly taken into custody by Forest Department officials.
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Economic situation won't improve until money is directly give to farmers,
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Claiming that the organised and unorganised economies were struggling even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the situation will not improve until money is directly handed out to the farmers, labourers, and Micro, S
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India's largest Kisan Call Centre empowering farmers through consultancy s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's largest Kisan Call Centre (KCC) in the agricultural sector, a project under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare (DAC&FW) and run by IFFCO Kisan as the execution partner, is strengthening the farmers through its ad
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WayCool Receives USD 114K from Dutch Development Bank FMO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has allocated a grant of U$ 114K to WayCool Foods, for procurement and distribution of dual-purpose PPE kits and enablement of on-site Soil testing to farmers. It follows WayCool's latest
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Punjab Minister seeks bonus for sugarcane cultivators
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 20: Punjab Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday said that there had been "meagre" hike in Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane announced by the central government.
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Kamal Nath writes to MP CM urging him to conduct detailed survey of soybea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday wrote to his successor Shivraj Singh Chouhan urging him to hold a detailed survey of soybean crop loss and distribute relief amount among farmers.
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Locust control operations done in six states from April 11 to August 18
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Locust control operations have been done in 2,76,267 hectares area of six states from April 11 to August 18 by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare said on Thursday.
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Farmers, tendu leaf collectors, dung sellers to get Rs 1,737 crore in Chha
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will transfer Rs 1737.50 crore into the bank accounts of farmers, tendu leaf collectors and dung sellers in the state on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Farmer attempts suicide in front of MRO office in Vizag
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): A farmer has attempted suicide at the office of the S Raivaram Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) in Visakhapatnam district after failing to get his father's name corrected for inheriting land in his village.
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