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Protesting wrestlers rethink immersing medals in Ganga, give 5 day deadlin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Protesting wrestlers, gathered at Uttarakhand's Haridwar to immerse their medals in river Ganga, as a mark of protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Tuesday decided to halt their plan after farmer leader Naresh Tikait interven
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Haridwar: Farmer leader Naresh Tikait takes medals from wrestlers, seeks 5
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national president Naresh Tikait on Tuesday arrived in Haridwar, where wrestlers have gathered to immerse their medals in river Ganga as a mark of protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations.
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J-K: Small, marginalized farmers script new chapter in agri-economy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) has proven to be a boon for small and marginalized farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. It is helping them to script a new chapter in the agriculture economy of the Himalayan region.
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UP: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Chaudhary Charan Singh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the great farmer leader dedicated his entire life to the welfare of the farmers and labourers.
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Overcoming hardships in life through Sports, Bargad girl Nirmalya Raut wan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Nirmalya's father, Vasudev Raut, is a farmer. Besides her parents, she has a brother and a sister at home. Her father sent her to Bhubaneswar for education, and she not only focused on her studies but also took up sports. It is because of this that she has earned a name for herself today
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"Arrest us if they want": Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait stands in support of
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Showing his unwavering stand with the wrestlers amid their protest, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that the farmers are also ready to get arrested.
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Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern pr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country.
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PM Modi govt focused on farmer welfare, serving poor and marginalized duri
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the last nine years, the Modi government has launched and implemented several welfare schemes to empower every Indian, the book said, adding that the government was focused on bringing in development that guarantees basic facilities such as drinking water, electricity connections, healthc
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Chhattisgarh: Food inspector suspended for draining water from reservoir t
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Reacting to this matter Congress MLA Anoop Nag said, "I got information about this matter through sources and media reports that a food inspector of Pakhanjur, Rajesh Vishwas had gone for a picnic near Kherkatta dam...after he lost his phone, he emptied the whole dam to find it. This area ha
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MP: Bhopali 'Dahiyar' mango has huge demand abroad, says Fruit Research Ce
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Dahiyar is the mango of the period of Nawabs. During 1960-65, our former scientists had brought the budsticks of it from the slaughterhouse area of old Bhopal and planted it in the fruit research centre. Right now we have 40 Dahiyar trees which are about 57 to 60 years old. We also prepare
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Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support Price (MSP), the Union food ministry said Friday.
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'9 Saal 9 Sawaal': Congress releases document questioning Centre as BJP co
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completed its nine years of power at the Centre on Friday, Congress posed a set of nine questions to the party ranging from issues related to the economy, farmers, corruption, democracy and national security.
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