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Sukhbir Singh Badal says centre should not victimize farmers for agitating
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 28 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that the Union government should not victimize farmers for agitating against the agriculture laws.
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PM Modi, Nitish Kumar do not talk of issues of farmers, workers, small bus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister saying they do not talk of development and issues related to farmers, workers and small businessmen of Bihar.
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Can't compete with PM in speaking lies: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
West Champaran (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the motive of demonetisation and lockdown was to destroy small farmers, businesses and labourers and took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that he can't compete with him
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This time for farmers, employment; vote for Mahagathbandhan: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Bihar to vote for farmers and employment and cast their votes for Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) as polling for the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls is underway.
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Chhattisgarh CM criticises centre's farm laws in Vidhan Sabha special sess
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 28 (ANI): While discussing the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Produce Market (Amendment) Bill 2020 in the special session of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the new agricultural laws introduced by the Cen
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Andhra govt distributes Rs 1,115 crore under Rythu Bharosa scheme, Rs 136
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday distributed Rs 1,115 crore to 50 lakh farmers under YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme, along with an additional Rs 136 crore for compensating crop loss due to heavy rain in the state.
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4 held for stealing 58 bags of onions from farmer in Pune
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 27 (ANI): Pune rural police have arrested four people for allegedly stealing 58 bags of onions worth Rs 2.35 lakhs from a farmer on October 21.
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Amarinder seeks Piyush Goyal's intervention for restoration of freight mov
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought personal intervention of Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal for the immediate restoration of freight movement, which remains suspended in the state even after the farmers' decision to p
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Pinarayi Vijayan writes to CMs of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra requesting direc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 26 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra on Monday requesting them to allow direct procurement of tomato, onions, and potato (TOP) crop from farmers.
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Harsh Vardhan takes dig at Congress over farm loan waiver promise, says no
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took a dig at Congress over its promise of waiving loans of farmers in poll-bound Bihar and said nobody can befool the people of the state.
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Farmer in Punjab's Jalandhar dies by suicide due to outstanding loans
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], October 26 (ANI): A farmer hailing from Mosahib village of Jalandhar district allegedly died by suicide due to outstanding loans of around Rs 18 lakh.
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Andhra govt gears up to safeguard farmers from middlemen during crop sale
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 24 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has come up with a new mechanism to prevent farmers from falling victim to middlemen in the process of selling their agricultural produce.
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