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Punjab: Several farmers' unions hold meeting to discuss agri laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 15 (ANI): Leaders of several farmers' unions of Punjab on Thursday conducted a meeting to discuss farm laws here at the Kisan Bhawan.
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Haryana farmer dies during tractor rally organised by BJP to support farm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], October 15 (ANI): A 72-year-old farmer died on Wednesday in Ambala during the BJP's tractor rally in support of the farm laws. The rally was led by Union Minister of State Ratanlal Kataria and BJP's Kurukshetra MP Naib Saini.
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Delhi's air quality dips as Punjab farmers continue stubble burning
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 14 (ANI): Despite increasing concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital, farmers in Amritsar's Wadala Johal village on Wednesday continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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Special Punjab Assembly session on October 19 to bring in bill to negate f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 14 (ANI): The Punjab Government has decided to convene a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on October 19 to bring in a legislation to counter the "dangerous anti-farmer" farm laws of the Central government.
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Farmers' leaders walk out of meeting with agriculture secretary, tear copi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): A meeting between the leaders of 29 farmers' unions and Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal to discuss the recently enacted farm laws on Wednesday turned out to be fruitless.
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Indore BJP launches #MainBhiShivraj campaign against Cong leader Dinesh Gu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Tuesday launched the #MainBhiShivraj (I am Shivraj too) campaign in protest against Congress leader Dinesh Gurjar who had alleged that BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan comes from a "poverty-stricken fa
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Time for employees of Agriculture Department to become farmer-friendly, wo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 14 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that the time had come for the employees of Agriculture Department to become farmer-friendly and work with more dedication, commitment and coordination as the State government is working for t
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Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar discuss farm laws w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday held a meeting with agriculture experts over farm laws.
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Union Ministers reach out to Punjab farmers over new farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): As part of efforts to reach out to farmers in Punjab to explain benefits of agriculture laws and counter opposition criticism, union ministers are holding press conferences and interactions covering various districts of Punjab that will continue over t
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Farm Laws: Rajnath Singh, Narendra Singh Tomar hold talks with agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting on Tuesday with agriculture experts over Farm Laws.
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Despite low rain, valley reaps 'record-breaking' paddy crop
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): Despite low rainfall in the region, farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting a "record-breaking" harvest of 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges UP govt to ensure proper prices for farmers' p
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday requested the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure proper procurement prices for the paddy crop of farmers in the state otherwise her party will launch an agitation.
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