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Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati (Urban) SP takes part in agricultural work with
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Superintendent of Police of Tirupati (Urban) Avula Ramesh Reddy took part in agricultural work with the farmers while he was on a patrol on Tuesday.
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Swarms of locusts invade Ajmer, cause damage to crops
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], May 13 (ANI): Adding to the woes of farmers who are already bearing the brunt of national lockdown which has adversely affected the agriculture, swarms of locusts invaded the district from Nagaur side on Tuesday.
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Decision to have regulatory cultivation in Telangana will benefit farmers:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 13 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has said that a decision to have regulatory agricultural cultivation in the state has been taken with the sole aim of benefitting farmers.
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Jharkhand releases Rs 25 L for each district as compensation for farmers w
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 12 (ANI): Jharkhand Disaster Management Department has released Rs 25 lakh for each district in the state as compensation for farmers whose crops were devastated by the recent rain shower and hailstorm.
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177 new mandis integrated with eNAM platform for marketing agricultural pr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday unveiled integration of 177 new mandis with National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to strengthen agriculture marketing and facilitate farmers to sell their harvested produce through the online portal.
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NRIs extend helping hand to AP farmers and needy, initiate "Tomato Challen
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): The Telugu Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are helping the farmers of Andhra Pradesh in distress by procuring their yield. Further, they are distributing the procured items to the poor and needy for free, during these tough lockdown times. For thi
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Telangana CM reviews crop cultivation pattern in the state
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday took an elaborate review on crop cultivation pattern in the state and identification of alternative crops to make farmers go in for a regulatory cultivation, ensuring Minimum Support Price
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Crops in Jodhpur village damaged in locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 10 (ANI): Swarms of locusts hit Sirmandi village in Jodhpur causing widespread crop loss for farmers.
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Mango farmers in K'taka's Gadag stare at losses amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gadag (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): It is the month of April, and the season of mangoes is very much here. However, the mango farmers of Gadag are suffering huge losses amid the coronavirus lockdown due to the absence of transportation facilities along with several other issues that have
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Amarinder writes to PM for increasing MSP of paddy, giving bonus to farmer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Citing the challenges faced due to labour shortage and the need for ensuring food safety amid the COVID crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider MSP of Rs 2902 per quintal for padd
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SAD President asks Punjab CM to give incentives to farmers for switching f
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday requested Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to introduce an incentive linked crop diversification plan on the pattern of Haryana by announcing an incentive of Rs 10,000 per acre t
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Karnataka govt should demand economic package of Rs 50,000 crore from cent
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Former chief minister of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday asked the state government to demand a special economic package of at least Rs 50,000 crore from the centre to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
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