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AP govt issues order for release of Rs 35.55 crore for ex-gratia payment i
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The Agriculture and Cooperation department of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday released a Government Order issuing a budget release order for Rs 35.55 crore towards meeting the payment of ex-gratia to family members of 627 farmer suicide cases.
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Chhattisgarh: Denied procurement due to lack of gunny bags, farmers protes
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of farmers in Kawardha district are holding a protest outside the premises of some district collectorate officer over the alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement centers.
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Haryana to set up Atal Kisan Majdoor canteens
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan -Majdoor canteens would be established in the 'mandis' and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at concessional rate of Rs 10 pe
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Capt. Amarinder Singh promises compensation to farmers for land used by PS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured the State Assembly that his government would soon come out with a policy to consider compensation to farmers for agriculture land being used for installation of towers by the Punjab S
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Priyanka Gandhi's Basti tour postponed, new schedule to be announced post
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit to Basti district, to address a farmer's rally, has been re-scheduled, the party announced on Thursday.
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Kamal Nath criticises PM Modi, raises questions over 'surgical strike'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment and farmers issues, and even raised questions over the 2016 cross-LoC surgical strike.
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Jharkhand farmer commits suicide due to 'financial' distress
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Gumla (Jharkhand) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): A farmer in Gumla allegedly committed suicide due to "financial" distress.
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Cabinet nod to revamp Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has has approved the revamping of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) to address the existing challenges in the implementation of Crop Insurance Schemes.
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CCEA gives nod to establishing 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organisations
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday agve its approval for 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to be formed in five years period from 2019-20 to 2023-24 with a further committed liabili
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Farmer's issue unaddressed in UP budget, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday targeted the Central Government over the budget and said that the issues pertaining to farmers have not been addressed in the state budget, which was presented yesterday by the Yogi Adityanath led
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UP budget is anti-poor, anti-students and anti-farmers: Samajwadi Party
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary on Tuesday called the budget brought out by the state government as anti-poor, anti-students and anti-farmers.
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Maharashtra BJP to stage protest against MVA govt over women security, far
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Maharashtra BJP President Chandrakant Patil on Sunday said his party would stage a statewide protest on February 22 against the state government over the security of women and farmers' issues.
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