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States, UTs report 'Nil' data on suicides by farmers to NCRB: Kishan Reddy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): While replying to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's question in Lok Sabha on farmer's suicide, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy said that National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has informed that many States and Union Territories have reported "
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Swedish company SPOWDI launches smart farming for the first time in India
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Swedish company, SPOWDI (Solar Powered Water Distribution) together with EMMVEE inaugurated 'Spowdi Smart Farming', an innovative and sustainable solution to bring forth the futuristic and best in class smart farm that supports
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Andhra: TDP stages protest against state govt demanding fair MSP for farme
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of its chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday staged a protest near state Assembly, demanding minimum support price (MSP) for farmers' crop that was promised by Jaganmohan Reddy-led state government.
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Odisha: 28 pc surplus paddy procured from farmers till Dec 7
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Odisha Government has procured 39,65,465 quintals of paddy as on December 7th, during the current Kharif paddy procurement program, which is 28 per cent more compared to the corresponding period last year.
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Andhra Pradesh: People queue up in lines to buy onion at subsidized rate i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): People queue up in lines to buy onions at subsidized rates at a Rythu bazaar (farmers market) here on Sunday.
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Punjab: Farmer commits suicide at protest site demanding cancellation of c
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Fardikot (Punjab) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): A farmer allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison on Saturday at the site of the protest, organised under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Unions, Ekta and Sidhupur, demanding the cancellation of stubble burning cases.
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NCP urges supporters to observe Sharad Pawar's birthday as 'farmers' day'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday urged the party supporters to celebrate Sharad Pawar's birthday by donating money for the welfare of the farmers.
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9 bills on LS agenda next week, Citizenship Amendment Bill likely to come
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): The Citizenship Amendment Bill and the Personal Data Protection Bill are among the nine bills, which are expected to be taken up for passage in the Lok Sabha in the last week of the Winter Session of Parliament beginning from Monday.
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Members in LS call for increasing farm income; BJP takes jibe at Congress
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Thursday spoke of the need to raise the income of farmers and expressed concern over the adversities faced by them as the debate on agrarian issues saw BJP members taking jibes at Congress over the thin presence of its lawmakers.
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Arrest us or give urea to farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Former chief minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he along with his MLA, against whom Kamal Nath government has filed a complaint, will court-arrest if urea is not given to the farmers.
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J-K: Farmers take out 10-km long march to highlight Border issues
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The farmers and youth of Hiranagar border area led by Samajik Insaff Manch, Hiranagar president Bani Lal Kandely are carrying out a 10-km-long foot march from last border village Korepunnu to Tehsil Marheen to highlight several issues of bord
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Madhya Pradesh: Onion crop worth Rs 30,000 stolen from farmer's field
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): A farmer in Richha village of Mandsaur has alleged that his onion crop worth Rs 30,000 was uprooted and stolen from his field by thieves.
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