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Fadnavis requests Maharashtra Guv to release funds for farmers affected du
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and requested him to release the funds for the relief of farmers affected due to unseasonal rains in the state.
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Shiv Sena-NCP-INC joint delegation to meet Maharashtra Guv tomorrow over f
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress leaders have sought time from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for a meeting on Saturday to discuss farmers issue.
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Chhattisgarh CM urges Centre to procure rice from state for central pool
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 15 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday met Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan in New Delhi and urged them to procure rice from Chhattisgarh for the central pool.
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Turkish birds imported to boost poultry farming in Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): In a bid to boost poultry farming in Kashmir, the scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have imported Turkey to distribute among farmers and train them in its farming.
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Maharashtra: Protesting farmers detained by Police in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Several farmers were detained by police on Thursday while they were protesting over crop damage due to unseasonal rains in the state.
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I apologise to farmers who were hurt by viral video: AIMIM leader Farooq S
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): In the wake of a viral video of AIMIM leader Farooq Shabdi being showered with currency notes at an Eid event here, Shabdi apologized for the incident.
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189 farmers penalised in Haryana for stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Haryana government on Wednesday said that 189 farmers have been penalised for stubble burning in the state.
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Punjab, Haryana should take steps to convert stubble into CNG, coal: Kejri
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that stubble can be converted into compressed natural gas (CNG) and Punjab and Haryana governments should take steps in this regard as it would generate employment and farmers will be paid off.
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K'taka: Heavy rainfall, fungal infection damage Toor Dal crop, leave farme
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Marred by the frequent change in weather, heavy rainfall and outbreak of fungal infection, the Toor Dal (Pigeon pea) crop here offers little hope to the farmers of the district this year. Farmers rued that yield of the crop has been severely a
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NABARD to devise plan to help peach, walnut farmers of J-K
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is set to lay out a plan to help peach and walnut farmers in Jammu and Kashmir get increased yields and good prices, its chairman said.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman urges farmers to produce oilseeds
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged farmers to produce oilseeds in place of other crops as India particularly imports edible oil and palm oil.
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Nirmala Sitharaman says Centre committed to growth of farmers, urges state
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the Central Government is committed to rural development and has put farmer's upliftment on a larger map.
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