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Odisha CM announces relief package for farmers affected by cyclone 'Bulbul
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a relief package for livelihood support for the farmers affected by cyclonic storm Bulbul, that wreaked havoc in several parts of Odisha recently.
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Expelled PDP MP writes to Agri Min over losses to Kashmiri apple growers d
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Expelled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MP Nazir Ahmad Laway on Monday wrote a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister seeking his intervention for assessing the damage caused to the apple crop following the recent untimely snowfall and for compensating the
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Punjab: Farmers continue to burn stubble in Jalandhar district
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble on Nakodar Phillaur Highway at Barwalla village in the district as on Sunday.
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Andhra: Tehsildar demands Rs 8 lakh from farmer as bribe for land tax clea
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a private person sent by a woman Tehsildar to collect a bribe of Rs 8 lakh from a farmer, police said on Friday.
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Amarinder Singh orders govt deptts to incentivise farmers who refrained fr
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the Agriculture Department to work out the modalities for immediate implementation of the Supreme Court's orders on providing financial assistance to small and marginal farmers who have
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Baghel-led farmer delegation to request Centre to give permission for rice
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Thousands of farmers will be heading for New Delhi on November 13 under the leadership of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to request the Central government to procure rice from Chhattisgarh for the central pool.
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Haryana: FIRs registered against farmers over stubble burning, opposition
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): After the Supreme Court pulled up Haryana government for not tackling the issue of stubble burning, the state police have swung into action inviting heavy criticism from the opposition.
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Union Ministers, senior BJP leaders meet RSS affiliates to discuss economy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Top union ministers and senior BJP leadership on Thursday held a five-hour-long meeting with RSS affiliates to discuss issues concerning the country's economy.
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Nine Shiv Sena workers arrested for vandalising insurance office in Pune
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Police on Thursday arrested nine Shiv Sena workers for allegedly vandalising an IFFCO Tokio Insurance Company office in Pune here.
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Farmer attempts suicide over land dispute in Dokulapadu village
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): A farmer identified as Allu Jaganmohan Rao on Wednesday tried to immolate himself by pouring petrol over himself over a land dispute with the village officials at Dokulapadu village of Narasannapeta mandal.
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Punjab: Farmers continue to burn crop residue in Ludhiana despite pollutio
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Farmers continued to burn crop residue in the Talwara area of Punjab on Thursday despite District Administration taking strict measures against the rising cases of stubble burning in Punjab.
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After farmer burns tehsildar to death, woman officer puts up rope barricad
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Tehsildar of Kurnool's Pattikonda Mandal, Uma Maheshwari has tied a rope in her office to serve as a barricade between her and the visitors after the visit of some people who were allegedly drunk.
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