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Telangana: Cong demands water for farmers, asks govt to fix Mid Manair pro
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Hitting out at the Telangana government, Congress on Sunday said that farmers are struggling in absence of sufficient water for irrigation and asked the government to look into the Mid Manair project.
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Disqualify farmers burning stubble on panchayat land: Punjab Agri Dept
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): In a bid to reduce pollution, Punjab Agriculture Department has urged Rural Development and Panchayats Department to bar farmers who are cultivating panchayat land and indulging in stubble from taking the land on lease in the future.
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Farmers in Kashmir expecting higher produce of paddy
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Paddy production in Kashmir Valley is expected to be 20 per cent higher this year due to better quality of seeds and favourable climatic conditions, state's Director of Agriculture Syed Altaf Ajaz Andrabi has said.
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UP: Farmers from 81 villages hold protest against Noida authority
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Farmers from 81 villages took out a protest march against the Noida Authority on Friday.
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Mufti slams administration 'for failing apple growers in Kashmir'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday blamed the administration for failing the apple growers in the Kashmir region by alleging they were "paid half" of what they normally earn for their produce.
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Punjab CM writes to PM seeking cost compensation to check stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cost compensation of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to motivate farmers against the burning of paddy residue in the open fields, the Chief Minister's Off
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Andhra: Jagan Reddy asks banks to extend full cooperation to farmers, wome
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday asked banks to extend full cooperation to beneficiaries of various welfare schemes including farmers and women groups by opening unencumbered accounts to get an uninterrupted flow
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UP: Farmers union holds protest outside Sugarcane Commissioner Office dema
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Wednesday protested outside the Sugarcane Commissioner Office (SCO) in Lucknow demanding the clearance of dues and providing free electricity to the farmers.
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Issues of farmers limited to billboards, ads in UP under BJP regime: Priya
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government is only paying lip service to farmers' problem and its interest is only limited to advertisements and billboards.
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to Paswan for increasing rice procurement limit und
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan requesting permission for Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 32 lakh metric tons of rice from Chhattisgarh under the central pool.
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Tomar launches two agriculture-related mobile apps
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday launched two agriculture-related mobile apps that will enable farmers to have easy access to agricultural equipment at their doorstep.
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Kharif foodgrain production estimated at 140.57 million tonnes in 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): India's Kharif foodgrain production in the 2019-20 crop year is estimated at 140.57 million tonnes, which is 8.44 million tonnes more than the average foodgrain production of the previous five years.
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