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HP: Apple farmers block highway after laborers' strike shuts market
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Apple farmers blocked the National Highway on Saturday in Bhattakufer town in Shimla after the market was shut due to a strike by labourers.
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PM Modi calls on farmers to reduce pesticide use by 10-15 per cent
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on farmers, asking them to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by at least 10-15 per cent to protect the fertility of land.
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Extend moratorium on repayment of crop loans to Dec 31: Rahul Gandhi to RB
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 14 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has requested Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das to take measures to extend the moratorium on repayment of crop loans by farmers to December 31 in the aftermath of Kerala floods.
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Bandaru Dattatreya slams KCR for not fulfilling election promises
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Former Union Minister and BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya on Tuesday accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of not keeping his election promise of waiving loans of the farmers in the state.
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Government of Punjab announces Seed Potato Traceability and Certification
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): To protect the interest of the Punjab farmers and uphold the state's leadership position/image as the largest potato seed producing state, the Department of Agriculture and Welfare, Government of Punjab will soon undertake certification a
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Priyanka Gandhi reaches Umbha to meet families of Sonbhadra massacre victi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday arrived at Umbha village of Sonbhadra district to express solidarity with the kin of Adivasi farmers, who were allegedly killed over a property dispute by the village headman and his associates in Ghorawal o
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Sonbhadra massacre: Priyanka Gandhi to meet family of firing victims today
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Ubbha village of Sonbhadra district today to express solidarity with families of Adivasi farmers, who were allegedly killed over a property dispute by the village headman and his associates in Ghorawal on July
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Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): With a view to making Punjab a 'zero stubble burning state', the state's Agriculture Department has initiated a massive drive to provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal
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Priyanka to visit Sonbhadra to meet land dispute victims' families
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Ubbha village of Sonbhadra district on August 13 to express solidarity with families of Adivasi farmers, who were allegedly killed over a property dispute by the village headman and his associates in Ghorawal o
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Telangana, AP to release water to farmers by lifting Nagarjuna Sagar canal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states have jointly decided to release water to the farmers in both states by lifting Nagarjuna Sagar left and right canal gates, said Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday.
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Odisha releases draft Agriculture Policy 2019
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Odisha government on Friday released draft state Agriculture Policy 2019 aimed at the continuation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme for the next five years and steps for increasing income of farmers.
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Sharad Pawar urges Maharashtra govt to waive farmers' loans in flood hit a
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday urged the Maharashtra government to waive loans of farmers who hail from flood-affected areas in the state.
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