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Modi government putting all efforts to double farmers' income: Giriraj Sin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 14 (ANI): Modi government is putting all efforts to double the farmers' income, said Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh. For the first-time Animal Husbandry, fisheries and dairying are separated from the agriculture dep
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UP: Farmers in distress as heavy rainfall causes crop damage in Gorakhpur
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): Farmers have expressed concerns over the damage to crops in the region due to relentless rain and winds in parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past few days.
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Odisha: Dairy farmers spill gallons of milk on road in protest against OMF
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Dairy farmers in Basudebpur town spilt gallons of milk on the roads as a mark of protest against Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED).
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Nagpur: Delayed monsoon adds to farmers plight in Vidarbha
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): Farmers of Vidarbha are fighting with their backs to the wall due to delayed monsoon in the region. Reluctant monsoon rains will continue to elude Nagpur's Vidarbha for next few days, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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TDP miserably failed in implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for farme
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), July 12 : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday hit out at Telugu Desan Party (TDP) for not implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for the farmers.
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Andhra: TDP MLAs create ruckus in Assembly, interrupt CM Reddy's speech
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Legislators of the Telegu Desam Party created ruckus in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday after giving an adjournment motion alleging that Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy gave wrong information about interest-free loans to farmers. Read More
Andhra Pradesh: Farmer commits suicide by hanging self from tree
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): A farmer has committed suicide in Mandasa village of Srikakulam district on Thursday after allegedly failing to repay debts.
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Jagan attacks previous Naidu govt on farmer welfare, announces 'interest-f
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday accused the previous TDP government of ignoring the welfare of farmers and cheating them by not paying subsidy amounting to over Rs 2,000 crore for seeds, fertilizers and other ag
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Rahul take up farmers plight in Lok Sabha, Rajnath shifts blame on Congres
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In his maiden intervention in the current Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised the issue of farmer suicide accusing the Central government of ignoring the interests of farmers, particularly from Kerala.
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Kerala: 55-year old farmer commits suicide in Wayanad district
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], July 10 (ANI): A 55-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide here by consuming poison on Wednesday.
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Rajasthan Budget: Rs 1,000 crore fund for farmers' welfare,
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Rajasthan budget for 2019-20, presented in the Assembly on Wednesday, has proposed a Rs 1,000 crore fund for the welfare of the farmers and an equal sum for assistance under the Youth Employment Scheme.
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Andhra Pradesh: Cotton farmers threaten to commit suicide; protest against
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Cotton farmers in the district held a protest on Tuesday at the national highway in Kothagudem crying foul against non-payment of their dues; they subsequently threatened to commit suicide if their demands were not met.
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