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K'taka: Farmer protests enter 11th day, agitators block Bengaluru-Mysuru h
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka)[India], July 3 (ANI): As the farmers' protest over water scarcity entered its eleventh day, protesters on Wednesday blocked the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway here.
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Rajasthan: Farmer commits suicide under financial stress
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baran (Rajasthan) [India], July 2 (ANI): A farmer on Tuesday committed suicide in the farmland under Mangrol Police station limits of Baran district.
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Govt sets up high-powered committee of CMs to 'transform Indian agricultur
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday constituted a high-powered committee of chief ministers for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers' income.
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Hydrocarbon extraction in Cauvery basin areas not economically viable: Baa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): DMK member in Lok Sabha TR Baalu on Monday raised the issue of hydrocarbon extraction in areas of the Cauvery basin, saying the farmers were against it and the exercise was not economically remunerative.
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I-T based system for Haryana farmers to self-report their land, crop detai
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 1 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that a simple and transparent system for farmers to self-report their land and crop details through I-T based system would be provided to enable them to receive the benefit of several govern
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Low market prices hit cherry farmers in Shimla district
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): As the fruits ripen and cherry farmlands turn a deep red, farmers of Kandyali and Narkana are a worried lot. Despite bumper production, low market price has hit the cherry business in the region adversely.
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Kisan Congress chief, AICC secretary resign from their posts
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Congress continued to see resignations on Saturday with the party's farmer wing chief Nana Patole and AICC secretary Tarun Kumar submitting resignations from their respective posts.
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Kisan Congress chief, AICC secretary submits resignations to Rahul
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The flurry of resignations within the Congress continues as party's Farmers' Wing President Nana Patole and AICC secretary Tarun Kumar on Saturday submitted their resignations from their party posts.
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People of 14 villages meet Naidu to extend support on order of demolition
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Farmers from 14 villages in Amaravati visited Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence and extended their support to him on the order issued by the state government for demolition of Praja Vedika, notice regarding
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K'taka water crisis: Farmers to protest at Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Jun 28 (ANI): As the farmers' protest over water scarcity entered its eighth day here, the peasants are now on their way to the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam to stage a demonstration.
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K'taka: Police tightens security at KRS Dam as farmers' protest enters day
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka), Jun 28 (ANI): Farmers' protest in Mandya entered into the eighth day on Friday as the state government deployed additional forces to tighten security around Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam.
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K'taka: Farmers hold protest during Kumaraswamy's 'Janatha Darshan' progra
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bidar (Karnataka) [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Karnataka farmers on Thursday held protest during Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's 'Janatha Darshan' program here in Ujalamba village.
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