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Wayand farmer suicide: Kerala CM responds to Rahul's letter, orders detail
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 01 (ANI): Responding to Congress President Rahul Gandhi's letter requesting for an inquiry into the "suicide" of a debt-ridden farmer VD Dinesh Kumar from Wayanad, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stated that he has ordered a detailed in
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People first, people always, says PM Modi after first cabinet meeting
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said great decisions which will benefit the farmers, traders and small retailers were taken by the Cabinet on its first meet in the second tenure.
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Cabinet clears pension scheme for small farmers, traders
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In its first meeting after the NDA returned to power, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a pension scheme for small-marginal farmers and small retailers and also extended the scope of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling o
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Cabinet clears farmer pension plan, widens scope of PM-KISAN scheme
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Addressing rural distress in its first meeting on Friday, the Union Cabinet approved a new pension scheme for small and marginal farmers across the country and extended the ambit of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling of tw
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Order enquiry into Wayanad farmer suicide: Rahul writes to Kerala CM
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has written a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan requesting him to order an enquiry into the 'suicide' of a debt-ridden farmer from Wayanad and also asking him to extend financial support to the family of the dece
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Uncertainty looms large over Amaravati construction as Jagan takes over
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): With the change of guard in the state, uncertainty over the construction of the capital of Amaravati looms large after YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced a probe into possible land scams' in the capital region.
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NGO provides fodder to cattle, meals to farmers in Aurangabad
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): With Maharashtra in the grip of a severe drought, an NGO has taken upon itself to feed and look after the over 6,000 cattle at a fodder camp at Lasur village in Aurangabad. Along with cattle, their owners are also provided meals.
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Farmers gather in Shivamogga to remember victims of 1980 police firing
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): Farmers from Shivamogga and nearby regions in Karnataka on Saturday gathered at the memorial site built near Nagasamudra village in remembrance of the farmers killed in the 1980 police firing.
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CropLife India reaches out to 100 plus pesticide dealers in Bharuch
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], May 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): CropLife India, an association of 18 R&D driven member companies, today, organized a one of its kind, a workshop for pesticide dealers at Bharuch. The workshop was organized with the help of Kruti Charitable Trust, implementing NGO par
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Over 9000 stubble-burning cases in Punjab, Amritsar tops list
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 22 (ANI): Even after prohibitory orders, farmers in Punjab continue to burn stubble with 9,784 incident being recorded in the state from April 15 to May 21.
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Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) [India], May 22 (ANI): A debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at state's Hanumangarh district on Wednesday, police said.
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People throng Kishan ration shop to buy goods at subsidised rates
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Kishan ration shop, an initiative taken by the Kishan Research and Development Centre, is helping the locals here to save money by selling fresh farm products at a fixed price and other grocery items at a subsidized rate, similarly like c
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