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Chhattisgarh CM promises to hold dialogue with stakeholders to end Naxalis
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Newly-elected Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel has promised to hold a dialogue on Naxalism with various stakeholders including journalists, intellectuals and soldiers posted in the affected areas in the state, since it is a socio-poli
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NITI Aayog's Vice Chairman takes swipe at Rahul for 'farm loan waiver' twe
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over farmer loan waiver issue asserting that "Gandhi's (state) governments should do their work, others will do theirs
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Assam govt to repay 25% of farmers' loans
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the state cabinet will provide 25 per cent of loan amount upto Rs 25,000.
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Odisha BJP chief demands loan waiver for 'distressed' farmers
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Basant Panda on Tuesday demanded farmers' loans to be waived off. He also announced that they will hold a protest on January 8 for the same.
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Cyclone Phethai: 5602 farmers affected, 37 houses damaged
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said a total of 5602 farmers have been affected, 37 houses damaged so far due to the cyclonic storm 'Phethai.'
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Won't let PM sleep until he waives off farmers loan: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday vociferously said that he won't let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until the farmers' loans are waived off.
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'The work has begun' exudes a jubilant Rahul Gandhi on loan waiver promise
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): 'Did you see, the work has begun,' remarked a beaming Congress president Rahul Gandhi while giving a brief reply to journalists on being asked about his party's election promise on the farm loan waiver.
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Chhattisgarh CM announces farm loan waiver
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Soon after taking charge as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that his government will waive farm loans within 10 days as promised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during campaigning of recently-concluded stat
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Will conduct SIT probe into 2013 Naxal attack: Chhattisgarh CM elect
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-elect Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday termed the Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack in 2013 as a "criminal political conspiracy", and said his cabinet will constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.
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Farmers suffered when Cong was in power: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday fired a fresh salvo at the Congress party, accusing them of not fulfilling promises made to farmers and ignoring them when the party was ruling the country or any state.
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Rs 2,o43 cr paid to state farmers for grains this year: Adityanath
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Dec 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the state government has paid around Rs 2,o43 crore to the state farmers for 11,86,000 metric tonne of grains.
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Would focus on farmers, youth: Rajasthan's deputy CM designate Sachin Pilo
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister-designate Sachin Pilot on Friday asserted that the government will priortise issues of farmers and youth soon after taking oath on December 17.
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