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Govt. to support sugarcane farmers with over Rs. 8000 cr package
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): In order to improve the liquidity of sugar industry and support the cane farmers, the government will be coming up with a comprehensive package of more than Rs.8000 crore, as per government sources.
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Shatrughan Sinha slams Agriculture Min over farmers' protest remark
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday termed Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh's remark on the nationwide farmer protest a 'publicity stunt'.
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Bhartiya Kisan Union to end protest in Punjab
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Bhartiya Kisan Union on Monday decided to end the farmers protest in Punjab on June 6.
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Resolving Cauvery issue crucial to K'taka, TN farmers: Kumaraswamy
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India] June 4 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said the Cauvery water issue needs to be resolved after setting aside all differences with Tamil Nadu, as it is important for the welfare of farmers from both the states.
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Case filed against agriculture minister over farmers' protest remark
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Jun 4 (ANI): A case was registered against Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh here on Monday over his remark on the ongoing farmers' strike.
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Pune: Trade unaffected by 'Kisan Avkash'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): As the 'Kisan Avkash' strike called by farmers nationwide enters its fourth day, traders said that it has had no significant impact on their business so far.
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Kharge takes on BJP for refusing farmers' loans
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): In the backdrop of the on-going nationwide farmers' protest in the country, Congress' senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for speaking more and doing less.
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Nationwide farmers' agitation enters third day
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 3 (ANI): The 10-day long nationwide protest called by the farmers' entered the third day on Sunday.
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KCR to review Rythu Bandhu Scheme
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad, (Telangana) [India] June 02 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao will hold a meeting with agriculture department officials and Farmers' Coordination Committees on June 4 to review the progress of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme and the distribution of cheques and passbook
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Farmers' strike a media gimmick: Agriculture Minister
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 02 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday said the 10-day farmer strike which started on Friday was a mere media gimmick.
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Andhra govt introduces scale-out scheme for natural farming
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday launched a Zero Based Natural Farming (ZBNF) scale-out scheme, aimed at benefitting around six million farmers by 2024.
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Farmers' protest continues on Day 2, Khattar tags it a non-issue
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As farmers across India continue their 10-day long nationwide strike in major states of the country, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar stated the reason for the protest as a 'non-issue'.
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