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'Father of Indian Green Revolution' MS Swaminathan-hails-Modi-go
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Eminent Agriculture scientist and Chairman of National Commission on Farmers (NCF) M.S. Swaminathan on Tuesday lauded the agriculture policies being pursued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre.
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Maharashtra opens kitty for agitating farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday stated that the State Government on Tuesday decided to give Rs.10, 000 to farmers owning less than five acres of agricultural land for purchase of seeds.
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Farmers' suicides are result of family disputes, says MP Home Ministe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday said farmers' suicides in the state are a result of family disputes and not because of debt in agriculture.
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My work is to serve people, says Hardik Patel post-release
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Gujarat's Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, who was detained by the police when he was heading to Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh to meet family members of those killed in the police firing during a farmers' agitation, has been
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Hardik Patel detained near Mandsaur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Gujarat's Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel was detained in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district on Tuesday while en route to Mandsaur to meet the kin of farmers' killed in police firing during an agitation.
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Mandsaur violence: MP CM Chouhan to visit farmer's families
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Juen 13 (ANI): Days after ending his fast, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit the families of the deceased farmers in Mandsaur tomorrow.
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Arunachal farmers keen to go organic
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh would turn totally organic soon with global organic scientist Dr Nilmadhab Nanda offering progressive farmers the required mantra.
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Centre disassociates from farmer loan waivers, faces wrath of Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Soon after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Centre's disassociation with loan waivers for farmers, the Congress party on Tuesday lashed out at the former, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must not make promises they cannot deliver.
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Mandsaur violence: Seven IAS officers, Home Secy transferred
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, the state government on Monday transferred seven IAS officers including Home Secretary Madhu Khare.
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BJP rakes up 'goon' like non-issue to submerse farmers' woe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 12 (ANI): The Congress Party on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should stop submersing the farmers' woes by raising 'non -issue' like Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit's 'sadak ka gunda' remark for Army Chief.
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Mandsaur violence: Cong.'s Shakuntala Khatik refutes allegation of in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik on Monday brushed aside the allegation of inciting violence during farmers protest in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Congress forced Maha Govt to waive farmers' loans: Ashok Chavan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): After Maharashtra Government announced complete loan waiver to farmers, former state chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan said the development took shape as the state government was coerced to take this decision by the grand old party.
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