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Farm Acts: Centre will deliberate on resolution passed by Punjab Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Central government will deliberate on the resolution passed by the Punjab Assembly against the Farm Acts and will take a decision in the interest of farmers, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday.
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Punjab: Several farmers' unions hold meeting to discuss agri laws
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 15 (ANI): Leaders of several farmers' unions of Punjab on Thursday conducted a meeting to discuss farm laws here at the Kisan Bhawan.
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Farmers' leaders walk out of meeting with agriculture secretary, tear copi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): A meeting between the leaders of 29 farmers' unions and Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal to discuss the recently enacted farm laws on Wednesday turned out to be fruitless.
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Farmers meet Rajnath, Tomar, say new agriculture laws provide freedom to s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): A group of farmers, many of them Padam Shri recipients, met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday to thank them for "revolutionary steps" taken by the government to "free the farmer" through the agr
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Andhra farmers' union demands free power scheme, not direct benefit transf
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Members of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Union on Friday staged a protest against the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and demanded the old free power scheme in Krishna district,
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Punjab CM slams SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal over 'U-turn on farm ord
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 13 (ANI): Dubbing the SAD chief's sudden U-turn on the farm ordinances as a cheap gimmick to hoodwink the farming community, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday dared Sukhbir Singh Badal, to quit the BJP-led Centre to prove his party's sincerity in t
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Cabinet approves amendment to Essential Commodities Act to liberalise regu
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): In a significant decision for the farm sector, the Union on Wednesday approved an amendment to Essential Commodities Act to liberalise regulatory environment for farmers.
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Andhra Pradesh farmers hails new guidelines for lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Farmers of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday welcomed guidelines issued by the Union Home Ministry for lockdown and the decision to resume agriculture activities from April 20.
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UP: Farmers union holds protest outside Sugarcane Commissioner Office dema
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Wednesday protested outside the Sugarcane Commissioner Office (SCO) in Lucknow demanding the clearance of dues and providing free electricity to the farmers.
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Protest over farmer's death: Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road blocked
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], March 19 (ANI): Traffic on Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road remained disturbed as farmers union staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday over the alleged suicide of a farmer in Kokri Kalan Village in the district.
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Pune: Farmers outfit spill milk on road to demand price hike
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): Workers of farmers' organisation Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathna (SSS) on Monday morning stopped vehicles near Pune and spilled milk on road thereby preventing it from being supplied to nearby cities.
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Govt. making all efforts to double farmers' income: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 9 (ANI): In the back drop of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district boiling due to extensive agitation carried out by farmers, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government is making all efforts to double the in
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