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PM Modi calls farmers' agitation 'pavitra', asks citizens to differentiate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he considers the 'Kisan Andolan' as 'pavitra' (pious) and slammed the 'Andolanjeevis' for hijacking the protest.
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R-Day violence: Accused Iqbal Singh sent to 7-day police custody
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 10 (ANI): Iqbal Singh, an accused in the January 26 Delhi violence case, has been sent to seven-day police custody by a local court here on Wednesday.
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PM Modi had demanded legalisation of MSP as Gujarat CM: Badal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Firozpur (Punjab) [India], February 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest over the new farm laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had demanded the "legalisation" of minimum support price (MSP) to the Centre when he was
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PM Modi urges farmers to resume talks, says need for efforts to make them
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Emphasising the need to work towards self-reliance of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new farm laws have been brought to ease difficulties in agriculture and called upon protesting farmers to resume talks with the gove
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Family of farmer who died during tractor rally files plea in Delhi HC, dem
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court by the family of Navneet Singh, the farmer who died during the tractor rally on January 26 in the national capital.
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Don't step back, farm laws will be scrapped once Congress comes to power:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged farmers protesting against the three farm laws not to step back until their demands are met and said these laws will be scrapped when her party comes to power.
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Agriculture reforms are necessary, farm laws provide an option: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Noting that the process of reforms in agriculture is necessary and important, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new farm laws provide an option to farmers and have been brought to meet the emerging challenges.
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New Basmati variety by Jammu university doubles farmers' income
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 10 (ANI): Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu has come up with new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice which have doubled the yield per hectare and helped increase farmers' income.
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Rajasthan Congress MLA reaches state assembly on tractor to support protes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress MLA from Bamanwas Indira Meena on Wednesday reached the Rajasthan Assembly here on a tractor on the first day of the budget session to extend her support to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws.
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Narendra Singh Tomar slams Congress for lying, misleading people on new fa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday slammed Congress for misleading the people by lying about the new farm laws pointing that the party is losing its support base.
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R-Day violence accused Iqbal Singh arrested from Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Another accused in the January 26 Delhi violence case, Iqbal Singh, was arrested by a Special Cell from Hoshiarpur in Punjab on Tuesday night, the Delhi Police informed.
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BJP's Ram Kadam seeks apology from Sonia, Rahul Gandhi for 'maligning' Bha
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 10 (ANI): BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Wednesday sought an apology from Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of ''maligning'' Bharat Ratna recipients including Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar, in the ongoing
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