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"I am cautioning public about Congress, BJP," says Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that both parties have formed the government in Madhya Pradesh but have not done anything for the poor and farmers.
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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy releases Rs 2,204 cr for YSR Rythu Bharosa sch
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday released Rs 2,204.77crore towards the second tranche of the fifth year's YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan benefiting 53.53 lakh SC, ST, BC and minority farmers, said officials.
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"Stop stubble burning forthwith": Supreme Court to states
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia made the local State House Officer, under the overall supervision of the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, responsible for preventing crop burning.
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"We held discussions with farmers": Punjab Govt after SC order on Delhi ai
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid rising concerns over deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Punjab government to stop stubble burning and listed the matter for hearing on November 10.
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Corruption, welfarism key issues in Chhattisgarh as Congress and BJP seek
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Congress and BJP are engaged in a fierce fight in Chhattisgarh, with both parties seeking to outdo each other in terms of poll promises as the state faces the first phase of assembly polls on Tuesday for 20 seats in Naxal-affected Bastar region and a few constituencies in other districts<
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Amit Shah to address national symposium on promotion of organic produce on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The importance of organic produce along with the role of cooperative societies in the upliftment of small and marginal farmers will be discussed in the symposium, which will be organised by National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL). The objectives of NCOL will also be discussed during the
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Reached to stop farm fires, govt official made to burn stubble by farmers
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A group of farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district courted controversy after they allegedly forced a government official, who was part of a team to prevent farm fires, to burn the stubble lying in a field on Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Chhattisgarh, asks when caste census will
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the BJP-led government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Congress demand for a caste census in the country and said more benefits will be given to farmers in Chhattisgarh if the party comes back to power in the state
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Punjab: Fines imposed on farmers in Punjab's Faridkot over stubble burning
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Kiranjeet Gill, an officer of the Agriculture Department of Faridkot, said, "When we went out in the field yesterday too, a fire was lit by a farmer on Muktsar Kotkapura Road in Wada Daraka village near Kotkapura and there was a lot of smoke coming out of it, there was a danger of an acciden
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"I am Congress' black crow": Jyotiraditya Scindia ahead of Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"26 lakh fake certificates were distributed in the name of loan waivers to farmers. Even I distributed some of those certificates. There is an old saying- Jhoot Bole Kauva Kate, Kale Kauve Se Darriyo. I am the black crow for the Congress," Scindia said.
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321 farmers indulged in stubble burning in Punjab's Moga: Agriculture Depa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Agriculture Department officials in the Moga district of Punjab have said that 321 farmers in the district have indulged in stubble burning, and they have gone to the fields of 205 farmers and imposed a fine against them.
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BJP manifesto didn't talk about farmers, Old Pension Scheme: CM Baghel hit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that the BJP manifesto released by Home Minister Amit Shah a few hours ago did not talk about farmer's loan waiver and Old Pension Scheme (OPS), while accusing the party of "copying" the Congress guarantees.
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