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Four trains cancelled at two UP railway stations due to ongoing farmers' p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moradabad/Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): Passengers at Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad and Bareilly railway stations on Friday were left stranded midway after four trains, two at each station, were terminated due to the ongoing farmers' protest.
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Pegasus probe among 11 demands raised by opposition parties, to hold joint
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders of 18 other political parties on Friday launched a strong attack on the Narendra Modi government accusing it of "destruction of economy" and demanded Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into the use of Pega
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Sharad Pawar slams BJP-led government, calls for opposition unity
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday accused the BJP-led government of failing to address various issues including the protest by farmers on farm laws and said those who believe in democracy and secularism should come together.
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RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh to hold nationwide protest on Sep 8 de
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 20 (ANI): Farmers' organisation, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday announced that it will go on a nationwide protest on September 8 demanding guaranteed remunerative prices for farmers' produce.
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Sugarcane farmers get big relief as Centre ensures timely payment of cane
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Centre is taking proactive measures to boost the export of surplus sugar and diversion of sugar to ethanol to ensure timely payment of cane dues of sugarcane farmers and to boost the agricultural economy, said Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
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Apple prices down in Himachal on weak demand, high supply
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Due to a slump in prices of apples in the fruit markets of Himachal Pradesh, farmers are not receiving an adequate amount for their crop. The fear of an impending third COVID-19 wave is also adding to the panic forcing farmers to sell even
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Farmers protesting against Jan Ashirwad Yatra clash with police in Udham S
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], August 18 (ANI): Farmers protesting against the Jan Ashirwad Yatra taken out by Union Minister Ajay Bhatt, MP from Udham Singh Nagar-Nainital Lok Sabha seat, clashed with police in Udham Singh Nagar and many of them were detained here on Wednesday.
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National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm will be 'game-changer' in helpi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm will be a 'game-changer' in helping farmers and achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
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Revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation will
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited will help to popularise products of the Northeast across the country.
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Rahul Gandhi inaugurates farmers' day program, felicitates Class 12 studen
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], August 17 (ANI): Some of the highlights of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Kerala were that he inaugurated the Karassery Panchayat Farmers' Day Program, felicitated farmers at Karassery Bank Auditorium and got sweets from a nurse who worked at the hospital w
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Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar inaugurates world's second-largest ref
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday inaugurated the world's second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa in New Delhi.
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Farmers hold Tiranga Yatras in different parts of the country on 75th Inde
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 75th Independence Day celebrations across the country, farmers took out Tiranga Yatras in Punjab and Haryana to mark the occasion and demand the repeal of the farm laws.
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