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Dams along Mekong by China threatening farmers and fish in Southeast Asia:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 8 (ANI): China's construction of large hydropower dams along the river to feed country's growing energy needs is causing problems downriver -- having devastating impacts on water availability and the fertile soil that feeds hundreds of millions of people in South
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IFFCO will sell 11.26 lakh tonnes complex fertiliser with old rates
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) said on Thursday it will sell 11.26 lakh tonnes of complex fertiliser at old rates only and new rates are not applicable for farmers.
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Pak farmers protest against non-payment of sugarcane dues during last thre
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Punjab ( Muzaffargarh) [Pakistan], April 7 (ANI): A large number of farmers locked the gate of a sugar mill here in protest against the failure of the Muzaffargarh district administration to ensure payment of dues for sugarcane during the last three months.
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80 pc Covid-19 cases in Punjab have UK variant; marriages, farmers' protes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan on Tuesday said that 80 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Punjab has UK variant of the virus and asserted that the reasons behind the surge in fresh infections could be marriages, local body elections and farmer protests.
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Punjab CM reiterates support for farmers, arhityas, flays Centre for domin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 5 (ANI): Reiterating his full support for the farmers and the Arhtiyas, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed the Central government for encroaching upon the rights of the states in its bid to dominate them, while castigating it one
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Vegetari: a homegrown brand for their own people
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI/SRV Media): Millions of people faced various personal and monetary losses due to the pandemic, but one such community that suffered largely was the farmer's community. Vegetari.in or as popularly called by the founders Kisan Ki Dukan is an initiative by Saurab
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Amarinder Singh slams Centre for spreading rumours about Punjab farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday slammed the Central government for spreading misinformation about the state's farmers with its "grave and incorrect" allegations of bonded labourers working in the fields.
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Centre punished Delhi govt by 'handing power to the Lieutenant Governor' f
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the Centre "punished" the Delhi government by "handing power to the Lieutenant Governor" for supporting farmers who are protesting against the three new farm laws.
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Protesting farmers build bamboo huts for protection from heat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Protesting farmers have built bamboo huts on the theme of the tricolour to protect themselves from the heat at the Ghazipur border.
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Congress accuses BJP-JJP govt of harassing farmers for crops procurement i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja accused the BJP-JJP government of the state for harassing the farmers for procurement of crop.
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Haryana Govt procures 2.5 lakh quintals of wheat within two days at MSP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Within just two days of the commencement of Rabi procurement, the Haryana government procured 2.5 lakh quintals of wheat brought by 3,574 farmers to the procurement centres, at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Rakesh Tikait's convoy attacked in Rajasthan's Alwar, four detained
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], April 2 (ANI): A convoy of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Rakesh Tikait was allegedly attacked at Tatarpur Chowk in Alwar on Friday.
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