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Kerala CM announces 5-year economic package worth Rs 7,000 cr for Wayanad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kalpetta (Kerala) [India], February 12 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday announced a five-year economic package of Rs 7,000 crore for the development of Wayanad district which focused to double the income of coffee farmers.
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Take back new farm laws before talking to farmers: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) [India], February 12 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the three Farm laws and asked him to take back the laws first, and then talk to farmers.
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Rakesh Tikait warns farmers' protest will go on for indefinite period
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing farmers' protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no planning regarding the duration yet.
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J-K: One-day exhibition cum kisan mela organised in Udhampur's Ghordi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 12 (ANI): The Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare of Udhampur on Thursday organised a one-day district level exhibition cum kisan mela at Ghordi block in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
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Congress workers in MP threaten protest at Kangana Ranaut's shoot venue, d
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Congress workers have submitted a memorandum to Betul Superintendent of Police threatening that they will not actor Kangana Ranaut to shoot for 'Dhakad' movie if she does not apologize to farmers over her tweets before Friday, said a police
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Anurag Thakur attacks Rahul, says he was not prepared to speak on budget
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): In a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Congress leader was "not prepared" to speak on the union budget.
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LS Speaker disapproves Rahul Gandhi's call for observing silence without p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday expressed his disapproval over the move of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of leading Congress members to stand in silence briefly over deaths of farmers during the agitation against farm laws and said the Chair shoul
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Children learn alphabets, counting at makeshift pathshala amid farmers' pr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Around 12 noon, a little far from the sound of speeches and patriotic songs at Ghazipur border, one can hear the voice of young children learning alphabets, poems or counting inside a makeshift "pathshala" in the middle of the protest site.
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Farm laws in the interest of farmers, says Nitish Kumar after meeting PM M
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): After a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Thursday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the new agricultural laws are in the interest of farmers.
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Only farmers can bring winds of change in country: Rajnath
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he understands the difficulties of farmers and believes only they can bring winds of change in the country.
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Farm laws will finish 'mandis', allow unlimited hoarding: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the new farm laws brought by the government will lead to "collapse of mandi system, allow unlimited hoarding and prevent aggrieved farmers from moving courts".
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Action will be taken if social media used to spread fake news, violence: L
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the government respects social media for empowering common people but action will be taken if it is misused to spread fake news and violence.
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