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New Basmati variety by Jammu university doubles farmers' income
Updated : 5 years, 5 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
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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
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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 : 5 years, 5 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
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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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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to attend kisan mahapanchayat in UP's Saharanpur tod
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers protest at the Delhi borders, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to attend kisan mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district on Wednesday.
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Odisha govt to move Centre for implementation of Swaminathan Committee rec
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 10 (ANI): Taking into account the ongoing farmers' protest against the newly passed farm laws, the Odisha Cabinet has resolved to move the Union Government demanding implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations regarding minimum suppor
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Telangana CLP leader slams CM Chandrashekar Rao for failing to rescue farm
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Adilabad (Telangana) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the Telangana State Assembly Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday lashed out at the state government for its sheer "negligence and incapacity" to come to the rescue of farmers and for its utter failure
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Congress misleading farmers for political gains: Anurag Thakur
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): In a scathing attack on Congress in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Minister of State Anurag Thakur said the party has been misleading the farmers for its political gains by claiming that the agricultural produce market committee (APMC) mandis will be scrapp
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Centre took measures to restrain farmers instead of China: Owaisi
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New Delhi, [India], February 9 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday that instead of taking measures against China at the Line of Actual Control, the central government has set up infrastructure at Singhu and
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Toolkit investigations: Google yet to respond to Delhi Police's communicat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have not yet received a reply from Google in response to their communication seeking details about a "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest.
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Farm laws not scriptures that cannot be changed: Farooq Abdullah
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New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Amid the protest by farmers on the Delhi borders, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that the farm laws are not religious scriptures that cannot be changed.
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