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Farmers begin cultivating asafoetida in Himachal's Lahaul valley, thanks t
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Farmers of the remote Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh are now taking up cultivation of asafoetida (Heeng) on the vast expanses of wasteland in the cold desert conditions of the region, owing to efforts of a CSIR constituent laboratory, the Institute of
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Special Session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha pays homage to farmers who died in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 19 (ANI): On the first day of the 13th (Special) Session of the 15th Vidhan Sabha on Monday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led the House in paying homage to all farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing protests against the C
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Punjab farmers continue to burn stubble as alternative methods are expensi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], October 18 (ANI): Farmers continue to burn stubble in Tarn Taran area of Punjab as they cannot afford the equipment to dispose of stubble.
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Farmer destroys 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): A farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur on Saturday destroyed 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair price for his produce.
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Payments worth Rs 5246.27 crore made for purchase of paddy: Punjab Governm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 17 (ANI): Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Saturday informed that payment of Rs 5246.27 crore has been made for the procurement of paddy so far in the state.
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Farmers of Yacharam Mandal oppose land acquisition for Hyderabad Pharma Ci
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17 (ANI): Farmers of Yacharam Mandal have been opposing land acquisition for Hyderabad Pharma City and they demanded action against a local MLA.
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Kamal Nath stabbed farmers in back by putting complicated conditions for f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Kamal Nath stabbed farmers in the back by putting in complicated conditions to qualify for the farm loan waivers, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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MSP, govt procurement important for country's food security, here to stay:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Once again terming the three recent agricultural reforms "a very important step in improving the agriculture sector of the country and increasing the income of farmers", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and gove
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Capt. Amarinder Singh urges farmers to ease Rail Roko, blames Centre for p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 15 (ANI): While appealing to farmers to ease the Rail Roko agitation, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday blamed the central government for failing to resolve the Brar Power Crisis resulting from the agitation.
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Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma urges farmers to sell paddy straw instea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 15 (ANI): Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Thursday urged farmers to sell paddy straw to companies that generate electricity from it, instead of burning it.
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SAD moves private member bill demanding Punjab be declared as one mandi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 15 (ANI): A private member bill demanding that the entire state of Punjab be declared as one 'mandi' was moved by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday, claiming that it would protect the interests of farmers in Punjab.
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Punjab: Several farmers' unions hold meeting to discuss agri laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 15 (ANI): Leaders of several farmers' unions of Punjab on Thursday conducted a meeting to discuss farm laws here at the Kisan Bhawan.
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