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Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aw
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): The Punjab School Education Department on Monday said that it has intensified its campaign to make the farmers aware about the harmful effects of paddy straw burning on the environment.
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Centre continues procurement of Kharif crops at MSP from farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With the commencement of the Kharif marketing season, the Central government is continuing to procure Kharif crops at its minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said on Monday.
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Cong alleges Shivraj Singh Chouhan corrupt, amassed wealth by ripping off
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): While former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is a highly successful industrialist, the current CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan comes from a "poverty-stricken family" (bhooka nanga) and has amassed huge wealth by ripping off
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SC seeks Centre's response on pleas challenging farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a batch of petitions challenging the three farm laws, recently passed by the Parliament of India, claiming that the acts are "discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary" and will expose m
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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Congress party playing politics in the name of farmers: MoS Anurag Thakur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 11 (ANI): Congress party was playing politics in the name of farmers at a time when the Central government was working to provide autonomy and independence to the farmers, said Anurag Thakur, Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and Corporate Af
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Amid air pollution concerns, farmers in Amritsar continue stubble burning
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 11 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital and neighbouring states, farmers in Amritsar's Meharbanpura village continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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Telangana Cabinet decides to set up 6,000 paddy purchasing centres in vill
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 11 (ANI): Telangana Cabinet which met here on Saturday decided to set up 6,000 paddy purchasing centres in villages, in a bid to ensure that farmers do not face problems in the view of the ongoing Covid-pandemic.
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BJP won't understand hardships of Xetkari as they promote Saavkari, says G
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is busy in pleasing 'Crony Capitalists' while pushing their agenda of 'Savkaari' and hence BJP Government doesn't understand the hardships of 'Xetkaris', said GPCC president Girish Chodankar on Saturday.
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Postman to get Goa farmers enrolled in PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], October 10 (ANI): In the country's first and unique drive, the Goa government has tied up with India Posts to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar said on Friday.
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Karnataka court orders registration of FIR against Kangana over tweet on f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], October 9 (ANI): A Karnataka court on Friday ordered registration of an FIR against actor Kangana Ranaut for her now-deleted tweet on farmers' protests over recently passed farm laws.
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CM Amarinder Singh accuses SAD of trying to 'hijack' farmers' agitation in
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over the issue of new farm laws and accused the party of trying to "hijack" the farmers' agitation in the state.
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