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Central, state govts working together to minimise problems of farmers: PM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the central and state governments are working together to minimise the problems faced by farmers.
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Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, suggests to extend NFSA provisions for 3 m
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of 'chronic food insecurity' faced by poor, farmers and daily wagers in the country owing to the national lockdown and suggested extending 10 kg grains per per
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Karnataka CM Yediyurappa holds high-level meet to discuss COVID-19 situati
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 13 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today held a review meeting with his cabinet colleagues and senior officials regarding prevailing coronavirus situation and several other important issues in the state.
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Mango season is here but farmers, wholesale dealers incur losses due to lo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): It is close to the middle of April, and the season for mangoes is very much here. However, this year the mango farmers and wholesale dealers are facing huge losses due to lack of transportation facilities amid the lockdown imposed in the wake of co
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Farmers stage protest against police in Nalanda
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nalanda (Bihar) [India], April 13 (ANI): Farmers here on Monday staged a protest and blocked a road in Bihar Sharif in Nalanda, alleging harassment by police.
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Buyers forcing us to sell produce at extremely low rates, K'taka banana fa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], April 13 (ANI): Banana farmers in Shivamogga say their crop is rotting and they are incurring huge losses amid lockdown due to COVID-19.
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Lockdown hits horticulturists hard in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the business of flower farming and has forced the farmers to look for an alternate business.
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Sugar mills will remain open till entire sugarcane crop of farmers is boug
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday assured the sugarcane farmers that the sugar mills will be open till they buy the entire crop of sugarcane from the farmers.
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Maharashtra dairy farmers facing severe hardship as milk supply falls amid
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): The dairy farmers in Maharashtra's Nashik are facing severe hardship due to COVID-19 lockdown as milk supply to individuals' households and the purchase has witnessed a sharp decline since March 24.
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Kerala farmers face issues in selling cucumbers, watermelons amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], April 11 (ANI): Farmers in Malappuram district are facing problems in selling cucumbers and watermelons due to the drop in demand and prices in the market amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
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Kerala CM lauds Anand Mahindra for replacing plates with banana leaves at
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday lauded industrialist Anand Mahindra for making efforts to aid struggling banana farmers during the lockdown by replacing plates at his factory canteens with banana leaves.
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Centre should soon make policy to handle coronavirus situation: Sonia Gand
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that the central government should soon form a policy to handle the situation arising out of the coronavirus crisis that has particularly affected the poor, farmers and daily wage workers in the country.
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