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Lockdown hits strawberry farmers in Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Farmers in Kerala are facing the brunt of the lockdown as they are not able to sell their produce in the markets.
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Sonia Gandhi says lockdown unplanned, urges Centre to prepare Common Minim
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Centre to prepare and publish a Common Minimum Relief Programme, stating that it will alleviate several concerns of people triggered due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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ICAR issues advisory on harvesting and threshing crops amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Tuesday issued an advisory to farmers with regard to harvesting and threshing of Rabi crops and post-harvest, storage and marketing of farm produce in the wake of COVID-19 threat.
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COVID 19: UP Congress chief urges state govt to waive 6 months electricity
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu has written a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting him to waive off six months electricity bills of farmers, small shopkeepers, and common people as a relief measure amid nationwid
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Congress MLA urges Haryana CM to arrange for machinery for farmers to harv
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 31: Congress leader and Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to make arrangements like harvesting machines and combines (harvester) for the reaping of wheat and mustered crop amid nationwide lockdown.
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IFFCO donates Rs 25 crores to PM-CARES Fund to combat Covid-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) on Tuesday announced a donation of Rs 25 crores to PM-CARES Fund to aid the fight against COVID-19.
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AP CM holds meeting via video conference to review COVID-19 situation
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday held a high-level review meeting with officials via video conference and instructed them to take adequate measures in medicare, tracking patients of coronavirus and their contacts,
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Centre extends crop loan interest benefits till May 31
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): In view of the situation arising out of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the Centre has extended the benefit of 2 per cent interest subvention (IS) to banks and 3 per cent prompt repayment incentive (PRI) to all farmers till May 31 for all crop loans upto Rs
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Government exempts agriculture-farming from lockdown to ensure harvesting
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): In a relief to farmers during the lockdown, the government has granted relaxation to agriculture-farming and allied activities to ensure uninterrupted harvesting of crops.
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Kamal Nath seeks interim relief for farmers, ration for citizens in MP
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday wrote to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, seeking immediate interim relief for the farmers in the state as the harvest has been affected due to untimely rain.
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CM directed officials to ensure farmers do not face trouble amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey on Friday said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has directed officials saying that no farmer should face any trouble even when they return with empty vehicles amid nationwide lockdown.
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Punjab allows harvesting of horticulture produces with conditions
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered the concerned departments to allow harvesting and marketing of horticulture produce by farmers with necessary restrictions relating to COVID-19 precautions.
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