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Free power to farmers won't be withdrawn at any cost: Punjab CM
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that free power to farmers would not be withdrawn at any cost till his government is in power.
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Uttarakhand govt increases wheat procurement price to Rs 1,925 per quintal
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun(Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government will purchase wheat from farmers at the rate of Rs 1925 per quintal for the Rabi procurement season 2020-21, said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday.
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'Please Trump, Save Amaravati': protesters raise slogan in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Agitating farmers at a sit-in protest in the Amaravati region, against the Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy's decision of three state capitals in Andhra Pradesh, have sought US President Donald Trump's help.
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Congress MLAs stage walkout from UP Assembly
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Congress legislators staged a walkout from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday after alleging that they had not received satisfactory answers over farmers' issues raised by them.
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BJP to target Uddhav Thackeray govt for non waiver of farm loans, says Dev
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): On the day when the Budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly commences, former state Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the BJP will target the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over its failur
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Farmers hold protest in Amaravati after YSRCP MP's convoy vehicle injures
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): One of the vehicles in the convoy of YSRCP Lok Sabha MP Nandigam Suresh hit a person injuring him in Amaravati temple town area on Sunday.
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First instalment of relief released by UP govt for flood-affected farmers
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday issued the first installment of agricultural relief grant to the farmers affected by floods in 2019.
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Highest amount of paddy procured in 2019-20, says Chhattisgarh govt
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Saturday claimed that the paddy purchased from the farmers was the highest in the state last year, according to an official press release.
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Chhattisgarh: Denied procurement due to lack of gunny bags, farmers protes
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of farmers in Kawardha district are holding a protest outside the premises of some district collectorate officer over the alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement centers.
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Haryana to set up Atal Kisan Majdoor canteens
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan -Majdoor canteens would be established in the 'mandis' and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at concessional rate of Rs 10 pe
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Capt. Amarinder Singh promises compensation to farmers for land used by PS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured the State Assembly that his government would soon come out with a policy to consider compensation to farmers for agriculture land being used for installation of towers by the Punjab S
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Kamal Nath criticises PM Modi, raises questions over 'surgical strike'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment and farmers issues, and even raised questions over the 2016 cross-LoC surgical strike.
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