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Andhra farmers pray in Telangana for Amravati as sole capital
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati/Mulugu (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A group of farmers and women from the Amaravati region in Andhra Pradesh went to Medaram in Telangana on Saturday to attend a tribal festival where they offered prayers that Amaravati should be the sole capital of Andhra Prade
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Annual Chilly Mela at Hubli kicks off
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka)[India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Karnataka state minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday inaugurated the 'chilly mela' (fair) here, organised by the government to help the chilly farmers of the state market their crops.
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Cong to organise press-conferences, Nukkad sabhas to reach farmers in UP
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Congress is likely to hold press-conferences in every district as part of its Kisan Jan Jagran Abhiyan for addressing the issue of farmers' distress.
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Govt announces formula for fixing MSP for paddy and wheat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar informed Rajya Sabha on Friday that government has fixed minimum support prices (MSPs) of 22 mandated crops including paddy, wheat for every agricultural year fair & remunerative pr
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Alert issued in Haryana in view of locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Thursday said that an alert has been issued in the state after the reports of locust attack in Punjab and Rajasthan and that the teams have been formed to stop locust attack an
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One die, 6 injured after being attacked by villagers in MP on suspicion of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): One person died while six others got injured after being thrashed by villagers on suspicion of them being child-lifters in Borlai village in Dhar's Manawar area on Wednesday.
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Locust-hit Barmer farmers stage protest, demand special relief package
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan ) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Hundreds of farmers in Gudamalani of Rajasthan's Barmer district on Wednesday held a day-long demonstration, demanding compensation for their crops lost in the locust attack.
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Amaravati farmers meet CM, appeal for abolishment of CRDA, develop village
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Farmers of Amaravati region on Tuesday met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his residence and appealed to him to abolish the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and take measures to develop the road in their village
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Maha farmers protest after insurance company fails to pay their dues
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): The farmers in Mumbai under the banner of Prahar Janshakti party on Tuesday came out on roads to protest against an insurance company for not giving the farmers' their insurance money.
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Apples worth Rs 70.45 crore procured directly from Kashmiri farmers till J
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Continuing with its bid to boost the agriculture sector in Kashmir, the National Agriculture Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) has procured apples worth Rs 70.45 crore directly from the growers in the Valley till January 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir governm
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Badal's praise for union budget a case of sycophancy: Amarinder
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said Sukhbir Badal's praise of the Union Budget 2020-21 as pro-farmer and pro-poor a case of brazen sycophancy.
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Positive and praiseworthy: Nitish Kumar hails Union Budget
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2020-21, saying it is positive and praiseworthy and cater to the interests of common man and farmers.
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