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Ludhiana: District Administration intensifies drive against stubble burnin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] Nov 6 (ANI): In a drive to contain stubble burning to check pollution, the Ludhiana District Administration has arrested 22 farmers and registered 45 FIRs.
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Convene meet of Insurance companies to expedite farmers' claims: Maharasht
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to convene a meeting of insurance companies to expedite the settlement of claims by farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains in the state.
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K'taka: Onion farmers stage protest demanding fair prices in Gadag
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Gadag (Karnataka) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Farmers on Tuesday staged a protest here demanding fair prices for onion, by blocking roads at APMC market while alleging that mediators cheated them.
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Parties should first focus on ensuring relief to rain-hit farmers: Aaditya
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said all political parties should first focus on ensuring relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in unseasonal rains rather than mulling over the government formation in Maharashtra.
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Those who approach farmers to recover loans will be strangulated, their ha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): BJP MP Janardan Mishra on Monday slammed the Madhya Pradesh government over loan waivers to farmers and said those policemen "who arrive to recover loans from farmers will be strangulated and their hands will be broken."
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Amul thanks PM Modi for opting out of RCEP agreement
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Dairy major Amul on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "protecting 10 crore milk producer families" by opting out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement.
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About 90 challans issued for stubble burning in Ludhiana, says official
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Even as farmers continue to burn stubble in Punjab, about 90 challans have been issued for stubble burning in Ludhiana district.
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Centre should take effective steps to stop stubble burning, it's high time
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stated that there are around 27 lakh farmers in Punjab and Haryana and in last two years only 63,000 farmers have been provided with machines which have methods to use stubble instead of burning it.
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Punjab: PPCB organises street plays to aware farmers on stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday in association with Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) launched an awareness campaign, including organizing of street plays, on the issue of stubble burning.
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Farmers continue to burn stubble in Punjab, air quality index remains seve
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Farmers in Ludhiana continues to burn stubble in Kot Mana village near Sidhwabet Ludhiana.
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Fadnavis to meet Shah tomorrow in Delhi to seek more assistance for Maha f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking more assistance for unseasonal rain-affected farmers from Central government on Sunday in New Delhi, sources said.
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Action initiated in 20,729 cases of stubble burning, says Punjab CM
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Action has been initiated against as many as 2,923 farmers so far in the 20,729 cases of stubble burning reported till November 1, in the state, said Punjab Chief Minister's Office in a statement.
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