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Haryana: Stubble burning continues in Fatehabad despite ban
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], Oct 15 (ANI): Despite a ban by the Haryana government, incidents of stubble burning have not abated in Fatehabad town of the state. Farmers here have been burning crop residue, causing pollution in the nearby states, while claiming that they lack alternatives.
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Yogi Adityanath tells farmers to stop stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday here appealed to farmers to avoid burning the stubble that is left in the fields after harvesting of crops.
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Andhra Pradesh to launch YSR Rytu Bharosa - PM Kisan scheme tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government is set to launch YSR Rytu Bharosa - PM Kisan scheme for farmers' welfare in the state on October 15 from Sarvepalli in Nellore district here.
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Stubble burning continues in Amritsar despite ban
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 14 (ANI): Though stubble burning is banned in Punjab, several farmers in Amritsar continue to burn crop residue claiming lack of alternatives.
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BJP govt in UP favouring few rich friends, ignoring farmers: Priyanka Gand
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for "favouring few rich friends" and "ignoring farmers" when it comes to providing loans to them.
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'There's a limit to lies': Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Cong' farm loan wai
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Congress for promising loan waivers to farmers of Haryana in the party's manifesto after it had failed to implement it in Madhya Pradesh and two other states.
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IFFCO slashes rates of DAP, NPK fertilisers by Rs 50 per bag
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): IFFCO -- the world's largest processed fertiliser cooperative -- has cut prices of its di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) fertilisers by Rs 50 per bag to reduce input cost for farmers.
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Rs 452 cr transferred in bank accounts of 11.5 lakh farmers of Jharkhand:
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday announced that Rs 452 crore have been transferred in the bank accounts of 11.5 lakh farmers of the state.
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Congress manifesto for Haryana: Free rides for women, farm loan waiver, un
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Free ride for women in Haryana roadways, allowances for unemployment youth, loan waiver of farmers were highlights of the Congress manifesto released on Friday.
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Tomar inaugurates first-ever 'India International Cooperatives Trade Fair'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday inaugurated the first-ever 'India International Cooperatives Trade Fair'(IICTF) here at Pragati Maidan.
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Congress Haryana manifesto promises farm loan waiver, unemployment allowan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): The Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the Haryana assembly elections making several ambitious promises including a farm loan waiver, unemployment allowance for graduates and post-graduates, one job in every family based on qualificatio
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Mizoram: Annual Anthurium festival held to promote farmers, flower's culti
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): The Tourism Department of the state government is organizing its annual Anthurium festival on the foothills of the mystic Reiek mountain to promote the flower's cultivation and the farmers in Mizoram.
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