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NBFC Paisalo Digital signs co-origination loan pact with Bank of Baroda
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Non-banking finance company Paisalo Digital said on Thursday that it has signed a co-origination loan agreement with government-owned Bank of Baroda to empower farmers, MSME segment and small businesses.
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Punjab: SGPC urges farmers not to burn crop residue in reverence to 550th
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday urged the farmers of Punjab to abstain from burning crop residue in open fields in reverence to 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Ghaziabad: Farmers organise 'Mahapanchayat' to put forward demands
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Farmers held a 'Mahapanchayat' at UP Gate on Wednesday under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union to put forward their various demands. A large number of farmers arrived here to participate in the event.
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Farmers organise 'Mahapanchayat' in Ghaziabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union on Wednesday organised a 'Mahapanchayat' to put forward various demands to the government and commemorate the anniversary of 'Kisan Kranti Yatra' here.
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Tripura: CM distributes 50 heifers, to give 10,000 cows in all to meet mil
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): In a bid to make Tripura self-sufficient in milk production, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday distributed 50 heifers among farmers, 36 artificial insemination (AI) kits and bicycles among youths.
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UP: SP workers protest in Gorakhpur against inflation, farmers' distress
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) workers on Tuesday organised a protest in Gorakhpur against inflation, unemployment, farmers' distress, women's issues, and law and order situation in the state.
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Vidisha: Farmers forced to wear slates around necks like criminals to sho
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Farmers in Manora village of Vidisha alleged that they were forced to wear slates around their necks like criminals during a survey of their farmlands by the administration.
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Telangana: Cong demands water for farmers, asks govt to fix Mid Manair pro
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Hitting out at the Telangana government, Congress on Sunday said that farmers are struggling in absence of sufficient water for irrigation and asked the government to look into the Mid Manair project.
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Disqualify farmers burning stubble on panchayat land: Punjab Agri Dept
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): In a bid to reduce pollution, Punjab Agriculture Department has urged Rural Development and Panchayats Department to bar farmers who are cultivating panchayat land and indulging in stubble from taking the land on lease in the future.
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Farmers in Kashmir expecting higher produce of paddy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Paddy production in Kashmir Valley is expected to be 20 per cent higher this year due to better quality of seeds and favourable climatic conditions, state's Director of Agriculture Syed Altaf Ajaz Andrabi has said.
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UP: Farmers from 81 villages hold protest against Noida authority
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Farmers from 81 villages took out a protest march against the Noida Authority on Friday.
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Mufti slams administration 'for failing apple growers in Kashmir'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday blamed the administration for failing the apple growers in the Kashmir region by alleging they were "paid half" of what they normally earn for their produce.
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