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Punjab CM writes to PM seeking cost compensation to check stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cost compensation of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to motivate farmers against the burning of paddy residue in the open fields, the Chief Minister's Off
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Andhra: Jagan Reddy asks banks to extend full cooperation to farmers, wome
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday asked banks to extend full cooperation to beneficiaries of various welfare schemes including farmers and women groups by opening unencumbered accounts to get an uninterrupted flow
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UP: Farmers union holds protest outside Sugarcane Commissioner Office dema
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Wednesday protested outside the Sugarcane Commissioner Office (SCO) in Lucknow demanding the clearance of dues and providing free electricity to the farmers.
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Issues of farmers limited to billboards, ads in UP under BJP regime: Priya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government is only paying lip service to farmers' problem and its interest is only limited to advertisements and billboards.
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to Paswan for increasing rice procurement limit und
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan requesting permission for Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 32 lakh metric tons of rice from Chhattisgarh under the central pool.
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Tomar launches two agriculture-related mobile apps
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday launched two agriculture-related mobile apps that will enable farmers to have easy access to agricultural equipment at their doorstep.
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Kharif foodgrain production estimated at 140.57 million tonnes in 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): India's Kharif foodgrain production in the 2019-20 crop year is estimated at 140.57 million tonnes, which is 8.44 million tonnes more than the average foodgrain production of the previous five years.
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Case registered against Sugar Mill after it fails to clear arrears in UP
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): A case has been registered against Simbhaoli Sugars Limited here allegedly after the company failed to clear arrears of sugarcane farmers.
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Farmers backbone of country, govt should priortise development of rural In
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday acknowledged the farmers of the country as the backbone of the nation and stated that it is the responsibility of both state and Centre to priortise development of rural parts of the country.
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Odisha: Herd of wild elephants wreaks havoc in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj/ Keonjhar (Odisha) Sept 22 (ANI): A herd of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in Odisha's Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts causing 20 deaths and damage to several houses and crops in the past few months.
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Shivraj has no right to visit Mandsaur after firing bullets at farmers: MP
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Sajjan Singh Verma on Saturday said that senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan has no right to visit flood-affected Mandsaur district since he had shed "crocodile tears" after firing bullets at the farmers whil
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Delhi: Farmers halt protest at NH-24 after government agrees to five of th
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Farmers from Uttar Pradesh halted their protest at NH-24 on Saturday after the government agreed to five of their demands. The farmers also stated that their delegation was assured by the Agriculture Ministry officials that their remaining demands will be he
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