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Nagpur: Delayed monsoon adds to farmers plight in Vidarbha
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 13 (ANI): Farmers of Vidarbha are fighting with their backs to the wall due to delayed monsoon in the region. Reluctant monsoon rains will continue to elude Nagpur's Vidarbha for next few days, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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TDP miserably failed in implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for farme
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), July 12 : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday hit out at Telugu Desan Party (TDP) for not implementing 'zero' interest loan policy for the farmers.
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Andhra: TDP MLAs create ruckus in Assembly, interrupt CM Reddy's speech
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Legislators of the Telegu Desam Party created ruckus in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday after giving an adjournment motion alleging that Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy gave wrong information about interest-free loans to farmers. Read More
Jagan attacks previous Naidu govt on farmer welfare, announces 'interest-f
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday accused the previous TDP government of ignoring the welfare of farmers and cheating them by not paying subsidy amounting to over Rs 2,000 crore for seeds, fertilizers and other ag
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Rahul take up farmers plight in Lok Sabha, Rajnath shifts blame on Congres
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In his maiden intervention in the current Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised the issue of farmer suicide accusing the Central government of ignoring the interests of farmers, particularly from Kerala.
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Rajasthan Budget: Rs 1,000 crore fund for farmers' welfare,
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Rajasthan budget for 2019-20, presented in the Assembly on Wednesday, has proposed a Rs 1,000 crore fund for the welfare of the farmers and an equal sum for assistance under the Youth Employment Scheme.
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Andhra Pradesh: Cotton farmers threaten to commit suicide; protest against
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Cotton farmers in the district held a protest on Tuesday at the national highway in Kothagudem crying foul against non-payment of their dues; they subsequently threatened to commit suicide if their demands were not met.
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Opposition slams Budget as rhetoric, visionless; BJP, allies hail it as pr
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 9 (ANI): Opposition parties on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government for its "rhetoric and visionless" announcements made in the Budget 2018-19 and accused it of failing to provide employment and address farmers concerns.
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Will set up GoM in 3 days to address sugarcane farmers' issues: Fadnavis
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Pune [Maharashtra], July 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday pledged to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) in the next three days to address the problems being faced by sugarcane farmers.
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Balrampur women being trained to make, sell organic fertilizers
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 7 (ANI): In a bid to promote organic manure and save the cost of agriculture produce, women groups under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) here are being trained to make organic fertilizers and selling them at Natural Pest Management shops.
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Chhattisgarh: 23% rain deficit a cause of concern for environmentalists, f
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 06 (ANI): Despite the ongoing monsoon, there is a 23 per cent rain deficit in Chhattisgarh, one of the most densely forested states in the country, worrying environmentalists and farmers alike.
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Union Budget against aspirations of farmers, youth: Ashok Gehlot
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 5 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Union Budget was against the aspirations of the farmers and youth of the country. There were no efforts made in the budget on the issue of farmers' loans, jobs and price control.
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