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Cong's Vikramarka demands Centre to take back farm laws, alleges Telangana
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Khammam (Telangana) [India], February 22 (ANI): Terming the three new farm laws as anti-farmers, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday demanded the Centre to take them back and assured the farmers of his party's support.
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Centre over farm laws, fuel price hike
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 22 (ANI): Slamming the Central government over the new farm laws and fuel price hike, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said it is 'injustice' to not listen to farmers in an agricultural country like India.
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Toolkit case: Disha Ravi sent to one-day police remand
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday granted one-day police remand to climate activist Disha Ravi, who was taken into custody by Delhi Police on February 13 from Bengaluru in connection with the 'toolkit' case as part of the police probe into violence on January 26 i
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Allocation of Rs 3,100 cr for farmers' pension in UP budget
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna allocated Rs 3,100 crore for farmers' pension and Rs 148 crore to cow shelters in the state's budget 2021-22 on Monday.
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Dams on Mekong river benefits upriver countries, adversely affects downriv
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Dams on the Mekong river, which originates in China, have adversely affected the livelihoods of people living in downriver countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia while the upriver neighbours continue to reap benefits of hydropower projects.
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New farm laws like 'death warrant' for farmers, says Kejriwal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): After a meeting with farmer leaders from Westen Uttar Pradesh at Vidhan Sabha on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the Centre's new farm laws "death warrant for farmers" and said these laws will lead farming under the control of "a f
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Horticulture Department provides subsidies to farmers to boost fruit plant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 21 (ANI): The Horticulture department in the Poonch district provides fruit saplings at subsidised rates to farmers to boost fruit plantation under different schemes of the department in the state.
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Farmers, ordinary citizens suffering due to increased fuel prices, says Sa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The farmers, as well as ordinary citizens of the country, were incurring huge losses due to the rising prices of petrol, diesel and gas, said the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions, on Saturday.
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SAD demands resignation of Punjab CM for failing to waive off farmer loans
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for failing to waive off farmer loans and stated that the lies and deceit of the Congress government had been unmasked.
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Punjab CM urges PM Modi to ensure urgent resolution of ongoing agitation '
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh, February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure an urgent resolution of the ongoing farm unrest by the Centre "to the satisfaction of the protesting farmers by addressing all their grievances."
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BKU leader Rakesh Tikait denied permission to hold rally in Maharashtra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait was denied permission to hold a rally in Maharashtra amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
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PM Modi backs agriculture reforms, says Rs 65,000 crore spent on import of
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon states to formulate a strategy for agro-climatic regional planning, saying that agriculture has vast potential and the country imports edible oil of about Rs 65,000 crore which can be stopped.
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