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Farmers delegation reaches Maharashtra Assembly
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): A delegation of farmers from All India Kisan Sabha on Monday reached the Maharashtra Assembly for the meeting with the state government formed committee to discuss their demands.
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Farmers facing problems all over India: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): Reacting on All India Kisan Sabha protest march, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said farmers have been facing problems not only in Maharashtra but all over India.
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Mumbai: 'No traffic diversions due to Farmers' Morcha'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) on Monday said that no road would be closed due to the protest march by the All India Kisan Sabha's farmers.
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Kisan Long March: Six-member committee formed to look into demands
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): In the light of the ongoing farmers protest in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to appoint a six members committee to look into the farmers demands.
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Parties neglecting farmers are wrong: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Erode (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday opined that any political party that neglects farmers' interests in not going in the right direction.
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Maharashtra: Protesting farmers reach Mumbai
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): All India Kisan Sabha's protest march, led by over 30,000 farmers, on Sunday reached Mumbai after walking with blistered feet for about 180 km in the sun over the last five days.
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Maharashtra: Farmers marching toward Mumbai
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): All India Kisan Sabha's protest march led by over 30,000 farmers, heading to Mumbai from Nashik, on Saturday reached Thane.
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'Mission Aroma' now in J&K with huge potential for farmers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)[India]Mar 10(ANI): In an effort to boost the cultivation of the aromatic plants like lavender, rosemary and lemon grass and medicinal plants like ashwagandha and satavar, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched 'The Aroma Mission'.
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Maha farmers march throwing traffic out of gear in Bhiwandi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhiwandi, (Maharashtra) [India] Mar 10 (ANI): An extensive traffic diversion was laid out in Bhiwandi on Saturday, due to the protest led by more than 20,000 farmers of All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS), who are on their way to Mumbai.
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All India Kisan Sabha protest reaches Thane
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India] Mar 9 (ANI): The Protest led by more than 20,000 farmers of All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS), demanding a complete waiver of loans, arrived in Thane on Friday.
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Maharashtra farmers hold protest march seeking loan waivers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra)[India], Mar. 08 (ANI): Demanding loan waivers, more than 25,000 farmers led-by All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Thursday continued their march on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway.
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Central govt cares only about industrialists: Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar. 06 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government for ignoring the plight of farmers in the country and only caring about the industrialists.
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