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Centre proposes doubling of import duty on wheat
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): In a bid to provide relief to farmers, the Centre announced a two-fold increase in the import duty levied on wheat, thereby assisting reduction of cheap shipments and providing positive price signal in the ongoing Rabi season.
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Six farmers commit suicide in Odisha
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bargarh (Odisha) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): At least six farmers have allegedly committed suicide in Bargarh, Odisha.
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Odisha Govt. insensitive towards farmers: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Nov.06 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday labeled the Odisha government as "murderer" while blaming it for the suicides of farmers in the state.
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Kamal Haasan bats for Tamil Nadu farmers
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Filmmaker Kamal Haasan wants more attention on the agriculture of the country in order to give it a boost.
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Time to focus on food processing: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that this is the time to focus on food processing, so that there will be food security and stability for the farmers.
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Focusing to double farmers' income: U'khand CM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Tracing his journey as the chief minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said the state government had taken a number of initiatives in past ten months for the welfare of the people.
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Centre's target is to double farmers' income within five years: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre's target was to double the farmers' income within five years.
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Andhra government to inaugurate Agri Tech Summit on Nov 15
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] November 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government will be inaugurating the three-day Agricultural Technology (Agri Tech) Summit 2017 at Visakhapatnam on November 15.
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Maharashtra government exempts farmers from paying fine on power bills
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov.1 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday exempted farmers from paying fines on pending power bills.
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Govt. took land of poor and gave it to Tata: Rahul
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the industrialists of Gujarat, saying that the latter are being given privileges, where as the poor farmers are being suppressed in the state, due t
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Andhra CM flags off first batch of farmers' group to Singapore
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] October 30(ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday flagged off the first batch of farmers' group to Singapore to study a developmental programme.
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Naidu formulating new policies to strengthen farmers: Nara Lokesh
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh IT and Rural Development Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is formulating new policies to strengthen farmers.
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