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Centre appeals Opposition to allow both Houses of Parliament to work smoot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary meeting was held on Wednesday after which Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar appealed the Opposition to allow both Houses of Parliament to work smoothly as the Centre was ready to discuss
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Parliament Session: Congress to raise mob lynching, farmers issue on third
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Congress is set to raise mob lynching and farmers' issue as the third day of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament begins here today.
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Skill training to increase income of poor farmers and laborers: Rajiv Prat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): "Skill training will increase the income of poor farmers and laborers from two to three thousand to eight thousand," claimed Minister of State (Independent Charge) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
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Andhra land pooling policy aimed at making farmers ultimate gainers: Chand
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said that his government's new land pooling scheme is aimed at making the farmer the ultimate gainer, as farmers have voluntarily given up their land for infrastructure building in
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Centre issues notification to increase import duty on sugar: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that the Centre has issued a notification to increase the import duty on sugar to 50 percent from 40 percent, to restrict cheap inward shipments and protect farmers.
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UP budget devoted to welfare of farmers, public: Maurya
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] July 10 (ANI): Ahead of the budget session in Uttar Pradesh, the state's Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Monday said it will be devoted to the welfare of people and farmers.
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SC asks Govt. to change approach towards farmers' crisis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): While hearing a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), the Supreme today observed that the Government's approach towards the farmers' crisis should be preventive rather than compensatory.
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SC on farmer policies: Move from paper to implementation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed deep concern over the farmers' suicides in India and said that now time has come to move from paper to the implementation of the pro-farmer policies.
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Yogendra Yadav, Medha Patkar detained during farmers' rally in Mandsa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav, activists Medha Patkar, Paras Saklecha and others were detained by police during a farmers rally in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Gujarat: Outraged farmers waste massive amounts of milk in protest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 05 (ANI): After Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, now the farmer's outrage demanding loans waiver has reached Gujarat.
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J&K: Govt. organises 'kisan mela' to boost agriculture
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 5 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government (J&K) organised mega machinery 'cum seed festival' to benefit the farmers, and boost the overall agricultural sector of valley in Srinagar on Tuesday.
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SC stays Madras HC order directing TN Govt to waive farmers' loans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3, (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday put a stay on the Madras High Court order directing Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of all drought-hit farmers.
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