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Farmers' protest turns violent on Thane-Badlapur highway
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): The farmers' protest on Thursday turned violent on Thane-Badlapur highway.
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Loan waiver will give farmers' relief: Karnataka Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 21 (ANI): With the Karnataka Government announcing a waiver of short term loans of farmers till Rs.50,000 from cooperative banks, the state's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, T.B. Jayachandra, said Wednesday that a certain amount of relief will
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Punjab: Farmers protest over farm loan waiver issue on NH-1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Farmers in Ludhiana staged a protest on the issue of farm loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Report on National Highway (NH-1) on Wednesday.
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Karnataka Govt. to waive farmer loans upto Rs. 50,000
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced to waive off short term loan of farmers till Rs 50,000 availed till June 20, 2017 from cooperative banks.
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Centre treating farmers like 'Terrorists': Yechury
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 21, (ANI): Continuing his attack on the Centre over farmers, Communist Party Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday asserted that instead of aiding farmers in distress the Government is treating them like 'Terrorists'.
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Punjab Govt. announces loan waiver for 'marginal' farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] June 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans up to Rs. 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers up to 5 acres, and a flat Rs. 2 lakh relief for all other marginal farmers, irrespective of their loa
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Rajasthan farmers to begin mass protest from June 20
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 18 (ANI): Unhappy with the Rajasthan Government over handling of farmers' issues in the state, the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Sunday declared that it will launch a state-wide agitation against the government from J
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Agriculture portfolio 'Cinderella' of NDA Govt.: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): With the farmers' agitations spreading across many states, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reneged on its promise by denying the farmers a reasonable increase in the minimum support price (MSP).
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Opposition corners MP CM Chouhan over recent farmer suicides
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): Opposition leader Ajay Singh on Saturday lashed out at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, asking him to stop giving speeches and work on the development of the farmers.
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Shiv Sena to recommend Swaminathan's name if BJP not ready for Bhagwa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 16 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that party chief Uddhav Thackeray is likely to to suggest the name of the chairman of National Commission on Farmers (NCF) M.S. Swaminathan' for the post of president to Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Arms licenses of 'loan defaulter' Chhatarpur farmers will be can
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India] June 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur District Collector has issued an order to cancel the arms licenses of those farmers who don't repay their loans by June 20.
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Vadodara: Farmers to protest demanding implementation of Swaminathan Commi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], June 16 (ANI): After Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, now farmers in Vadodara will stage a protest on Friday demanding the implementation of the Dr. Swaminathan Committee report.
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