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Sikkim records 29 per cent rainfall deficit this monsoon: IMD
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the IMD report, Sikkim has received 561.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 to July 23, which is 29 per cent below the normal average of 793.1 mm for the same period. This deficit is reflected across all districts of the state, raising alarm among farmers and water resource managers.
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YSRCP accuses Andhra government of failing mango farmers, calls relief mea
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
M.V.S. Nagi Reddy, president of the YSRCP Farmers' Wing, hit out at Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and State Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu of making "misleading claims" about supporting mango farmers.
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Dhankhar resigned because he must have seen that farmers in country are tr
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"...Jagdeep Dhankhar ji has served the nation by holding various posts like Governor and Vice President. He is a nationalist and he must have seen that the farmers of the country are troubled; that is why he resigned from the post of Vice President," Rai said.
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"Congress leaders want to create ruckus": Jagdambika Pal slams Opposition
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The BJP MP said, "There will be a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...The opposition should let the house function...Today, all the questions are listed on the issues of farmers...Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi should have knowledge of the traditions of the house...Rahul Gandhi
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"Insult to farmers": NCP slams Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Kokate for
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Prashant Sudamrao Jagtap on Sunday slammed Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister, Manikrao Kokate, after a purported video of him playing an online card game on his phone in the Legislative Assembly. Jagtap termed the alleged act "an insu
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Assam CM launches scheme to provide Rs. 5 per litre subsidy to organised s
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Under this scheme, approximately 20,000 dairy farmers associated with 601 dairy cooperative societies across the State would receive assistance of Rs. 5 per litre of milk, for up to 30 litres per day.
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"Crimes committed by criminals": Bihar ADG apologises for his remarks blam
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a clarification shared via a video posted on the official handle of Bihar Police on platform X, Krishnan stated that his comments were misrepresented and that he did not intend to associate farmers with crime. He further said that the crimes are committed by criminals, and they don't have
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Congress hand gave strength to farmers and silenced opponents: DK Shivakum
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday highlighted the transformative schemes introduced under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's leadership and attributed the party's electoral success to its pro-people guarantees and the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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Himchal Pradesh: Early apple varieties fetching high prices in wholesale m
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
With the apple season kicking off early this year, traders at the Dhalli vegetable market in Shimla say farmers are earning between Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 per 20-kg box, depending on quality and ripeness.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacts with Lakhpati Didis in Guja
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Extending Raksha Bandhan greetings to the Lakhpati Didis, Chouhan said that making SHG women Lakhpatis (millionaires) is a firm commitment of the government. "Every woman must become self-reliant, economically empowered, and independent," he emphasised as per the release.
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Gujarat: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets farmers at
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the Union Minister also joined the farmers in the field and participated in the weeding and hoeing of groundnut crops.
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Bihar ADG apologises after linking murders to idle farmers, says 'didn't m
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the issue, Krishnan said, "In the earlier press conference...a part of the speech given by me was presented in detail. There has been a controversy over this."
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