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Rahul Gandhi invokes Sardar Patel on Gujarat's foundation day
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Narmada (Gujarat) [India], May 1 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday asserted the people of Gujarat would forever remain grateful to India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel's contribution in development of women and farmers in the state.
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Yogi Govt. preparing strategy to strengthen OBC, SC categories
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 01 (ANI): The Yogi Aditynath-led government is in the process of preparing two new categories for the state development, first to bring the neglected castes forward in the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Scheduled Caste (SC) category and second to forgive debt of
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Maharashtra: Automated weather stations to be installed for farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government on Sunday successfully installed first-of-its-kind automated weather stations for the farmers in the region.
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Nothing in document about taxing agricultural income: Panagariya
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday categorically stated that there is no question of taxing agriculture income at a time when the government is keen on doubling the income of farmers.
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No farmer committed suicide over drought: TN Govt. to SC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): In a development bound to anger the protesting Tamil farmers in the national capital, the Tamil Nadu Government on Friday conveyed to the Supreme Court that drought is not the reason for farmer suicides in the state.
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Canada making business for American dairy farmers 'very difficult
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Canada of making business for American dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other border states very difficult.
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Stalin hails huge success of shutdown in TN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Hours after M.K. Stalin called for a one-day shutdown in Tamil Nadu for the drought-hit farmers, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) working president has asserted that the shutdown was a huge success.
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Govt aims at maximum allocation of funds for farmers welfare
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said that the Central Government has been giving priority to the agriculture sector by allocating maximum funds for the farmers' welfare.
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Haryana farmers will be arrested if they burn stubble
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): The Haryana Police will now arrest those farmers who would burn stubble.
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Tamil Nadu observes bandh today in support of drought-hit farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) on Tuesday will be observing a state-wide shutdown in support of drought-hit farmers.
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Sidhu announces compensation to farmers from his pocket
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Othian (Punjab) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Even before the government machinery could move to give compensation to the farmers who lost their standing wheat crop in a fire incident on Saturday, local body minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday announced to give Rs. 24 lakh as compensation to them
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TN farmers suspend protest till May 25 after CM's assurance
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu farmers who had been protesting over drought relief funds and waiver of farmers' loans on Sunday suspended their protest till May 25 after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy's assurance.
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