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Farmers' suicide: SC orders TN Govt. to file detailed reply
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to file a detailed reply in the farmers' suicide issue in two weeks.
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CCEA approves MSP for raw jute for 2017-18 season
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday gave its approval for the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute for 2017-18 season in order to protect the economic interests of the farmers.
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TN farmers continue their protest for drought relief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu farmers continue to protest for drought relief in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar area.
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Former govts in UP has done nothing for farmers: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr.8 (ANI): While praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for their concern towards the farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Srikant Sharma on Saturday took a jibe at former Samajwadi P
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Telangana CM launches scheme for sheep farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday instructed officials to sanction sheep units to farmers, who are above 18 years of age, belonging to Yadav and Kuruma communities in the state.
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Mayawati attacks BJP on waiver of farmers loans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.5 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of cheating farmers by setting limits on loan waivers in Uttar Pradesh.
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Maharashtra Govt. will study UP model on farm loan waiver: Fadnavis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state government will study the Uttar Pradesh model for waiving off farm loans to see how relief can be provided to farmers in his state.
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Farmer loan waiver: Shiv Sena urges other CMs to emulate Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday welcomed the Yogi Adityanath-led government's decision to waive off agrarian loans worth Rs 36,359 crore of nearly 87 lakh small and marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
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'Partial' relief for UP farmers, BJP forced to see reason: Rahul
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh Government waiving off Rs 36,359-crore loan for the state's farmers, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi expressed his happiness over the development saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally seen reason, but also calle
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UPA Govt., waived off 72,000 farmer loans, why can't Modi Govt.: Cong
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government waived off farmers' loans, the Congress Party on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stated that what was being announced was far too less for the farmers of the state.
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BJP failed to fulfill promises made to farmers: SP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April. 5 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Yogi Adiyanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government after it waived off Rs 30,729 crore worth loans of small and marginal farmers, the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had duped the farmers
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UP farmers express happiness over Yogi Govt. decision to waive off their l
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 4 (ANI): The farmers of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday expressed happiness and gratitude to the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government for waiving off their loans.
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