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'Why Mamata govt hasn't released Rs 6,000 annuity sum to farmers under Kis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 23 (ANI): Slamming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday posed a question as to why hasn't the Mamata Banerjee government released the Rs 6,000 annuity sum to farmers of the state under the Centr
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Central govt not respecting farmers: Pinarayi Vijayan
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 23 (ANI): As farmers' protest against the Centre's agricultural reforms entered their 28th day on Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed the BJP-led Central government for not 'respecting' the 'annadata'.
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Farmers demand withdrawal of agri laws on Kisan Diwas, perform 'havan' at
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New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Farmers performed 'havan' at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Gazipur on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on Wednesday.
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J-K Guv pays tributes to former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh on Kisan Diwas
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): On the occasion of the National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas), Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
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Farmer leaders from UP, Delhi meet Tomar, extend support to farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Members of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Noida, and Indian Kisan Union, New Delhi, on Tuesday met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and said that the new farm laws were in the interest of farmers and should not be taken back.
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Did not receive invite for meeting from Centre, says Bhartiya Kisan Union
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Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 22 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Tuesday said that their organisation has not received any meeting invitation from Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar yet.
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Mamata Banerjee writes to Union Agri Minister, seeks transfer of funds to
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): Amidst ongoing farmers' agitation against the farm laws, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar requesting a transfer of funds under the central government's PM Kisan S
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Farmers' protest: Facebook clarifies Kisan Ekta Morcha page was marked 'sp
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New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Clarifying the reason behind the suspension of the Kisan Ekta Morcha page, social media giant Facebook on Monday said its automated systems found an increased activity on the page and flagged it as "spam".
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Protesting farmer leaders to meet those farmers supporting Centre's agri l
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New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Farmer union leaders will meet those farmers who are supporting Centre on the three farm laws and will take information from them about the benefits they will get from the laws, said Rakesh Tikait, Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union on Monday.
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Farmers' protest: AIKS Maharashtra vehicle 'jatha' to Delhi to begin tomor
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): Thousands of farmers from 21 districts of Maharashtra under All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) leadership will converge on Monday morning at the Golf Club Maidan in Nashik to begin their 'vehicle jatha' (march) to Delhi.
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Farmers to go on 24-hour relay hunger strike, urge citizens to skip one me
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New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): In a bid to intensify the ongoing agitation against the Centre's farm laws, farmer unions on Sunday announced a 24-hour relay hunger strike starting from tomorrow, and appealed to citizens to skip a meal on December 23 on the occasion of 'Kisan Diwas'.
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Congress shedding crocodile tears on farmers' issue, says CM Chouhan
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday addressed a Kisan Kalyan (farmers' welfare) event in Raisen and welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the conference.
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