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Punjab: Revenue official held hostage by farmers released on written assur
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A revenue official, who visited a village in the Faridkot district of Punjab, was held hostage by a group of farmers. Farmers agreed to free the official only after getting written assurance from the administration.
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Punjab: Farmers blame government for worsening air quality amid rising bre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
People blame the Punjab government as breathing problems increase amid worsening air quality in Punjab.
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Punjab: Faridkot farmers hold Patwari hostage for over 24 hours for inspec
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The farmers demanded a written assurance of no challan over the burning of their stubble and said that the official will not be set free until their demands are met.
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CM Bhagwant Mann announces Rs 20 per quintal hike in sugarcane price for P
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 3 (ANI): In order to provide assistance to sugarcane farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced a Rs 20 per quintal hike in the purchase price of sugarcane in the state from the existing Rs 360 to Rs 380 per quintal, said a statement from the
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Center rejected cash incentive proposal for not burning stubble, says Punj
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the Centre has refused the state government's proposal of contributing to the cash incentive to farmers for not burning stubble.
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Telangana Cong accuses KCR of double standards on addressing farmers' issu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Telangana Congress on Friday criticised Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for turning a blind eye to about 8,400 farmers' suicides in Telangana and instead planning a Punjab visit to give compensation to the farmers who lost lives during
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As farmers' agitation continues, Punjab CM calls protest as unwarranted, u
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], May 18 (ANI): As the farmers' agitation near the Chandigarh-Mohali border continued on Wednesday over various demands including a bonus on wheat, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called the protest unwarranted and undesirable.
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Stopped from entering Chandigarh, Punjab farmers begin protest at Chandiga
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 18 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab sat on a protest near the Chandigarh-Mohali border today after being stopped from heading to the state's capital to raise various demands, including a bonus on wheat, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
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Punjab to provide Rs 1,500 aid to farmers opting for direct seeding of ric
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced that the state government will provide Rs 1,500 per acre as financial assistance to farmers opting for the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique in the coming paddy season.
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Punjab: Sangrur SSP to contribute part of his salary to education of farme
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], April 18 (ANI): A Punjab police official from the Sangrur district has decided to contribute a part of his salary to the education of the daughters of farmers who die by suicide due to financial constraints.
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Punjab CM announces compensation to farmers prior to assessment, in case o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mansa (Punjab) [India], March 26 (ANI): In an initiative aimed at safeguarding the interests of farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that in the future farmers incurring any loss from a natural disaster would be duly compensated prior to completion of the assess
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BJP releases manifesto for Punjab polls; promises to waive debt of farmers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for the Punjab Assembly polls on Tuesday, promising to entirely waive off the debt of all farmers with less than five acres of land-holdings in the state.
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