Balasore (Odisha) [India], August 28 (ANI): Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police on Friday arrested a drug peddler of Aradabazar Masjid Gali in Balasore and recovered 2.402 kilograms Brown sugar from the accused.
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], August 27 (ANI): Congress MLAs on Friday under the leadership of Opposition Leader Pritam Singh arrived at the assembly building here carrying sugarcane to protest the state government's neglect of sugarcane farmers.
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Ever since its formation, the PM Narendra Modi-led government has been taking decisions in the interest of farmers, said BJP Kisan Morcha president Rajkumar Chahar and MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): As a major relief to farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of cases filed against farmers due to stubble burning and said it will also waive fines imposed on them.
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for the 2021-22 season.
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved an increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) on sugarcane to Rs 290 per quintal based on a 10 per cent recovery, informed Union Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government and alleged that it had not raised the price of sugarcane for the last three years.
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): As the farmers' agitation in Punjab over sugarcane prices entered its fifth day impacting rail services and road traffic near Jalandhar, at least 40 Express and goods trains were canceled or were short terminated or diverted on Tuesday while 368 trains
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu criticised the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government and said the state assured sugarcane state advised price (SAP) is too low compared to other states.
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Bacteria known as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are a common cause of blood infections, meningitis, and stillbirth in newborns. Although GBS infections can often be treated or prevented with antibiotics, the bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 21 (ANI): Several trains of the Northern Railway on Saturday were running behind schedule as famers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks.
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], August 21 (ANI): While staging a protest at Punjab's Jalandhar, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)-Doaba's leader Manjit Singh Rai said on Saturday, they (farmers) will call for Punjab Bandh if the government does not initiate dialogue by today evening.