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Swaminathan Commission recommendations should be thoroughly implemented: T
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the manifesto committee of the Telugu Desam Party on Monday held its second meeting at Andhra Pradesh's secretariat here.
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Maharashtra: Farmers continue to march to Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The farmers under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha on Thursday continue to march to the state Legislative Assembly in Mumbai, over the demands of complete farm loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations among others
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BJD cadre en route to Delhi, to hold rally for paddy farmers on Jan 8
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A Special Train called "Krashak Adhikar Yatra" train carrying Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs, MLAs and party workers left for Delhi on Saturday. The party will hold a rally in Delhi's Talkatora stadium on Tuesday to put pressure on the central governmen
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Loan waivers do not benefit majority of farmers: PM
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Dubbing the loan waivers announced by the Congress governments as "political stunts", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that a majority of farmers do not benefit from these "misleading" announcements as only a few of them take loans from bank
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Punjab CM urges PM Modi to implement Swaminathan Commission Report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to waive off loans of farmers and make efforts to implement the Swaminathan Commission Report.
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Farmers' strike a media gimmick: Agriculture Minister
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 02 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday said the 10-day farmer strike which started on Friday was a mere media gimmick.
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Farmers launch 10-day long nationwide strike starting today
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Thousands of farmers from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on Friday started a 10-day nationwide strike demanding waiver of loans, right price for their crops and implementation of recommendations of Swaminath
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Farmers protest in Delhi, caution Centre of consequences if demands not me
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): A day after Maharashtra farmers had their demands approved from the state government, farmers from across the country gathered in Delhi on Tuesday and demanded loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Commission's recommendations.
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Farmers detained in Haryana ahead of Delhi gherao call
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Gharaunda (Haryana) [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): Number of activists and leaders of the agitating farmers were detained by the Haryana Police in Gharaunda, ahead of their march towards Delhi on Friday.
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Coimbatore's farmers disappointed with Budget '18
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): The Farmers Association in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city on Saturday expressed disappointment over the Union budget as their demands were not met.
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Brinda Karat criticises Union Budget over farmers issue
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Feb 2 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Brinda Karat on Friday took a dig at the Centre after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that it already implemented the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission.
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