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BJP's greed for power has triumphed over empowering farmers: Ahmed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat Ahmed Patel on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Government at the Centre of having a greed for power that has triumphed over empowering the Indian farmers.
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BJP threatens Karnataka state-wide bandh on May 28
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday threatened to hold a state-wide bandh on May 28, if Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy fails to waive off farmers loans by then.
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India, Netherlands to strengthen partnership in agriculture
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has met Carola Schouten, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands in Krishi Bhawan and expressed his desire to further strengthen the existi
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KCR sets target of June 2 for cheque distribution under Rythu Band
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 23 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed officers to ensure distribution of Rythu Bandu cheques and Pattadar passbooks to all eligible farmers by June 2.
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Debt-ridden farmer begs on Mumbai trains to repay loan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sangli (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): Amidst the news of debt-ridden farmers' suicide in Maharashtra, meet Narayan Pawar, a poor farmer from Morgaon village, who resorted to begging on Mumbai's local trains to repay his loans of Rs. 40lakh.
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Congress will waive farmers' loan if comes to power in Chhattisgar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bilaspur/Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Ahead of 2019 general elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday assured people of Chhattisgarh that his party will waive the loans of farmers if it forms government in the state.
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Telangana CM proposes to introduce new insurance scheme for farmer
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday proposed to introduce a new insurance scheme for the benefit of farmers.
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Thunderstorm: UP farmers suffer loss of mango crop
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur (Lucknow) [UP], May 15 (ANI): Apart from inflicting loss of lives and properties, the recent thunderstorm has also destroyed the mango harvest in northern India.
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Dust storm upsets the 'mango' cart of farmers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): The dust storm that hit North India on Sunday has caused a massive damage to mango harvest in various parts of the region, leaving farmers in a hapless condition.
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Rameswaram: Water crisis leaves people distressed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 09: As intense heat condition prevails across Tamil Nadu, locals complain of water crisis in Rameswaram town as groundwater level drops with increase in temperature.
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Congress ruined farmers of Karnataka: PM Modi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Koppal (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the incumbent Congress government in poll-bound Karnataka saying that they have been in 'sleep mode' since five years in the state and are doing nothing to address the problems of the farmers.
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Naidu writes to PM Modi, highlights farmers' issues
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] May 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought his intervention in addressing farmers' issues.
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