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UP Cong chief demands release of farmers 'arrested' over stubble burning
India | Nov 04, 2020, 11:12 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu demanded on Wednesday immediate release of all the farmers who have been allegedly arrested over stubble burning.
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Ruling Congress played fraud with farmers: Sukhbir Badal
India | Oct 22, 2020, 10:43 PM ISTTwo days after the three Bills that aimed to negate the Central farm laws were passed by the legislative Assembly in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday rejected them, saying the ruling Congress played fraud with the farmers.
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India's new farm laws will empower farmers, help them earn maximum profits: Israeli envoy
India | Oct 11, 2020, 02:14 PM ISTIndia's latest agricultural reform legislations will empower farmers and give them more options to sell their produce and earn maximum profits, Israeli envoy to India Ron Malka has said, citing his country's experience.
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Nashik farmers welcome new agriculture laws
News | Oct 02, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTFarmers in Nashik hailed new agriculture reforms. They are hopeful that agriculture reforms will be beneficial for them. One farmer said, "The new farmer bill is good and is beneficial.
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Apple growers of JandK's Pulwama laud new agriculture laws
News | Oct 01, 2020, 06:00 PM ISTApple growers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district welcomed the Centre for bringing new agriculture laws.
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Agra farmers support new farm laws, say 'those opposing are doing wrong'
News | Sep 30, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTNew agriculture reforms are being praised by farmers from parts the country.
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Farmers call for Karnataka Bandh today over Farm Bills. All we know
India | Sep 28, 2020, 09:07 AM ISTSeveral farmers' organisations across Karnataka are observing a state-wide bandh today (September 28) as a sign of protest against the new Farm Bills. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bills passed on Sunday.
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Dalit farmer in UP beheaded for not sharing water
India | Sep 23, 2020, 11:03 AM ISTDalit farmer was beheaded in Uttar Pradesh because he refused to share water for irrigation with another farmer. The police have arrested the accused.
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Madhya Pradesh govt announces Rs 4,000 direct cash transfer to farmers
India | Sep 22, 2020, 11:23 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said his government will transfer Rs 4,000 into bank accounts of farmers in the state in two equal instalments in a financial year under a new scheme to be launched on September 25.
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Kejriwal urges non-BJP parties to vote against farm bills in Rajya Sabha
India | Sep 20, 2020, 12:27 PM ISTNational convener of AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to all non-BJP parties to vote against three agriculture-related bills in the Rajya Sabha, saying farmers in the country wished so.
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Farmers, businessmen unhappy with govt's decision of banning onion export
News | Sep 15, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTFarmers and businessmen in Maharashtra's Nashik are not happy with the decision of the Central government after they banned export of all varieties of onions.
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PM Modi launches e-Gopala app for farmers as part of Atmanirbhar programme
India | Sep 10, 2020, 02:00 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App for farmers. The flagship scheme is for the focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country.
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Delhi farmer buys flight tickets to bring back 20 workers from Bihar to work with him
India | Aug 23, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTPappan Singh has booked tickets worth over Rs 1 lakh so that the workers, who have toiled for him, some for over 20 years, can join him in farming mushrooms during the August to April season.
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Story of change: How farmers turn the tide to grow Dragon fruit in Kutch, Gujarat
Good News | Jul 27, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTIn a boost for Atmanirbhar Bharat, farmers in Gujarat's Kutch are cultivating vitamin-rich Dragon fruit, an exotic fruit that originally belongs to South America and is also cultivated hugely in South East Asia, Taiwan, Australia, tropical and sub-tropical regions. Now, over 150 farmers in Gujarat's Kutch are cultivating this fruit in approx 700-800 acres of land.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP, opposition in spar as farmer couple try to kill self
News | Jul 17, 2020, 08:35 AM ISTThe BJP leaders have said the senior officials have been removed after the incident but Congress is saying that mere transferring officers will be of no use.
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100 Rajasthan farmers from Dungarpur generate income of Rs 25.38 Lakh
India | Jul 06, 2020, 02:51 PM ISTAt the time when the Coronavirus has severely impacted the livelihood of millions of farmers across the country, 100 farmers in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, are celebrating their bumper produce.At the time when the Coronavirus has severely impacted the livelihood of millions of farmers across the country, 100 farmers in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, are celebrating their bumper produce.
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Farmers start cultivation of Kharif crops as monsoon arrives in UP's Prayagraj
News | Jun 20, 2020, 08:14 AM ISTMonsoon has arrived in many states of the country and this will help the farmers in the sowing of Kharif crops. In Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, farmers have started the cultivation of Kharif crops as monsoon has arrived here.
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Telangana farmer gets over Rs 7 lakh power bill for lockdown period
India | Jun 11, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTA small farmer in Telangana's Kamareddy was literally shocked to receive a power bill of over Rs 7 lakh for the lockdown period.
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'Jeevika' benefits Udhampur farmers by doubling their income
News | Jun 11, 2020, 06:08 PM ISTProject Jeevika is proving to be a much needed push to increase income of farmers in JandK's Udhampur. Jeevika was conceptualized by the District Administration of Udhampur couple of months ago.
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Fearing corona, Telangana farmer puts masks on goats
India | Apr 10, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTAfter a tiger in a zoo in the US tested positive for coronavirus, a farmer in Telangana came out with an innovative idea to save his goats from the deadly virus.