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Telangana
Pharma city: Farmers alleged forced land acquisition by govt
Hyderabad: Farmers and villagers from Ranga Reddy district who are opposing the state government’s upcoming ‘Pharma City’ project have alleged that the latter is taking land from about 20 villages…
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India
Farmers stopped from proceeding towards Dy CM’s Sirsa house
Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Tuesday used water cannons to disperse groups of farmers as they were heading to Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala’s private residence in Sirsa town to protest…
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Muslims arrange food for farmers protesting against farm bill in Punjab
Amritsar: As Sikh farmers stood aginst the new ‘farmers bill’ and agitated, and too rallies on the streets in Punjab. Showing another example of communal harmony a group of muslims…
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India
Will fight against farm laws on all fronts: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh extended his government’s full support to the agitating farmers on Tuesday and assured them of all possible legal and other steps to fight the “draconian…
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Local farmers kick off paddy harvesting in Kashmir
Srinagar: Despite the restrictions amid COVID-19 and the non-availability of laborers, paddy harvesting season in Kashmir is going on full swing with local farmers taking up the challenge and ensuring that…
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India
Amritsar farmers continue to burn stubble as alternative methods
Amritsar: Farmers in Amritsar’s Devi Dasspura village continued to burn their field stubble, causing plumes of smoke to emanate. Stubble burning in Amritsar has taken place unusually early this year, due to an early Kharif…
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India
SFJ now announces $1 mn grant to farmers for Khalistan support
New Delhi: As thousands of Indian farmers protest against the three contentious agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament, banned US-based secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is trying to fish in troubled…
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Farm Bills: Much to hide behind the veneer of farmers’ facilitation
Farming is the only economic sector that has defied the Covid-driven contraction in the national economy. A bumper kharif crop is awaited due to above average precipitation of monsoon. Paddy…
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Hyderabad News
Farm bills will benefit only Corporates, not farmers: Uttam
Hyderabad/New Delhi: The Congress in Telangana is all set to undertake protests agains the Centre for passing three bills in Parliament, pertaining to agriculture, in spite of stern protests in different…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Andhra CM plans to double farmers’ income
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday vowed to double farmers’ income, making it a priority and promised to do whatever it takes to achieve…
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Crime and Accident
Burdened with debt, farmer ends life
Banda: A debt-ridden farmer allegedly ended his life by consuming poisonous substance in Pindaran village here, police said on Thursday. Ram Narain (38) consumed poisonous substance on Tuesday and died during…
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Andhra Pradesh News
CPM condemns permanent free power to farmers by Andhra Govt
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh CPM Secretary P Madhu has condemned the state government’s decision of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of permanent free power to farmers. The party has opposed the idea of fixing metres to pump sets…
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India
32K daily wagers, 10K farmers killed self in 2019: NCRB
New Delhi: Nearly 43,000 people engaged in the farming sector and daily wage earners committed suicide in 2019, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. As many as…
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India
Chhattisgarh disburses Rs 1,737 cr to farmers, tendu leaf collectors
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday disbursed total Rs 1,737.50 crore to farmers, tendu leaves collectors and dung sellers under three different schemes of the state government. The event,…
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India
Odisha MLA toils on his farmland, garners praise from VP, Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: A ruling BJD MLA in Odisha himself ploughs his agricultural field and sows paddy saplings along with other workers. With rain creating favourable conditions for agriculture, Manohar Randhari, a three-time…
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India
Kerala farmer grew pearls in buckets
By SERENE SARAH ZACHARIAH If you thought that pearls could only be found in oysters in the ocean, then this farmer from Kasargod, Kerala is here to prove you wrong…
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News
Shiv Sena seeks PM’s intervention to stop farmers’ suicides
Mumbai: With an average of 5 farmland suicides reported in Maharashtra daily, a senior Shiv Sena leader on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent personal intervention to crack the…
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India
Will take fight on ‘anti-farmers’ ordinances to Centre: Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh: Accusing the Akalis of “selling Punjab’s interests” by agreeing to what he dubbed the “anti-farm ordinances” brought forth by the Centre, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that he…
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News
Bid to displace 30,000 Sikh farmers in UP wrong: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Taking cognisance of reported attempts by the Uttar Pradesh government to displace more than 30,000 Sikh farmers by taking over their land, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said…
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Crime
Farmer dies of electrocution in UP village
Chitrakoot: A farmer died of electrocution after he came in contact with a wire laid in a field to trap animals, police said on Monday. Following the incident at Shitalpur…
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Crime and Accident
Farmer commits suicide in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: A farmer was found hanged from a tree in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh with the authorities suspecting that he committed suicide fearing failure to sell his sugarcane produce…
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News
BJP opposes new agricultural policy of Telangana
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today submitted a memorandum to Commissioner Agriculture opposing the New Agricultural Policy of the State demanding the state government. A delegation led by senior…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Heritage celebrates World Milk Day
Vijayawada: Heritage Foods Limited, dairy player in the country celebrates World Milk Day by striving for farmers empowerment & welfare. The company engages farmers across the States, where in the…
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India
Farmer died while waiting at wheat procurement center in MP
Dewas: A farmer, who was waiting for his turn at a wheat procurement centre in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh for the last two days to sell his crop died…
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News
Uttam confronts Minister Jagadish Reddy over farmers issue
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had a direct confrontation with Minister Jagadish Reddy over the farmers’ issues. During the meeting…
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Hyderabad News
Fulfill promises before giving surprise gift to farmers: Uttam
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao first fulfill the old promises he…
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India
Locust menace: Chhattisgarh farmers, Agri department on alert
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh agriculture department and farmers of districts bordering Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been alerted after swarms of locusts attacked crops in the neighbouring states, an official said on…
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Top Stories
Telangana farmers can now grow only what the govt wants
Hyderabad: Buoyed by the expansion of irrigation coverage and a bumper paddy crop this season, Telangana has decided to go for a new agriculture policy under which farmers will have…
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News
BJP, TRS Govts neglecting farmers, migrant workers: Uttam
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State Government take immediate corrective measures in procuring the agriculture produce from…
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Crime
Farmer found dead in Banda
Banda: A farmer, who had been missing for three days, was found hanging from a tree in Nari village in Pailani area here, police said on Friday. The body of…
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