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PM Modi to release Rs 20,000 crore to farmers during Varanasi visit on June 18
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 20,000 crore as the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at an event in Varanasi on June 8, which will benefit 9.26…
- India
AIKS condemns Shivraj’s appointment as agri minister, says he has farmers’ blood on hands
New Delhi: All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Tuesday condemned the appointment of Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the Agriculture Minister, and held him responsible for the Mandsaur incident in Madhya Pradesh, where…
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Farmers welfare top priority: Union agri minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and four-time former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Union Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday and vowed to work for farmers’ welfare,…
- India
Parliament should enact law to prevent mob lynching, hate crimes: Farmers’ body
New Delhi: The All India Kisan Sabha on Monday demanded Parliament to enact a law to prevent mob lynching and hate crimes, as they protested violence perpetrated against three cattle transporters by…
- India
Farmers yet to get drought relief funds despite Karnataka CM’s warning
Bengaluru: The distribution of drought relief funds in the districts of Central Karnataka remains incomplete, leaving thousands of farmers without the financial assistance they desperately need. Various technical issues have prevented the…
- Telangana
Farmers accuse ex-Bhupapalli municipal vice-chairman of grabbing 40 acres
Hyderabad: Scores of farmers from Kasimpally village under Bhupalapalli municipality submited a representation to Jayashankar Bhupalapalli district collector Bhavesh Mishra accusing the former municipal vice-chairman K Haribabu of usurping 40 acres of…
- India
Karnataka: Rising arecanut prices bring relief to growers
Bengaluru: As temperatures soar in Davanagere district, the arecanut heartland, there’s a silver lining for farmers as the price of arecanut has surged past Rs 50,000 per quintal. This unexpected rise in…
- Telangana
Telangana: Water released for irrigation from Gayatri Bahubali pump house
Hyderabad: As a respite to the increasing challenges faced by farmers due to unseasonal rains this year in Telangana, the state government ordered the release of water from the Gayatri Bahubali pump…
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Telangana: EC officials check KCR’s vehicle amidst his trip to meet farmers
Hyderabad: Election authorities checked the vehicle of BRS supremo and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) during his maiden tour as the Leader of Opposition, in Suryapet on Sunday, March…
- Telangana
Telangana: KCR to meet farmers, inspect damaged crops on Sunday
Hyderabad: Leader of the Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) will commence inspecting agricultural fields affected by unseasonal rains and engaging with farmers, intensifying its battle against the Congress government’s…
- Telangana
KCR to visit some Telangana districts, meet farmers on March 31
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will visit some districts of Telangana on March 31 to inspect crops drying due to lack of irrigation water…
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Govt directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5L tonnes of onion directly from farmers
New Delhi: The government has directed the NCCF and the NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion for the country’s buffer requirement directly from farmers as the Rabi-2024 harvest has…
- Telangana
Telangana: BRS shedding crocodile tears over farmers’ issues, says Shabbir
Hyderabad: Advisor to the Telangana government (SC, ST, BC and minorities) and Congress senior leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir accused the BRS leaders of shedding crocodile tears over the farmers’ issues. He questioned,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Panchayat secy wears gorilla costume to keep monkeys at bay
Hyderabad: In a bid to guard crops from monkeys in Morampalli Banjar village of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, gram panchayat secretary, M Bhavani, came up with a novel idea. Instead of deploying scarecrows,…
- India
Congress accuses govt of doing nothing to protect interests of farmers
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused the government of not doing anything to protect the interests of farmers and exporters of Basmati rice, which it claimed was being grown illegally in…
