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- Bangalore
Karnataka CM briefs Central team on drought situation in state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday held talks with the Central inter-ministerial team that met him, and sought suitable measures in the interest of farmers of the state. Explaining the drought…
- India
MHA sanctions Rs 38.06 cr to provide crop compensation to Manipur’s farmers
Imphal: The Union Home Ministry (MHA) following a proposal of Manipur Agriculture Department to provide crop compensation package for the ethnic violence affected farmers, sanctioned Rs 38.06 crore, officials said on Sunday.…
- India
Two years of Lakhimpur Kheri violence but justice eludes victims
Lakhimpur Kheri: On Tuesday (October 3), it will be two years since the Lakhimpur Kheri violence where eight persons, including four farmers were killed, under the Tikunia police station. However, the case…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Farmers protest with human skeletons over Cauvery water dispute
Trichy: The National South Indian River Interlinking Farmers Association under the leadership of Ayyakannu held a protest on Monday in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy by holding parts of the skeleton”>human skeleton and demanded…
- Bangalore
Crop loss due to drought: Karnataka to seek Rs 4,860 cr as compensation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet has approved the declaration of drought situation in 195 taluks of the state. Addressing reporters after the cabinet meeting on Friday night, state Law Minister H.K. Patil said…
- India
Cauvery issue: TN farmers to organise ‘Rail Roko’ on Sep 19
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Farmers Association will organise a ‘Rail Roko’ agitation on September 19 on the Cauvery issue. The farmers association office bearers passed a resolution regarding the agitation in a meeting…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: PJTSAU advises farmers to utilise rains for sowing dry crops
Hyderabad: Following heavy rains in the state, Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has issued an advisory for farmers to utilise these rains to sow irrigated dry (ID) crops. The director of research…
- Bangalore
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka farmers to file petition in Supreme Court today
Bengaluru: Farmer groups from Karnataka will file a counter petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the order of the Cauvery Water Management Tribunal (CWMA) to release water to Tamil Nadu.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s commitment for farmers, poor was unparalleled: Digvijaya
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekhara Reddy introduced and implemented several welfare schemes helping the poor that were the…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra: 73 farmers commit suicide in Chandrapur from Jan to July 2023
Chandrapur: As many as 73 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district from January to July this year, including 13 last month, as per the district administration data. From 2001 to…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP will address farmer issues in Khammam meeting: Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: Claiming farmers have been neglected for the last nine years under the KCR government, Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy said that the party will address farmer issues in the presence…
- Photos
National Convention of Workers and Farmers
New Delhi: Delegates during a national convention of workers and farmers, jointly organised by Central Trade Unions and Samyukta Kisan Morcha, at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (PTI…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rs 7624 cr disbursed to 68.99L farmers under Rythu Bandhu
Hyderabad: The state government has successfully disbursed Rs 7624.74 crore to 68.99 lakh farmers under the Kharif (Vanakalam) instalment of the Rythu Bandhu assistance. As part of the 11th tranche of the…
- India
Around 100 Haryana farmers enroute to Chandigarh protest detained
Ambala: Around 100 farmers from Haryana were taken into custody on Tuesday as they headed towards Chandigarh for a demonstration to seek compensation for losses caused by floods, police said. In Longowal…
- India
Centre starts onion procurement at Rs 2,410 per quintal: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Central government has started onion procurement at Rs 2,410 per quintal in Maharashtra to protect farmers amid export curbs. “NCCF and NAFED…
