farmers
- Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati farmers meet CM, appeal for abolishment of CRDA
Amaravati: Farmers of Amaravati region on Tuesday met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his residence and appealed to him to abolish the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) and take…
- India
Rs 15 lakh crore credit target for farmers during 2020-21 fiscal
New Delhi: The Central government has set to disburse Rs 15 lakh crore among farmers as credit during the year 2020-21, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday while presenting the Union…
- Politics
Congress to reach 50 lakh farmers in new UP push
New Delhi: In a massive outreach programme, the Congress on the direction of Priyanka Gandhi is planning to reach 50 lakh farmers within two weeks starting February 3 from Uttar Pradesh as…
- India
Farmers to get back land grabbed by Azam Khan
Rampur: After taking possession of 104 bighas of land in the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, run by the Jauhar Trust, Rampur administration has decided to launch the process of releasing the ‘occupied…
- News
Farmers are not beggars: Nana Patekar
Pune: Bollywood actor Nana Patekar on Thursday said that farmers were not beggars and they need emotional support along with financial support to resolve the issue of farmers’ suicide in Maharashtra. “It…
- Politics
Priyanka to lead Cong movement on farmers in UP
Lucknow: In an apparent attempt to corner the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh and confront the ruling BJP head-on, the Congress will launch a statewide…
- Andhra Pradesh
DSP fell on feet of farmers
Manadam area of Andhra Pradesh is witnessing huge protests in support of keeping Amaravati as state capital. In the wake of this protest, a strange scene was witnessed on the 18th day…
- India
Rajasthan CM meets locust-attack affected farmers in Barmer
Barmer: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday met the farmers of Barmer whose crops have been ravaged due to a locust attack, the worst in about two decades. “No such attack…
- Andhra Pradesh
Naidu’s wife donates bangles for Amaravati farmers’ protest
Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s wife N. Bhuvaneswari on Wednesday contributed her gold bangles for the ongoing movement by farmers to demand continuation of Amaravati as the capital.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Pawan Kalyan backs protest by Amaravati farmers
Amaravati: Popular actor and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday visited Amaravati to show solidarity with the farmers protesting against YSR Congress Party government’s three-capital proposal. Amid a tense situation, he…
- India
Thackeray announces Rs 2 lakh loan waiver for poor farmers
Nagpur: In a significant decision, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday announced a loan waiver for farmers who owe up to Rs 200,000 to banks till September 30 this year. “This…
- Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati farmers protest Andhra CM’s idea of three capitals
Amaravati: Farmers in different parts of Amaravati on Wednesday held a protest against the suggestion of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to have three capitals in the state. Farmers held a…
- India
19 farmers booked for stubble burning in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur
Sitapur: Nineteen farmers have been booked for burning crop residue in Sitapur district, officials said on Sunday. District magistrate Akhilesh Tiwari said, ” FIRs have been registered against 19 farmers and 14…
- India
Maha CM seeks support from Centre to help out farmers in state
Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday sought the help from the Centre to help out farmers in distress in the state. “The Centre should help Maharashtra in helping farmers in the…
- Kashmir
J-K: Unseasonal rain causes 35-40 pc crop loss in Samba district
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir): Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in the past two days have damaged 35 to 40 per cent crops here. Jahangir Shafi, District Agriculture Officer said: “According to our estimates,…
