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India targets USD 1 billion banana exports
New Delhi: India has witnessed a tenfold rise in exports of bananas in the past decade and is now targeting $1 billion in banana exports in the next five years after successful…
- India
SC grants additional time to Punjab govt to hospitalise Dallewal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till January 2 the hearing on a contempt plea seeking action against the Chief Secretary of Punjab for not complying with its earlier orders,…
- India
Farmers call for ‘Punjab Bandh’ today
Chandigarh: Farmers have announced a ‘Punjab Bandh’ on Monday leading to the expected closure of all shops across the state and disruptions in road and rail services. However, emergency services will continue…
- India
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk meets fasting farmer leader Dallewal
Chandigarh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday met with farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month in support of protesting farmers’ demands, at the Khanauri border…
- India
SC notice to Punjab govt on contempt plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over the life and safety of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, and directed the Punjab government…
- Telangana
KTR slams Telangana govt for ‘abandoning’ farmers, paddy issues
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, December 24, slammed the Telangana government over paddy procurement and accused the Congress of abandoning farmers in Telangana. KTR…
- Telangana
BRS MLAs will resign if Congress proves 24-hour power claim: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao on Saturday told the Telangana State Assembly that all BRS MLAs will resign if the Congress government proves that it is…
- Photos
Photo: ‘Rail roko’ protest by farmers in Punjab
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Wednesday said farmers have given a call for ‘Punjab bandh’ on December 30 as he slammed the Centre for not accepting the demands of protesting farmers.…
- News
Punjab: Train services affected due to farmers’ ‘rail roko’ protest
Chandigarh: Train services in Punjab were affected as farmers squatted on rail tracks on Wednesday as part of their three-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest to press the Centre into accepting their various demands,…
- India
‘Rail Roko’ Protest by farmers in Punjab
Chandigarh: Farmers blocked train routes at several places in Punjab on Wednesday as part of their three-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest to press the Centre into accepting their various demands, including a legally…
- India
6,740 farmer suicides in Maharashtra under previous Mahayuti govt: LoP Danve
Nagpur: As many as 6,740 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra during the two-and-a-half years’ tenure of the first Mahayuti government, said Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the legislative council Ambadas Danve on…
- India
Govt making efforts to increase farmers’ income: Union minister
New Delhi: The government is making efforts continuously to increase the income of farmers and various schemes are in place for it, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Tuesday. The Agriculture…
- Photos
Photos: Sarwan Singh Pandher at Shambhu border
Patiala: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher addressed a press conference at Shambhu border, in Patiala district, Punjab, Sunday, December 15, 2024. A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers on Saturday resumed its foot march…
- News
Protesting farmers at Shambhu border
Farmers are set to resume their ‘Delhi Chalo’ foot march on Saturday, pressing for the fulfilment of their long-pending demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops…
- Telangana
Telangana Civil Supplies dept launches Youtube channel for farmers
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Civil Supplies Department has launched a YouTube channel named “Commissioner Civil Supplies” to provide direct information to farmers. The channel was inaugurated on Friday by Commissioner DS Chauhan,…
