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- India
Famers bodies hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Punjab, demand MSP law’s enactment
Barnala: Samyukta Kisan Morcha and 18 farmer unions on Saturday organised a “mahapanchayat” here demanding the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support price for crops and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt must protect farmers’ interest: Former CM Bommai
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday, January 6, that the government must protect the interests of farmers who have voted for the Congress and brought them to power…
- Bangalore
Karnataka minister’s ‘farmers wish for drought’ remark sparks row
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Agricultural Marketing Minister Shivanand Patil has kicked up a controversy with his remarks that the farmers in the state wish for drought to occur as they get farm loan waivers…
- India
Not old, can still straighten some people out, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he had not grown old and still had the power to “straighten some people out”. Speaking at a bullock-cart race in Charkoli…
- India
2,366 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 10 months this year: Minister
Nagpur: As many as 2,366 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra between January and October this year, Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Anil Bhaidas Patil informed the state assembly on Thursday. The…
- India
Neelam held for protesting outside Parliament participated in farmers’ agitation: Family members
Chandigarh: Family members of Neelam, one of the two persons arrested for protesting outside the Parliament on Wednesday, said she had earlier participated in several agitations including farmers’ movement. Neelam’s mother Saraswati…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP to procure wet, discoloured paddy from cyclone-hit farmers
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will procure wet and discoloured paddy from farmers affected by the recent cyclone, it was announced on Tuesday. Chief Minister Y. S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday directed…
- Hyderabad
Genuine farmers to get financial assistance, says Telangana Cong leader
Hyderabad: The new Congress government in Telangana will provide financial assistance under Rythu Bharosa to only those farmers who are actually engaged in farming, said senior leader and legislator T. Jeevan Reddy.…
- India
COP28: 44% drop in climate finance to agrifood systems in Asia, concern for farmers
Dubai: The amount of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems is strikingly low and continues to diminish compared to global climate finance flows, a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization…
- India
Cyclone Michaung: Bengal CM announces relief for affected farmers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced compensation, relief and support for farmers facing losses because of untimely rainfall as an impact of Cyclone Michaung. The announcement was made…
- India
BJP plans series of protests across Bengal to highlight farmers’ plight
Kolkata: Following instructions from the party’s central leadership to launch an all-out attack against the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the state unit of the BJP has decided hold a series…
- India
Savanur farmers overcome hardships to cultivate export-quality betel
Haveri: Savanur, renowned for its spicy food preparation, has carved a niche in the cultivation of high-quality betel leaves. The favorable climate in Savanur taluk in Haveri district of north Karnataka supports…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to release Rs 2,000 as relief to drought-hit farmers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government announced on Thursday that it would release crop relief of Rs 2,000 in the first instalment for eligible farmers suffering from drought. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made this announcement…
- Telangana
Farmers’ income can’t be doubled by dialogues: KTR slams PM Modi
Hyderabad: BRS working president and Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday said that farmers’ income cannot be doubled by “dialogues and jumlas (empty promises),” in a reference to Prime Minister…
- Telangana
KTR showcases decade-long development with ‘Trailblazer Telangana’
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao, while addressing a presentation for ‘Trailblazer Telangana’ on Thursday, claimed that the state of Telangana has flourished under K Chandrashekar Rao-led BRS government.…
