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Wayanad (Kerala): There is an atmosphere of tiger fear in a village located on the edge of the forest in Kerala's upscale Wayanad district, where farmers and locals on Sunday morning blocked a busy road carrying carcasses of cows killed by the big cat. Blocked.Despite repeated efforts by the...

New Delhi [India], Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Central Government is committed to procuring tur, Urad and Masur at Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure diversification of crops and achieving self-sufficiency in pulse...

New Delhi (India), Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that since the day he took charge as Agriculture Minister, he has been thinking day and night on how to take forward agriculture and ensure the well-being of farmers.While speaking at a...

Kottayam: Outgoing Rubber Board chairman Sawar Dhanania on Saturday said rubber growers in Kerala are shifting to other income-generating activities due to the infrastructure development taking place in the state.While talking to the media, Dhanania said that if the farmers cultivating rubber...

New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday accused the Center of mocking farmers by announcing an increase in MSP that is only five to seven per cent more than what was declared last year.Addressing a virtual press conference, SKM leaders said the increase is nowhere near the minimum...

He visited the Government Sericulture Silk Seed Grain Centre, reviewed the site and issued instructions to start operations.“The previous government had neglected this valuable asset of Punjab, but Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to reopen this centre,” he said. The silk seed grain...

He also said that there will be no shortage of electricity or water for farmers in Rajasthan.During a meeting with farmers, cattle rearers and representatives of dairy associations on Friday, Chief Minister Sharma said that agriculture is not a business but a duty which farmers perform with...

Also, he released financial assistance of Rs 131.24 crore into the accounts of 3,527 beneficiaries under Deendayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU).Saini said that in the last nine and a half years the state government has provided Rs 12,500 crore as compensation to...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said a loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh for farmers will be implemented soon.Speaking to reporters after the state cabinet meeting, Revanth Reddy said that loans up to Rs 2 lakh taken by farmers during December 12, 2018 to December 9, 2023...

Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that the BJP government is continuously working to empower the poor, farmers, workers, women and youth."Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, various welfare schemes are being implemented for all sections of the...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who chaired a virtual meeting with agriculture ministers of various states at Krishi Bhawan, said the e-Samridhi portal was launched through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Federation National Cooperative Consumers...

State Congress president Nana Patole said the campaign aims to highlight high inflation, rising unemployment, deteriorating law and order, the recent NEET paper leak and other failures of the Mahayuti and Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA governments.“The Center and the state are having fun by...

Bombay. The Union and Maharashtra governments have abandoned the citizens, who are reeling from inflation, unemployment, corruption and breakdown of law and order, Congress leader Nana Patole said on Friday.Addressing a press conference, the Maharashtra Congress chief said the state government...

The cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 80,000 crore.''This government belongs to the common people. Therefore, the project can only move forward taking into account the public's feelings and trusting them. No project will be imposed on the people. We completed the revolutionary...

New Delhi [India], agricultural economists and representatives of farmers associations were among the key industry stakeholders who were part of a pre-budget consultation meeting chaired by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on Friday.The meeting is...

Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra on Thursday said the Odisha government will purchase paddy from farmers at an increased price of Rs 3,100 per quintal from the upcoming Kharif season.He told reporters here that instructions have been issued to the concerned...

The increase in paddy MSP is one of the major promises made by the ruling party during the recently held elections.Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the Food Supplies Minister said: "We will ensure that procurement is done as per procedure and 'cutni chutney' (forced cutting of paddy...

Chandigarh Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday called for a scientific approach to fix the minimum support price for all crops.He also claimed that the marginal increase in paddy MSP of Rs 117 per quintal did not take into account the overall cost plus 50 per...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will make efforts to export litchi grown in Pathankot to increase the income of farmers, state Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra said on Thursday.He was addressing the state level litchi exhibition in Pathankot.The minister said Pathankot...

Pune Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2016 statement that the former had held his hand in the early days of politics was not true.Pawar, a prominent opposition politician, criticized Modi and said the policies he is pursuing...