FARMERS

‘Govt leaving no stone unturned to ensure farmer welfare’: PM Modi

22 Feb 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, emphasized the government's unwavering commitment to farmer welfare. He highlighted initiatives such as the construction of over 60,000 Amrit Sarovars nationwide, aimed at benefiting farmers and bolstering the rural economy. Modi reiterated the...

Punjab: 3-day rail roko, Know what farmers are demanding

28 Sep 2023

Several farmers' organizations initiated a three-day railway blockade starting on Thursday, in order to emphasize their stance on various urgent demands. These demands encompass a financial aid package to compensate for losses incurred due to recent floods, a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), and the forgiveness of...

‘We have only two demands,’ says framer leader Rakesh Tikait

12 Jun 2023

In order to avoid congestion caused by farmers gathering in Haryana's Kurukshetra for a Mahapanchyat, the traffic on Monday was redirected on the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway 44. This diversion was implemented to ensure smooth flow of vehicles and to address the farmers' demand for a minimum support price for sunflower...

Farmers to gather in UP tomorrow for wrestlers after Haridwar pull-back

31 May 2023

A significant gathering of farmers has been organised for Thursday in the town of Sauram in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district to address the recent protests by some of the top wrestlers in the country who have accused the head of their federation of sexual harassment. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)...

Punjab: CM Mann announces increase in crop loss compensation

27 Mar 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with officials and discussed the matter of compensating farmers for crop losses due to bad weather. There are reports of heavy damage to crops due to bad weather in North India. The crops of the farmers in many districts of Punjab were...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Accused Ashish Mehra granted interim bail

25 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court on 25th January granted bail to Lakhimpur Kheri violence accused Ashish Mishra. The top court has granted Mishra bail on the condition that he will not stay in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and leave Uttar Pradesh a week opposed the bail plea...

UP Government Opposes Bail Petition of Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Case

19 Jan 2023

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday countered the bail petition of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri brutality issue in the Supreme Court. The apex court, meanwhile, secured its decree on Ashish Mishra's bail plea. A bench of justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari reserved the order after the arguments...

Rajyavardhan Rathore urges Rajasthan CM to announce crop loss compensation for farmers

19 Jan 2023

BJP MP Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to announce a relief package for the farmers as they have suffered huge losses. In his letter to Gehlot dated January 18, the BJP MP said that vegetable crops had been destroyed due to frost during the cold...

Punjab: Police lash out at farmers protesting outside CM’s resident in Sangrur

30 Nov 2022

In front of the rented residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday, the Sangrur Police lashed out at protesting farm workers. The workers urged that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005 (MGNREGA) be amended to raise the minimum daily pay to Rs. 700, adopt...

Rs 200 crores relief for distressed farmers: Odisha government

15 Nov 2022

Naveen Patnaik, the chief minister of Odisha, stated on Tuesday that the state would provide Rs 200 crores in input assistance to help the state's struggling farmers in drought-affected districts. The Odisha government informed through a press release that the entire expenditure would be borne by the State Government. According...

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