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'Talked to RBI, forcible recovery from farmers should be stopped': Maharashtra CMMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced efforts to halt forceful loan recoveries by microfinance companies affecting farmers...
Maharashtra to give 1.5 crore farmers Rs 5,000 each before DiwaliMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a drought relief package for 1.5 crore farmers. An advance amount of Rs 5,000 will b...
85% of Maharashtra declared drought-hit; farmers to get Rs 5,000 aid before DiwaliMaharashtra's government has declared drought in over 305 talukas due to a severe rainfall deficit. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announ...
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expands drought-hit talukas to 305, announces ₹5,000 Diwali bonus for farmersMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the expansion of the drought declaration to 305 talukas. A Diwali bonus of ₹5,000 wi...
Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas or nearly three-fourths of state; announces relief measuresMaharashtra has declared drought in 265 out of 358 talukas due to significant rainfall deficits. The government announced various relief me...
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis unveils Rs 31,628 crore farm relief; Oppn dubs It eyewashThe Maharashtra government has announced a ₹31,628 crore relief package for farmers devastated by heavy rains, particularly in Marathwada. ...
Real picture of Maharashtra rain fury to come by Oct 5, will try to give aid before Diwali: MinisterMaharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule indicated that flood-affected farmers in the state could receive compensation before ...
Ladli Behna Yojana monthly aid to be hiked to Rs 1500 after Diwali, Rs 3k by 2028: MP CMMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that the Ladli Behna Yojana's monthly financial aid will increase from Rs 1250 to Rs 15...
Supreme Court to Delhi: How was ban on firecrackers openly flouted?The Supreme Court has criticised the Delhi government for its failure to enforce the firecracker ban during Diwali, leading to severe air p...
Airpocalypse spurs a mad dash for hills during Diwali breakTravel bookings surge by 30% as residents of Delhi-NCR and Chandigarh seek cleaner air in destinations like the hills, Munnar, and Bhutan. ...
'Deepam' scheme offering free cooking gas cylinders to begin from Diwali in AndhraAndhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu announces the 'Deepam' scheme, offering three free cooking gas cylinders annually to eligible women f...
In Chhattisgarh, 'Modi ki Guarantee' trumps Congress's promises of freebiesIt seems the promises made by the BJP, which it promoted as 'Modi ki Guarantee 2023', worked in its favour as it is all set to return to po...
My govt is inclusive, committed to Maha's all-round development, says CM Eknath ShindeSpeaking about farmers, Shinde said cultivators have been given financial assistance of more than Rs 4,000 crore, while Rs 950 crore of loa...
Maharashtra rains: Help farmers or Congress will agitate, not allow ministers to move about, warns Nana Patole"Due to the incompetence of the state government, the farmers will celebrate a dark Diwali. After heavy rains, the receding water has damag...
Government plans to slap higher penalty for cruelty against animals; draft bill likely in next Parliament sessionAt present, perpetrators of such acts often get away unscathed as the penalty for the first time offender is just Rs 50 under the Preventio...
Maharashtra CM announces Rs 10,000 crore aid to flood-hit peopleSpeaking to reporters here after holding a meeting with the key leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on the issue, Thackeray said ...
Agri ministry to study Ujjwala scheme to improve PM KISAN payment systemThe PM Kisan scheme provides cash assistance up to Rs 1600 for new LPG connection and subsidy is transferred subsequently to more than 800 ...
Govt hikes dearness allowance by 5% for employees & pensionersThe hike will benefit 50 lakh central government employees and 65 lakh pensioners.
Delhi pollution: It will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation, says Punjab governmentThe Punjab government said it will cost Rs 11,000 cr over years to combat the situation while experts said the use of harvesters, which lea...
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray assures help to drought-affected farmers in Marathwada"We will also take care of education of children of the drought-hit farmers," Thackeray, who is on a visit of the drought-hit areas of Mara...