'Kisan Sansad' discusses one of 3 agri laws, passes resolution demanding its repeal"The 'sansad' unanimously rejected the 'Farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020' as bei...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.55 PM IST
Protesting farmers stop wheat-laden train in Punjab's MogaThe train was stopped at the Dagru railway station after it came out of a privately-owned grain silo in Dagru village, the police said.
26 Feb, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
No link between BJP’s loss in Punjab municipal corporation polls and farmers protest: Tomar“In Punjab we did not have a strong base. We had for several years fought elections in Punjab in alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal. In thes...
18 Feb, 2021, 09.42 PM IST
Farmers will not return home till they win: BKU leader Gurnam Singh ChaduniFarmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at Delhi's borders against the legislations since November 28 last y...
17 Feb, 2021, 05.49 PM IST
Septuagenarian Punjab farmer part of protests at the Singhu border dies of cardiac arrestThousands of farmers have been protesting since late November at Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the ...
13 Feb, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
New farm laws will have multiple benefits for farmers: CEA Subramanian"We are economists and talk about economics. And economics says that it (the farm laws) has many benefits," Subramanian said during a press...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Farmer protest a living monument of BJP government's failure: AkhileshIn a tweet in Hindi, Yadav said, "For the benefit of their dear rich friends and corporate sponsors, the BJP is trading a path which is aga...
25 Dec, 2020, 02.16 PM IST
For Modi government, crony capitalists are 'best friends', alleges Rahul Gandhi"For Modi Govt: Dissenting students are anti-nationals. Concerned citizens are urban naxals. Migrant labourers are Covid carriers. Rape vic...
15 Dec, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Agriculture Minister Tomar meets Amit ShahTomar and Parkash, along with their ministerial colleague Piyush Goyal, had led the government's negotiations with the protesting farmers.
13 Dec, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
Accept farmers' demands with immediate effect: Sachin Pilot to CentreThousands of farmers are currently staying put at Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in protest against the Farmers' Produce Tr...
10 Dec, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
MSP will be hiked continuously in coming years; No threat to farmers' land: Rajnath SinghThe Congress' youth wing activists on Monday had set a tractor ablaze near India Gate in the national capital, a few hundred metres from th...
01 Oct, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Farm bills: Farmers in Punjab block rail tracks for indefinite periodA total of 31 farmers' bodies had joined hands to intensify the agitation and they had announced to block rail tracks from October 1 for an...
01 Oct, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Agriculture Bills introduced in Rajya Sabha; Tomar says Minimum Support Price will continueThe bills are facing staunch opposition from farmer bodies as well as from within the ruling coalition. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the food proc...
20 Sep, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh initiates economic empowerment of women through sand miningA pilot sand mining scheme undertaken in East Godavari district under the new Sand Mining Policy-2014 has met with "tremendous success".
29 Oct, 2014, 02.57 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh government launches Farmers Empowerment CorporationThe FEC has been started with a paid-up capital of Rs one crore. The government also released Rs 5,000 crore towards debt redemption.
21 Oct, 2014, 01.05 PM IST
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan appreciated AP government's programmes for farmers: Finance MinisterRBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has "appreciated" the initiatives of Andhra Pradesh government, including the setting up of Farmers Empowerment...
15 Oct, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
No decision at Andhra Pradesh government-bankers meeting on loan waiverAP state Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu is scheduled to hold another round of talks with the State-Level Bankers' Committee here t...
29 Sep, 2014, 10.25 PM IST