Maharashtra dairy farmers withdraw stir as government announces new rateFederation of dairy farmers, led by Shetti-headed Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, have been protesting in parts of the state seeking higher...
19 Jul, 2018, 11.56 PM IST
Farmers' outfit Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana keen to join hands with Shiv Sena if it quits NDAThe Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, headed by Shetti, had last year pulled out of the NDA and the 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) in Maharashtr...
27 Jun, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Farmer organisations across the country to unite in Delhi, as agitations spread nationwideAll India Kisan’s Coordination Committee, a federal body of farmers has organised a meeting of representatives of farmers union on June 16t...
13 Jun, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Shiv Sena, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna spearhead Maharashtra shutdownFadnavis on Monday said his government would speak to the farmers but not to those who are politically using it to their advantage.
06 Jun, 2017, 12.29 AM IST
Maharashtra cane farmers, millers oppose centre's move to impose stock limit on mills to tame sugar pricesRam Villas Paswan announced imposition of stock limit on sugar mills allowing them to keep only 37% stock by end September end and 27% stoc...
02 Sep, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
Sugar rates increase in wholesale markets, mills get no benefitsSugar millers and farmer bodies in Maharashtra say largescale speculative trading has pushed sugar prices up but this has brought no gains ...
07 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Maharashtra government warns sugar mills to clear dues worth Rs 2,000 crore by December 31As some mills paid their first advance lower than the agreed price, SSS had disturbed cane crushing in Kolhapur-Sangli region of Maharashtr...
18 Dec, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Crushing hit as sugarcane farmers launch protest over wage delayMaharashtra sugarcane farmers, who haven’t been paid even two months after the start of crushing, have launched protests to press for their...
17 Dec, 2015, 04.49 AM IST
Farmers' leaders meet Arun Jaitley on land billFarmer leaders including NDA ally Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana met Arun Jaitley demanding restoring the consent clause in the land bill.
10 Jun, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Maharashtra polls: Mollified by Uddhav Thackeray, 3 unhappy allies to stay in 'Mahayuti'"We are going to meet BJP leaders now and hope this logjam will be sorted out today," SSS leader and Lok Sabha MP Raju Shetty told reporter...
24 Sep, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
Shiv Sena and BJP negotiate; RSP, SSS talk of parting waysThe RSP leader said in that case his party and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana would contest 144 seats each. "We will wait till tomorrow," he...
21 Sep, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna asks Shiv Sena-BJP to come to agreementRamdas Athawale, whose party is also a member of Sena-BJP-led Mahayuti, had appealed leaders of both the parties to reach agreement expedit...
17 Sep, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
Shiv Sena-BJP seat sharing talks positive: Maharashtra BJP chief Devendra FadnavisAfter coming to power, the Mahayuti government would review decisions taken by the NCP government after the LS polls earlier this year, Fad...
10 Sep, 2014, 08.06 PM IST
Maharashtra farmers to protest against government's attempt to keep onion prices lowFarmers and traders had expected onion prices to increase in October, giving them good returns like in the previous year.
10 Sep, 2014, 08.58 AM IST
BJP & Shiv Sena join hands with Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana in MaharashtraMP and President of SSS Raju Shetty declared that there was an agreement between him and the Sena-BJP to take on the Congress-NCP as a unit...
08 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana withdraws cane price agitation in MaharashtraSSS has withdrawn the agitation over cane price without getting any assurance about cane price either from the government or the sugar fact...
29 Nov, 2013, 09.39 PM IST
Maharashtra delegation to meet PM Manmohan Singh to end sugar crisisAn all-party delegation from Maharashtra, along with the representatives of agitating farmers organizations, is scheduled to meet Prime Min...
26 Nov, 2013, 03.51 AM IST