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Karnataka bandh: Sugarcane farmers protest at Vijayapura toll gate over demand for Rs 5,500 per tonne- Karnataka sugarcane growers stage demo to press for their demands, district officials impose restrictions
- Karnataka seeks Rs 20,585 cr NDRF aid as drought loss crosses Rs 62,481 cr, DyCM Parameshwara writes to PM Modi
- DK Shivakumar calls October 26 meeting with cane growers, sugar mills amid north Karnataka unrestKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has convened a meeting of sugarcane growers and sugar mill representatives in Belagavi. The state go...22 Oct, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
- Karnataka’s Shivakumar seeks Centre’s intervention on sugarcane growers’ demandsChief Minister DK Shivakumar highlighted the importance of collective solutions involving farmers and sugar factories. He mentioned address...20 Oct, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
- Shivakumar urges PM to address cane growers’ demands as agitation delays crushing seasonChief Minister DK Shivakumar has appealed to PM Modi regarding the struggles of sugarcane farmers. Protests have intensified in North Karna...19 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
- Early crushing to shore up sugar supplies before DiwaliA quarter of Maharashtra's sugar mills will begin operations this week to alleviate sugar shortages before Diwali. Sugar prices have increa...15 Oct, 2026, 01.55 AM IST
- Farmers' protest hits Mumbai-Bengaluru highway traffic; Google Maps asked to mark stretch closedVehicular traffic on the Mumbai-Bengaluru National Highway is currently disrupted due to a farmers' protest. The agitation centers around d...14 Oct, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
- Centre to set up high-level committee within a week to address sugarcane farmers' grievancesUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Food Minister Pralhad Joshi held detailed discussions at the Pusa campus with a delega...12 Oct, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
- Farmers say no to early sugarcane crushing, demand compensation and higher sugar, ethanol prices firstFarmers' organizations in Maharashtra and Karnataka are resisting the government's early sugarcane crushing proposal. They demand compensat...07 Oct, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
- India’s farm policy needs a reset amid concerns over ethanol push, subsidies: Agri expert Devinder SharmaSharma warns that ethanol-led changes in cropping patterns may create an environmental problem over the longer term.04 Sep, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
- Wholesale buyers savour softening sugar even as households' wait for a sweeter deal continuesWholesale sugar prices have seen a significant 15% fall due to recent government import decisions. Traders are optimistic about further red...25 Aug, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
- Karnataka: Rs 100 more per tonne for sugarcane growers as agitation engulfs 9 districtsThe farmers were getting an effective price of only Rs 2600 to Rs 3000 per tonne after harvesting and transportation costs but increase in ...07 Nov, 2025, 07.38 PM IST
- Samajwadi Party, Congress stage protest as UP Assembly's budget session beginsSome of its MLAs arrived for the session on tractors carrying sugarcane in solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ agitation and to protest ag...19 Feb, 2021, 12.32 AM IST
- Sugarcane farmer's suicide triggers protest in UPA farmer committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly due to non-procurement of hi...06 Jun, 2020, 07.40 AM IST
- Farmers, RLD members stage protest against sugarcane mills in UPFarmers and RLD members staged a protest outside the office of Uttar Pradesh Cane Commissioner against the alleged exploitation by sugarcan...15 Dec, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
- Government authorises state governments to fix prices for sugarcaneThe government has authorised state governments to fix prices for the produce.08 Dec, 2012, 09.24 PM IST
- LS passes controversial sugarcane support price thorugh ECA amendeentsThe Centre formally legislated the increase of State-set purchase price for sugarcane to Rs 129.84 per quintal from 107.76 per quintal.11 Dec, 2009, 06.52 AM IST
- Rahul gets assurance from PM on sugarcanePM assured him that the ordinance would be "suitably amended".20 Nov, 2009, 10.04 AM IST
- PM assures Rahul on sugarcanePM has assured Rahul Gandhi on sugarcane related ordinance.20 Nov, 2009, 03.58 AM IST
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