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Karnataka sugarcane growers stage demo to press for their demands, district officials impose restrictionsFarmers in North Karnataka are intensifying their protest over the procurement price of sugarcane and other related issues. They staged blo...- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sugarcane growers to lobby against inclusion of sugar mill owners in new Karnataka cabinetIn December last year, sugarcane farmers had protested for 23 days, demanding higher prices and alleging that sugar factory owners were che...
- Govt being run by big corporates which is why they're not talking to us: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait"This agitation has been going on for nine months and the government has not held talks since January 22. We have repeatedly said that this...
- Sugarcane prices: Farmers' stir continues as meeting with ministers remains inconclusiveAfter the meeting in Chandigarh on Sunday, senior farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal told reporters, "Not much was achieved from today's m...
- Amarinder, party MLAs hold dharna in front of CM's residenceSenior Congress leader Amarinder Singh along with his some party legislators today held a sit-in in front of the official residence of Punj...
- CM Siddaramaiah to hold meeting with sugar factory owners to fix payment issuesSugarcane growers, who had rejected the price of Rs 2,500 a tonne fixed by the government, had staged protests, demanding that it be raised...
- Sugarcane dues: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to hold meeting with sugar factory ownersPrasad said most of them have sought relaxation of the December 31 deadline for paying the first instalment of dues.
- No collusion with sugar mill owners: SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today refuted the opposition charge that his government has colluded with sugar mill owners .
- Sugarcane growers to get incentive of Rs 150 per tonneKarnataka Cabinet decided to provide an incentive of Rs 150 per tonne of sugarcane in addition to the already announced State Advisory Pric...
- Anna Hazare supports farmers' protests in MaharashtraFarmers had staged road blockades at various places in western Maharashtra as per the appeal made by the farmers' leader.
- After cane pricing, it’s about mills’ profit shareA final resolution to the sugarcane pricing issue still eludes the government. After taking a step back by withdrawing the controversial cl...
- Rahul gets assurance from PM on sugarcanePM assured him that the ordinance would be "suitably amended".
- PM assures Rahul on sugarcanePM has assured Rahul Gandhi on sugarcane related ordinance.
- BJP plays the kisan card, picks holes in UPA theoryIn the backdrop of likely mid-term polls, the BJP attacked the United Progressive Alliance government for its anti-farmer policies.
- Sugarcane story turns murkySugar politics in Maharashtra is set to take a bitter turn. As the industry debates issues such as excess sugarcane production and export c...
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