Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 22:46
Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal on Sunday organised "chakka jam" in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, demanding immediate beginning of sugarcane crushing by mills, remunerative price to farmers.
Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 22:00
Allahabad High Court has asked Centre and Uttar Pradesh government to file affidavits "indicating the extent to which benefits have been distributed" in Bundelkhand.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 15:25
Staging a dharna, BJP members on Thursday created ruckus in the Karnataka Assembly over the suicide of a sugarcane farmer as they demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah`s resignation blaming him for the tragedy.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 00:12
A depressed sugarcane farmer Wednesday committed suicide near the state secretariat here while protesting against non-payment of arrears by a sugar mill, police said.
Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 18:53
At least two farmers committed suicide in Odisha following crop failure, their families said Friday.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 22:59
Four farmers allegedly committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Wednesday, according to NGOs.
Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 15:57
Several widows of farmers, who had earlier committed suicide in Maharashtra`s Vidarbha region, observed a "Black Diwali" this time in Yavatmal district.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:18
A farmer of Wardha district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, who suffered losses of around Rs 15,000 during the last monsoon floods, was aghast to receive a compensation amount of Rs 80.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 14:34
A farmer of Wardha district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, who suffered losses of around Rs.15,000 during the last monsoon floods, was aghast to receive a compensation amount of Rs.80.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 23:40
On a day Narendra Modi addressed a rally in the city, Punjab Congress held a demonstration outside Gujarat Bhavan here "to expose" the BJP leader over the issue of alleged discrimination and injustice to Sikh farmers in Kutch region.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 19:12
Allaying apprehensions about the displacement of Punjabi farmers settled in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said his government was committed to protecting their interests and assured they will not be evicted from their lands.
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