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The loan waiver amount will be directly deposited into the accounts of the farmers.

Shiv Sena terms loan waiver hasty'

Shiv Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece newspaper, Saamna, bashed the BJP over the poor implementation of the loan...

28 Oct 2017 8:09 PM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (Photo: PTI)

Maha govt releases Rs 4,000 cr in phase 1 of loan waiver scheme

Investment in the agriculture sector had increased by almost three times.

18 Oct 2017 10:43 AM

Bombay High Court

Despite assurance to HC, state yet to implement Swaminathan farm...

The recommendations include provision of facilities to ensure financial security for farmers.

15 Oct 2017 7:32 PM

RBI said farmers can avail of short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent. Photo: PTI

Farmers get seven days to object on acquisition

The farmers are calling these notices an example of strong-arm tactics by the government.

15 Oct 2017 7:27 PM

Farmers sitting in pits to protest against acquisition of their land in Rajasthan.

Farmer creates a stir with JNU-inspired protest

Farmers near Jaipur launched on October 2 Zameen Samadhi Satyagrah by burying themselves in sand pits.

13 Oct 2017 8:07 PM

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20 farmers dead, 1800 sick after spraying 'lethal' pesticides in...

Farmers were admitted in the district hospital in Yavatmal with symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes,...

8 Oct 2017 9:12 AM

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Focus on youth, farmers, Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi

Aanganwadi workers stopped his convoy and apprised him of their problems. Mr Gandhi assured them that he would raise the...

5 Oct 2017 8:39 PM

A farmer in Odishas Rayagada district sets his paddy field on fire after a pest attack.

Naveen faces heat over farm suicides

The government has now decided to provide crop loss compensation and loans to all the farmers, including sharecroppers.

12 Nov 2017 8:00 PM

A Tuljapur youth had threatened to jump off the top floor of Mantralaya on Friday over the issue of MSP.

State, Centre take steps to address unrest over MSP

Farmers are very upset over prices of agricultural produce and the MSP issue.

11 Nov 2017 8:25 PM

The loan waiver amount will be directly deposited into the accounts of the farmers.

No relief for farmers who set crops on fire: Odisha minister

The minister informed that the government would soon start disbursing Rabi loans to farmers.

5 Nov 2017 12:06 AM

Farmers organisations and political parties have criticised the decision of the state government to send notices to the farmers and warn them about disconnection if the bills were not paid.

Many farmers still clueless about eligibility

The Shiv Sena leadership too has asked its leaders to organise local-level agitations.

4 Nov 2017 8:12 PM

The farmers, led by the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) , also threatened to launch an agitation across the state if their demands were not met by the government.

Farmers in Odisha burn crops in protest

As many as four farmers have committed suicide in the past seven days in Bargarh district accusing the government not...

3 Nov 2017 1:08 AM