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Rahul Gandhi for all-out support to farmers

Monday marks the 88th anniversary of the Dandi march.

13 March 2018 12:49 AM IST

I have not studied. Even my children could not finish their studies. When there is no agriculture work, I do odd jobs and get only Rs 40-50 per day: Cheru Mahele

Govt must listen to our problems: Farmers

The problems faced by them are a little different from land-owning farmers.

12 March 2018 1:48 AM IST

A farmer and Lasalgaon APMC Chairman Jaydatt Holkar said, Due to the perennial shortages and gluts, and the chaos of the onion market, many farmers turned towards different cash crops vegetables.

Cultivators angry' over falling farm produce prices

Farmers are frustrated as farm produce prices do not cover their production cost, making a long-term agriculture police...

12 March 2018 1:44 AM IST

Members of the Sikh community served food and water to the farmers. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Protesters get warm welcome in Mumbai

Protesters, who have been walking from March 6, did not expect the warm welcome from the people in the city.

12 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

A wishlist for 2019: To brighten India's future

Let us hope that the parliamentary elections in 2019 throw up a result that is good for the country.

30 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

The government has started preparing to announce a drought in the state.

Odisha seeks financial assistance for helping drought-affected farmers

The crop loss of nearly 33pc has been recorded in pockets of nine districts in Odisha.

28 Dec 2018 4:53 PM IST

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

Govt mulls zero interest on timely crop loan repayment as new year...

The government has set a target to provide Rs 11 lakh crore credit to farmers in the current fiscal.

28 Dec 2018 3:08 PM IST

The benchmark Sensex pared some gains and were trading higher by 0.69 per cent or 233.02 points at 34,080.25 at 0955 hrs. (Photo: File)

Indian stocks may enjoy strong bounce in 2019 elections, farmers hold...

Nifty is set to post its worst annual return in the past three years as a series of electoral defeats of the BJP.

28 Dec 2018 11:36 AM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

Long-term solution to farm distress needed

Farmers contend that while the input prices that they have to pay have increased substantially, the MSP does not reflect...

24 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

In 2015, 3,266 farmers committed suicide in the state.

State sanctions Rs 11 crore to farmers who lost crops to untimely rain

The affected farmers hail from Konkan, Pune, Nagpur and Aurang-abad, the GR revealed.

19 Dec 2018 1:32 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his partys victory was a clear message to PM Modi that people are not happy with decisions, including demonetisation and those pertaining to farmers and youth. (Photo: ANI)

Won't let PM sleep till farm waiver: Rahul Gandhi

BJP calls remark a new low' in public discourse.

19 Dec 2018 12:50 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Congress, BJP ignored farmers for 70 years, says CM Kejriwal

Youth is our biggest strength and with their help we changed Delhi. CM Arvind Kejriwal

16 Dec 2018 1:22 AM IST