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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi meets farmers from Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi uses farmers to slam PM Modi

Rahul Gandhi also met the protester's leader, P. Ayyakkannu, and took note of all their demands.

1 April 2017 12:51 AM IST

Governments two-pronged policy is to control the input costs and assure minimum support price to farmers.

Govt wants 'freedom from debt' for farmers: Patil

Freedom from debt' scheme will cost Rs 10,000 crore instead of Rs 30,000 crore needed for loan-waiver.

19 April 2017 3:26 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the dedication ceremony of Kiran Multi-Super Speciality Hospital & Research Center in Surat on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Govt will double farmers' income by 2022: PM

Narendra Modi also exhorted farmers to adopt modern farming methods like drip irrigation and new technology as well to...

18 April 2017 8:43 AM IST

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Amendment needed in Money Lending Act to extend loan waiver scheme

No final decision has been taken as yet because such a proposition involves serious financial and legal implications.

11 Feb 2017 5:47 PM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

SC clears decks for Rs 60 lakh relief to Narmada oustees

There are around 45,000 oustees from MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra who could not get land in lieu of their lands.

9 Feb 2017 2:46 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami receives a memorandum from the state farmers who are protesting for the last 39 days over their plight at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers' relief: Act quickly

The alacrity with which the BJP acted on loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh farmers has also opened a Pandora's box.

25 April 2017 12:14 AM IST

Gujarat cops put brakes on Bacchu Kadu's yatra

The Achalpur MLA is leading the farmers on an eleven day Aasud Yatra from Nagpur to Vadnagar.

21 April 2017 2:25 AM IST

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Insurance companies approve Rs 928 cr compensation to farmers

The amount would be credited to the bank accounts of the farmers within in 10 days.

26 Jun 2017 12:46 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference on loan waiver, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Loan waivers not best option

The Union finance minister has unequivocally declared the Centre will not foot any bills.

26 Jun 2017 12:40 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

Farmers' crisis likely to escalate for BJP

It would be a complete lie to say that people are unhappy with the three years of Modi government at the Centre.

25 Jun 2017 12:19 AM IST

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. (Photo: PTI)

Seeking loan waiver has become fashion these days: Venkaiah Naidu

So far states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waiver.

22 Jun 2017 4:26 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (Photo: PTI)

Disburse Rs 10,000 loans to farmers, Maharashtra CM tells banks

The Maharashtra government had issued a government resolution (GR) for disbursement of the initial loans to needy...

22 Jun 2017 2:49 AM IST