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Kadayanallur (Tamil Nadu), March 30 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday criticized the ruling DMK for "harboring" those expelled from his party, saying it would gain nothing from them in the upcoming Assembly elections.He questioned whether the DMK was in power, as it...

Jaipur, March 8 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma interacted with farmers in the Hanumangarh district on Sunday and sought feedback on irrigation, electricity supply, and various agricultural schemes.The interaction took place after a state-level programme organized on International...

Nagpur, March 7 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis issued a clarification on Saturday regarding the newly announced Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme in the Maharashtra Budget, aiming to dispel rumors and confusion about which farmers would benefit from the scheme.Speaking...

Mumbai, March 7 Onion growers have described the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government for farmers in the 2026-27 state budget as "inadequate and misleading."In his budget speech on Friday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari...

Nagpur, March 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said reports suggesting a potential shortage of LPG cylinders in the context of the West Asia conflict are speculative and not in the interest of the country.He appealed to the media to avoid speculative reporting...

Mumbai, March 7 – The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) raised serious concerns on Saturday regarding the state's "deteriorating" financial health."Maharashtra is currently grappling with a massive debt estimated between Rs 9.5 to Rs 10 lakh crore," the party said.While Chief Minister...

Mumbai, March 6 – The Maharashtra government announced a farm loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh in the 2026-27 budget, along with measures for river-linking projects, women empowerment, youth development, healthcare, and strengthening social welfare schemes.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...

Coimbatore, March 3 Farmers in parts of the Coimbatore district have alleged that technical glitches and procedural delays are hindering their access to crop loans from Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), even after the Tamil Nadu government introduced an online application system...

Bengaluru, February 27 NABARD projected a priority sector credit potential of ₹4.99 lakh crore for Karnataka for the financial year 2026-27, registering a 12 per cent increase over the projections made for the previous fiscal.Releasing its "State Focus Paper for FY 2026-27" at the State Credit...

Mumbai, February 27 More than six lakh eligible farmers in Maharashtra are still awaiting benefits under the government's 2017 farm loan waiver scheme, and action is being taken to provide them with relief, a minister told the assembly on Friday.In a written reply to the Lower House of the...

Lucknow, February 17 – The Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (M-PACS), launched to strengthen the cooperative banking network and enhance outreach to grassroots workers, are yielding wide-ranging results in Uttar Pradesh.According to an official statement, more than 2...

The Jammu and Kashmir Government today informed the Legislative Assembly that it is not considering any proposal for loan waivers under the Kisan Credit Card scheme. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that this clarification came in response to a question raised by MLA Dr. Devinder Kumar...