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New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi government held a "kheer" ceremony at the Assembly on Monday ahead of the Budget Session, and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the upcoming budget will focus on accelerating development, strengthening infrastructure, and improving the quality of life for residents...

Chennai, March 23. Growing anger over low paddy procurement prices has put the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the center of the political discourse in Tamil Nadu, with farmers in the Cauvery delta region indicating that their voting choices in the upcoming Assembly elections will depend on firm...

New Delhi, March 22 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a 'Jan Akrosh Rally' at Ramlila Maidan here on March 24, following the conclusion of an extensive outreach campaign across north India, party general secretary M A Baby announced on Sunday.The rally marks the culmination of...

Hyderabad, March 22 – The Telangana government has allocated ₹9,000 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to provide financial assistance to farmers for cultivation on 1.50 acres.Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy released the first installment of ₹3,590 crore at a public meeting held in Narmeta...

Hyderabad, March 22 Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that starting today, Rs 9,000 crore under the 'Rythu Bharosa' investment support scheme will be disbursed in three installments to 70 lakh farmers within 45 days.Addressing a rally after inaugurating an oil palm...

Ahmedabad, March 21 – Emphasizing the role of millets in promoting health and farmers' prosperity, Gujarat Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani inaugurated the state-level ‘Millet Festival and Natural Farmer Market-2026’ at Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront on Saturday."Millet is not just food...

Jaipur, March 21 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday directed all district collectors to survey crop damage caused by unseasonal rain and hailstorms and submit their reports.According to a statement, Sharma said that the pain of the farmers is the pain of his government.All...

New Delhi, March 20 The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday claimed that its members faced "harassment" in the wake of the anti-Centre AI Summit protest.The Congress youth wing also alleged that the US trade deal, which it protested against, would harm farmers, compromise national data, and...

Bengaluru, March 20 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Friday that there is opposition within the ruling party itself regarding the Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.Speaking to media persons, he said there is a sense of disappointment within the ruling...

SAMBA, March 20, 2026: Continuous rainfall over the past two days has caused significant damage to farmers in the Ramgarh border area of Samba district, where nearly ripe wheat crops were destroyed by strong winds. Farmers from villages such as Nandpur, Jerda, Dag, Nanga, and Hire Chak expressed...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, reviewed the agricultural situation across the country with senior officials in New Delhi today. The meeting followed a discussion on the crops damaged due to untimely rain and hailstorms in several states. In a social...

New Delhi, March 20 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday directed officials to coordinate with state governments for accurate assessment of crop losses after unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms damaged standing rabi crops, including wheat, across several states.Chairing a...

New Delhi, March 19 Farmers, under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), demanded on Thursday that the agriculture, dairy, and poultry sectors be excluded from the proposed India-US trade agreement, emphasizing that duty-free imports would spell doom for domestic producers...

Amaravati, March 19 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday asked officials to regularly inform farmers about weather conditions to reduce crop losses.His remarks came in the wake of untimely rains across six districts that have affected over 1,200 hectares."Alert...

Vijayawada, March 19 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the objective of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition government is to provide financial, social, and health security to every individual in the state.Addressing Ugadi celebrations here, the...

Nainital, March 18 The Uttarakhand High Court has provided a significant relief to farmers in Udham Singh Nagar district by staying an administrative order related to summer paddy cultivation.Justice Pankaj Purohit heard a petition filed by farmers from the Gadarpur tehsil.The petition...

New Delhi, March 18 Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused opposition-ruled states of "politicizing" the rejection of public welfare schemes simply because they bear the Prime Minister's name.Chouhan also urged the states to...

New Delhi, March 18 Members of the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday expressed concerns that the India-US trade deal could severely impact farmers and negatively affect the Indian economy.Participating in a debate on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

Chandigarh, March 18: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged public representatives on Wednesday to actively promote natural farming, emphasizing that certain issues must transcend partisan politics."It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders not only to adopt natural...

Ranchi, March 18 The Jharkhand government will set up cold storage facilities in each assembly constituency across the state, Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey told the assembly on Wednesday.Responding to a question, she said that a cold storage facility with a capacity of 5,000 metric...