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Mandya, April 7 – Former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai has expressed confidence that the BJP will win both the Bagalkot and Davanagere by-elections, stating that the results will serve as a direction indicator for state politics.He said...

Jaipur, April 7 – Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, emphasized that agriculture is the backbone of India, with farmers representing the soul of the nation.He stated that the Central Government is working at a rapid pace to make the agricultural sector...

Chandigarh, April 7 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia raised concerns on Tuesday about what he described as a growing debt crisis in Punjab, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party government has further burdened the state’s finances by taking an additional...

Shimla, April 7 The Himachal Pradesh Department of Agriculture has set a target to integrate one lakh farmers with natural farming by 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday.The CM said the state government is actively promoting natural farming and continuously encouraging...

Shimla, April 7 – Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday that the Department of Agriculture has set a target to integrate one lakh farmers with natural farming this year.He noted that the state government is actively promoting natural farming and encouraging...

Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu), April 7 DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi said that the opposition AIADMK will make many promises to attract voters, but will not fulfill them.She said that the party had promised free mobile phones in the past, but had not provided them to anyone."The AIADMK...

Indore, April 7 The Congress in Madhya Pradesh announced a statewide protest on April 9 to address farmers' concerns, including the "delay" in wheat procurement by the BJP government.Madhya Pradesh is one of the top wheat-producing states in the country.Senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh...

Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare, stated that ensuring food security and increasing farmers' income are the government's top priorities. He was addressing the Regional Agriculture Conference held in Jaipur today. He said that concrete and...

Hyderabad, April 7 – Deputy leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the Telangana Legislative Assembly and former minister T. Harish Rao, along with several other party leaders, were placed under house arrest on Tuesday to prevent them from traveling to Parigi in the Vikarabad district...

Jhansi (UP), April 6 Two farmers died after being electrocuted while irrigating their fields in the Babina area of Jhansi, police said on Monday.The deceased have been identified as Sarman Pal (58) and Dev Singh (55), residents of Mathurapura village. Their adjoining fields were located in the...

Shimla, April 6 BJP state president Rajeev Bindal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led state government, saying it has failed on all fronts and the people of Himachal Pradesh are deeply distressed.Addressing party workers at the ongoing two-day state executive meeting in...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for urgent assistance to farmers whose crops have been destroyed due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.In a statement, Warring said that a large...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to evaluate the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated.Mann was speaking to reporters while presenting a four-year...

Bhopal, April 6 – Taking note of the widespread crop damage caused by recent unseasonal weather, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh, Umang Singhar, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday, demanding immediate relief measures for farmers across the state.In his letter...

Bhopal, April 6 Farmers across the country will have the opportunity to see cutting-edge technologies that promise faster, more affordable, and precise farming all in one place. The National Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav 2026), organized by the Union Ministry of...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated."We have ordered 'girdawari', and after conducting it, those who...

Chandigarh, April 5 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini accused the opposition on Sunday of having no real issues and misleading farmers regarding crop procurement.Saini assured the farmers that every grain of their produce would be purchased, and said the opposition is spreading...

Chandigarh, April 5 Farmers and opposition leaders in Punjab on Sunday sought compensation for crops damaged in rain and hailstorms at various places, including Amritsar, Bathinda, Muktsar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib.They urged the state government to immediately order crop...

Puducherry, April 5 BJP National President Nitin Nabin asserted on Sunday that the NDA’s "double-engine" government has transformed Puducherry from a land of "anarchy and corruption" into a hub of growth, claiming that unemployment in the region had plummeted to 4 per cent from 47 per cent.He...

Chandigarh, April 5 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said on Sunday that while farmers across the state are suffering heavy losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms, the Chief Minister continued to hold political rallies under waterproof tents.Speaking to the media, Jakhar said the...