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Modi to collect iron from farmers for Sardar Patel`s statue

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a nation-wide campaign to collect small pi...

AP legislature`s Budget session to resume tomorrow

Power crisis, farmers` problems, corruption and Telangana statehood would be among the issues the op...

Two debt-ridden farmers commit suicide in Andhra Pradesh

Two debt-ridden farmers allegedly committed suicide in this district of Andhra Pradesh, police said ...

Maharashtra to pay Rs 2,172 crore to draught-hit farmers

Maha govt will distribute funds to tune of Rs 2,172 crore received from Centre over last couple of y...

Land given to industry hit Gujarat grain production: Activists

Gujarat`s food grain production got reduced because fertile land of farmers were acquired by corpora...

BJP will form govt keeping farmers` welfare in min

BJP president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said if his party came to power at the Centre, it would form ...

`Goa govt oppressing farmers over land for Mopa airport`

Farmers in Mopa in North Goa, whose lands are in the process of being acquired for the proposed Gree...

Vasundhara Raje promises social security for farmers

Rajasthan BJP president Vasundhara Raje said, the party, if voted to power, will take initiatives to...

Raj Cong`s poll manifesto to feature welfare of farmers, women

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan today said the development of women, farmers and backward communiti...

India losing sheen as agricultural nation: Modi

India would not have lost its sheen as a country of farmers if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been the...

Farmers to get loans to the tune of Rs 72,000 crore: AP CM

The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh plans to disburse loans to the tune of Rs 72,000 crore to ...

MP farmers to get power at Rs 1,200 for agricultural purpose

Farmers in Madhya Pradesh will get power for agricultural purposes by paying a flat rate of Rs 1,200...

CPI(M) MLA arrested for damaging public property

A CPI(M) MLA was on Friday arrested and sent to judicial custody for allegedly damaging public prope...

Hooda seeks bonus for wheat farmers

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he has requested the Centre to give a bo...

Congress alleges irregularities in compensating MP farmers

Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh alleged here on Sunday that massive i...

Congress alleges irregularities in compensating MP farmers

Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh alleged here on Sunday that massive i...

Liberalisation policy depriving farmers: AIKS

Alleging that the central and state governments are depriving farmers of their due, the All India Ki...

Subsidised water for cricket, farmers left thirsty

At a time when Maharashtra is facing one of its worst ever drought, a RTI query has revealed that wa...

Bihar sets aside Rs 300 crore for power line for farmers

Agriculture is the backbone of Bihar`s economy, employing 81 percent of the workforce and generating...

MP demands Rs 500 cr package for calamity-hit farmers

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has demanded a Rs 500 crore special package from...

Iffco turnover may fall 16% to Rs 21,000 cr on lower sales

Fertiliser major Iffco's turnover could drop by up to 16 percent to Rs 21,000 crore this fiscal as n...

CVC looking into graft complaints against IFFCO MD

Anti-graft agency CVC is looking into complaints of alleged irregularities against Managing Director...

Sugar decontrol buzz gains momentum!

The Union Cabinet is likely to consider the long-standing sugar decontrol proposal this week. But, c...

Govt to amend Registration Act to update land rates

To enable farmers to get market value for their land, govt is bringing an amendment to the century-o...

Centre can impose President`s rule in UP: SC bar council chief

Attacking UP govt over pending dues of sugarcane farmers, SC Bar Association said Centre can impose ...

Iran farmers clash with police over water rights

Hundreds of farmers in central Iran have clashed with police during a protest this week against the ...

UP: Three farmers killed in road mishap

Three farmers were killed and four others critically injured in a road mishap in Kanpur Dehat here, ...

Women farmers face problem of land ownership: MS Swaminathan

Renowned farm scientist MS Swaminathan on Tuesday said land ownership is the biggest problem faced b...

Sugar mills owe Rs 9,340 cr to farmers for current mkt yr

Payments worth Rs 199.23 crore were still pending for the 2011-12 marketing year, and Rs 289.65 cror...

UPA policies driving farmers to suicide: CPI-M

Terming India`s rate of price rise the highest in the world, the CPI-M Sunday blamed the Congress-le...

Hailstorm leaves Agra farmers worried

Hailstorm and strong winds that lashed the Agra region on Saturday left farmers worried.

Sops galore for farmers, fishermen in Odisha Budget

Odisha govt in Rs 60,303-crore Budget announced free mobile handsets, health insurance to farmers an...

Modi flays diesel price hike, seeks subsidy for Bihar farmers

Flaying the incremental hike in diesel prices by the Centre, Deputy Chief Minister Sushilkumar Modi ...

Sushilkumar Modi flays diesel price hike, seeks subsidy for Bihar farmers

Flaying the incremental hike in diesel prices by the Centre, Deputy Chief Minister Sushilkumar Modi ...

TN CM announces over Rs 2000 crore package to farmers

In a major relief to over one lakh farmers in Cauvery Delta region, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayala...

‘Vidarbha farmers to get Rs 2000 crore land compensation’

Farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, whose lands were acquired for coal mining, will get appro...

Farmers stage protests in TN, demand compensation for crop loss

After a brief lull, farmers in Nagapattinam district have resumed their agitation seeking compensat...

Non Congress govts have cheated farmers in UP: Sachin Pilot

The non-Congress govts in Uttar Pradesh have cheated farmers, Union Minister Sachin Pilot said on Sa...

No key policy decisions in Governor`s address: Karunanidhi

DMK chief M Karunanidhi said Governor`s address to Tamil Nadu Assembly lacked any key policy decisio...

Govt hikes sugarcane FRP by 23.5% to Rs 210/quintal for 2013-14

The government on Thursday increased the sugarcane price that mills are required to pay to farmers b...

Farmers in several UP villages on hunger strike

Farmers of Chithera village are sitting on hunger strike for last five days.

Maha provides Rs 266.24 crores aid to farmers

The Maharashtra government has extended financial assistance to a tune of Rs 266.24 crores to the fa...

`Indian farmers better than scientists`

Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz is impressed by the organic farming practices in Bihar`s Nalanda d...

Small farmers must get benefits of high-tech methods: Kalam

APJ Abdul Kalam said there was a need to address technological and physical input needs of marginal ...

UP: 12 people injured in clash between groups of farmers

At least 12 people, including three women, were injured after a clash broke out between farmers of U...

Opium poppy cultivation case: 35 Beed farmers get bail

The farmers had to spend ten months in the jail.

Farmers injured in lathi-charge in Greater Noida

Farmers protesting against the construction of a hi-tech city on Wednesday were lathi-charged.

Noida farmers threaten agitation

Noida farmers under the banner of Kisan Sangarsh Samiti on Wednesday warned of blocking all developm...

Ganjam farmers agitate for paddy rate over MSP

Farmers in Ganjam district of Odisha have launched an agitation to press for their ten-point charter...

PM for shifting farmers to non-agri jobs to raise income

PM also said farmers' income and agri-land yields need to be enhanced to meet the growing foodgrains...

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