Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy will release the final instalment of ₹1,900 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme at the Rythu Ashirvada Sabha in Chinthakani mandal on Thursday, completing the disbursal of ₹9,000 crore to farmers for the current season within nine days, deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said.Addressing a news conference in…
MPCC chief Harshvardhan Sapkal Pune: MVA members and farmer activists warned of a statewide agitation over the plight of tillers. They accused the state govt of rubbing salt on their wounds by delaying the implementation of the farm loan waiver scheme.The opposition and farmer activists claimed that they were to attend a meeting with Maharashtra…
A farmer leader said a prolonged dry spell has severely affected agricultural activities across the district Mandya: Expressing concern over the weakening southwest monsoon and its impact on agriculture, Karnataka State farmers’ association leader Prakash urged both, Central and State govts to take immediate measures to safeguard farmers’ interests and prevent widespread crop losses.Prakash told…
Nagpur: Vidarbha statehood activists from Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) on Monday staged a fiery protest to intensify demand for a blanket farm loan waiver and complete clearance of debt entries from farmers’ land records. The activists burned copies of the state govt’s June 2 Government Resolution (GR) on the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmukti…
Farmers demand full waiver of crop loan Chennai: Former AIADMK minister O S Manian and PMK floor leader Sowmiya Anbumani on Monday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to announce a complete waiver of crop loans availed by farmers from cooperative societies.Participating in the discussion on Governor’s address in the assembly, Manian said the partial…
MVA said govt has failed to provide satisfactory answers on drought and farmers’ issues Mumbai: Boycotting govt’s customary tea party on the eve of the monsoon session, MVA alleged that the loan waiver scheme is fraudulent and sought that farmers’ 7/12 land extracts be cleared. It also accused govt of taking “56% commission” from projects…
Hunger strike agitation by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar in Pandharpur for unconditonal farm loan waiver enters second day on Saturday Pune: The state govt on Saturday expressed willingness to hold talks with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, who has been on a hunger strike in Pandharpur since Friday demanding an unconditional loan waiver for…
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar began his hunger strike in Pandharpur on Friday demanding that the state govt announce unconditional farm loan waiver Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar began an indefinite hunger strike in the holy town of Pandharpur on Friday, demanding that the state govt grant an unconditional loan waiver to all farmers…
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated on Thursday that the farm loan waiver promised by the government would be announced before June 30 and the Model Code of Conduct for the MLC polls in the state is unlikely to have an impact. The code is currently in force for the elections which are due on…
MLC Ambadas Danve and other Shiv Sena (UBT) functionaries joined farmers to protest against onion price crash Pune: A day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in Pune that farm loans will be waived before June 30, the opposition and farmers’ outfits have called his words an eyewash.Fadnavis said that the state govt’s preparations for…
