Chandrapur: Former minister and BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar has urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane to intervene after Chandrapur farmers were allegedly charged significantly higher crop insurance premiums than those in neighbouring districts for the 2026 kharif season under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).In separate letters to the two…
Ludhiana: Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian Tuesday defended the state’s decision not to implement the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in its present form, arguing that the scheme needs to be made more farmer-friendly before it can benefit Punjab’s cultivators.His remarks come amid criticism from Union ministers, including agriculture minister Shivraj Singh…
Prayagraj: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of “attacking” Sanatan with their statements on the Ram temple donation theft row and asked why their mouths were “glued shut” when it came to waqf issues.Addressing a public gathering in Pratapgarh after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 111 development projects…
Shettar flags connectivity woes on NH projectBelagavi: Lok Sabha MP Jagadish Shettar on Friday visited villages in Bailhongal taluk and reviewed problems faced by farmers and residents due to the lack of connectivity roads along the Belagavi-Shegunamatti-Hunagund-Raichur four-lane highway project. The visit followed complaints from farmers that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had…
Vijayanagara: Lakhs of farmers across Vijayanagara district are staring at an uncertain future, with the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) allegedly failing to provide compensation for crop losses suffered during the previous kharif and rabi seasons.Nearly 80% of the district’s farmers reportedly suffered extensive crop loss. The destruction was caused by a combination of…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt will set up a task force to continuously monitor water management and irrigation planning, factoring in the potential impact of El Niño. The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by chief secretary Anu Garg.The panel will focus on assessing water availability, planning irrigation for both kharif and rabi…
Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika holds a review meeting Guwahati: Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday warned seed and fertiliser suppliers of criminal action and license cancellation over delay in supply.The minister, during a review meeting of the agriculture department on Sunday in Guwahati, emphasised that seed and fertiliser distribution must be transparent, ordering that high-quality…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that under the 12 years of double engine govt under PM Narendra Modi, the state has seen overall development from expansion of national highways, new trains, upgradation of railways stations, opening of bank accounts, institutions, benefits for fisheries sectors and among others.He said over 2.27 lakh total…
Agartala: Tripura’s agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister, Ratan Lal Nath, has called for increased central aid for the state’s farmers and requested more funding for fertilisers, as well as measures to expand hybrid paddy farming.During a recent national conference on agriculture for the Kharif campaign, Nath said he had discussed with Union agriculture minister Shivraj…
Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review…
