Farmers from Tamil Nadu, who have been protesting in Delhi, took off their clothes and rolled through the roads near Prime Minister’s Office in Delhi on Monday. Police later arrested them. Farmers resorted to this mode of protest after they were denied appointment to meet Prime Minister. On Monday morning,[Read More…]
Tag: Farmers
UP: Adityanath govt waives farm loans worth Rs 36000 crore
The BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh waived off crop loans of up to Rs 1 lakh of small and marginal farmers in the state on Tuesday. With this the party has fulfilled a key promise it made before the February-March assembly polls. The decsion that will benefit nearly 21 million[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath chairs first cabinet meeting
Watch: Tribute to Indian farmers
Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. Farmers contribute about 16% of the total GDP. Farmers, who work day and night to feed the nation, are the real warriors. Unfortunately, their trials and tribulations remain largely unattended. According to a report by National Crime Reports Bureau, farmers suicide account for[Read More…]
Madras HC directs TN govt to waive all farm loans
Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive farm loans of all farmers in the state irrespective of their land holdings. The court also ordered the government to ensure that no penal action is taken against farmers by officials. Earlier, the Centre had sanctioned a drought-relief[Read More…]
‘Will slit our throats’ says protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar
The Tamil Nadu farmers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar continue to raise their voices against the Modi government even on the 23rd day of the protest. As days pass, a number of farmers from across the nation are flooding in solidarity. The Bharati Kisan Union collaborated with farmers of[Read More…]
Modi should promise loan waiver to TN farmers: MK Stalin
DMK working president M K Stalin on Saturday visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should waive off their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly election. “Just like how BJP promised farmer loan waiver to UP[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi meets farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar
Govt slaps 10 percent import duty on wheat, tur dal
Farmers committing suicide a serious issue: SC
Farmer loan waivers is state subject: Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday ruled out farm loan waivers by the Centre but said states can utilise their own resources in this regard. He clarified that the Centre will not adopt a selective approach by helping one state and not the others. “This issue (loan waiver) has cropped[Read More…]
Deadlock over loan waiver continues in Maharashtra
The disagreement between the state government and the Opposition over loan contract led to the suspension of the state legislative assembly and the council for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. The Opposition leader in the Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, and Dhananjay Munde of the council led the Congress and the[Read More…]
Farmers who commit suicide are subsidy lickers, says BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma
PM remember farmers during elections: Rahul
Farmers suicide is a sensitive manner: SC
80% farmers suicide due to debt and loans from banks
Latest government data shows that 80 per cent of farmers killed themselves in 2015 because of bankruptcy or debts after taking hefty amount of loans from banks and registered microfinance institutions. Despite us thinking the money-lenders a big reason for the suicides, moneylenders are more flexible than the microfinance sector.[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Villagers barter grains for goods to beat cash
Villagers have found a way out to beat the cash crunch caused by government’s decision to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes, as they have been bartering grains for goods to meet the daily needs. As per the reports pouring in from Ghazipur village of Uttar Pradesh, a villager offered[Read More…]
Farmers can now use old ₹500 notes to buy seeds
The government on Monday allowed farmers to purchase seeds with the old ₹500 bank notes, declared illegal less than two weeks ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The new rule allows farmers to purchase seeds with old denomination bank notes of ₹ 500 from outlets belonging to the central or[Read More…]
Stubble Burning: 1406 farmers fined in Haryana
Authorities in Haryana have initiated action against 1406 farmers, who have defied orders on burning paddy stubble. A senior official told PTI that a total fine of Rs 13.75 lakh has been collected on Saturday. Many farmers in Haryana and the neighbouring Punjab have continued with the practice, leading to[Read More…]
Singur setback for Tata Motors after Supreme Court judgement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the agreement between West Bengal government and Tata Motors, that led to 1,000 acres of farm land in Bengal’s Singur being allotted to Tata Nano factory. Calling it “bad in law,” the court turned over the earlier verdict given by Calcutta High Court which[Read More…]