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Haryana farmers upset with sluggish procurement; anxious over paddy entry

Against total arrival of 45,000 tonne in mandis since September 26, government agencies and rice millers have procured only 11,895 tonne of paddy

Delhi BJP to hold tractor pujas rallies to counter Oppn attack on farm laws

The BJP had accused the Congress of trying to vitiate the atmosphere and defame farmers by torching the tractor

Rahul Gandhi to kick start 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' today from Punjab

A series of mass programmes have been planned which will begin from Punjab and will reach Delhi later

Javadekar tells Goan farmers not to fall prey to politics over farm Bills

Union Minister Prakash Javdekar on Saturday urged Goan farmers not to fall prey to the politics over the newly enacted agricultural laws, saying the Congress ha always deprived farmers of their rights

Previous govts lacked will for farm reforms due to poll-focused mindset: PM

Taking a swipe at the opposition's protest against farm laws, PM Modi said those parties also had the same idea but lacked the courage to implement these measures because they focussed on elections

RJD MP moves Supreme Court challenging validity of new farm laws

RJD MP Manoj Jha has moved the SC challenging the constitutional validity of the newly enacted three agriculture laws, saying they are "discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary"

ITC's e-Choupal boosts farmers' income by 50% with direct sourcing

The e-Choupal ecosystem has so far reached out to four million farmers

Mahindra's Farm Equipment Sector rolls out Krish-e centres in Maharashtra

M&M's Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, on Friday said it has rolled out Krish-e centres in Maharashtra under its new 'Farming as a Service' business.

Congress prepares draft model law to annul central govt farm laws

The Congress has prepared a draft model law that will be legislated by party-ruled states in order to annul the central farm laws. Sources said on Friday that the model law has been drafted and will soon be sent to Congress-ruled states to replicate it in their state assemblies. The move comes days after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asked states under party's rule to enact legislations to bypass Centre's three farm-related laws that have triggered protests by farmers. The move also comes ahead of the tractor rallies to be taken out by the Congress in Punjab and Haryana from October 4, in which party leader Rahul Gandhi will participate. The rallies are part of Congress agitations against the farm legislations. The Congress is strongly opposing the three legislations and it has launched countrywide protests in each district and Vidhan Sabha on Gandhi Jayanti. The Congress president had advised the Congress-ruled states to pass laws in their respective states under Article 254(2) of

Farmer agitation on path shown by Mahatma will be successful: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi expressed confidence that the agitation against three recently enacted "black laws" in the agriculture sector will become successful and the peasants will emerge victorious

Sukhbir Badal, Harsimrat detained in Chandigarh during Kisan March

Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur and several party workers were detained by police during Kisan March near Mullapur barrier here on Thursday. However, they were released later

MSP will rise continuously in future; no threat to farmers' land: Rajnath

Seeking to allay concerns of farmers amid continuing protests by some parties, Rajnath Singh assured farmers that the MSP will not only stay, but it will also be continuously increased in coming years

Can't give Rs 100 per quintal incentive to stop stubble burning: EPCA

Farmers say the incentive can help them cover the cost of fuel used in operating machinery for in-situ management of stubble

Farm laws axe middlemen, allow farmers to sell to pvt firms: Jitendra Singh

Terming the new farm laws historic, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that farmers have been liberated from the shackles of middlemen and can now sell their produce to private traders as well. Interacting with sarpanches, Block Development Council (BDC) chairmen and local activists of the peripheral hill districts of Doda, Reasi, Ramban and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir on the new agricultural laws, he said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and APMC (Agricultural Produce & Livestock Market Committee) will continue and will never be removed at any cost. Hailing the move to eliminate middlemen through the new laws, the minister said that it was this class which was eating the income of the farmers and coming in the way of their progress, according to an official statement. Singh, the minister of state for personnel, said that after 70 years of independence, the farmers were liberated from the shackles of middlemen and now the farmers can choose where to sell and ...

Haryana farmers protest for 3rd day, alleges delay in paddy procurement

Agitating farmers raised slogans against the state government in Kurukshetra, Pipli, Pehowa and Ladwa

Over 16,400 tonnes paddy procured at MSP from Punjab, Haryana: Govt

Centre on Tuesday said 16,420 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 31 crore has been procured at MSP in the last 72 hours from farmers in Punjab and Haryana, while procurement has just commenced in other states

Farmers supportive of Centre's new agri laws, says Maharashtra BJP MP

BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra Bhagwat Karad said agitations against the new farm laws brought in by the Centre were political in nature with the aim of creating confusion among farmers

Farm laws have to be opposed for country's future, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the new farm laws will have to be opposed not just for farmers but for the future of the country, as he alleged that they were like a "stab in the farmers' hearts"

Repeal Acts which farmers are opposed to, says Karnataka Opposition

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday submitted two separate memorandums to Governor Vajubhai Vala, seeking the repealing of the controversial laws passed by the Parliament

Centre starts kharif procurement in big way to douse fury over farm bills

Will also procure 1.4 million tonnes of pulses and oilseeds, and start lifting cotton on October 1