Nellore farmers hit by Telangana decision against entry of paddy from other states

Nellore: BJP alleged that the decision of the Telangana government to ban the entry of paddy from other states is against the rules of the central government. BJP senior leader Midathala Ramesh alleged that the stand taken by Telangana has an impact on the farmers of Nellore district where paddy harvesting is in progress. The…Continue Reading

Nizamabad: Farmers on Tuesday staged a protest against the Centre at the residence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Arvind Dharmapuri, dumping paddy outside his house in the Nizamabad district of Telangana. The protesting farmers alleged that the Centre has betrayed them by not procuring paddy from them. “He (the BJP MP) is hiding…Continue Reading

KHAMMAM: Farmers belonging to seven mandals of Khammam district are protesting against the acquisition of their lands for a greenfield express highway project between Vijayawada and Nagpur, which will pass through Khammam, Warangal, Mancherial, Repallevada and Chandrapur. The highway is being built by central government at a cost of ₹ 14,600 crore. It is expected…Continue Reading

Greek farmers, taking a page from the Canadian truckers’ protest handbook, say they are determined to shut down the country’s major highways to protest energy costs. Fuel taxes in the country are among the highest in the EU.Greek farmers, taking a page from the Canadian truckers’ protest handbook, say they are determined to shut down…Continue Reading

Kalahandi Farmers Up In Arms Over ‘Flawed’ Paddy Procurement

Scores of distressed farmers took to the streets near Ranamal Chawk along Moter main road in Kalahandi district on Wednesday and staged a road blockade alleging delay in procurement of paddy and unfair trade practice by rice millers. The farmers who gathered on the Ranamal Square blocked the road by setting up fire since 6 am…Continue Reading

PM Modi to address farmers on natural farming on December 16

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers during the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on December 16 in Anand, Gujarat via video-conferencing, the PMO said on Tuesday. The summit brings in focus on natural farming and farmers will be provided with all requisite information detailing its benefits,…Continue Reading

Farmers to vacate Ghazipur border fully by December 15: Rakesh Tikait

Farmers to vacate Ghazipur border fully by December 15: Rakesh TikaitPTILast Updated: Dec 11, 2021, 08:48 PM ISTSynopsisAs the Centre accepted the pending demands, the SKM, at its last meeting at its headquarters, decided to suspend the farmers’ movement and announced that farmers will go back home on December 11 from the protest sites on…Continue Reading

Kin of 11 farmers who died during protests given jobs by Punjab govt

The kin of 11 farmers who lost their lives during the stir against the Centre’s farm laws were given appointment letters for government jobs in Punjab on Saturday Topics farmers | Punjab The kin of 11 farmers who lost their lives during the stir against the Centre’s farm laws were given appointment letters for government jobs in…Continue Reading