News Topic:Farmers
India
Farmers announce to call off 15-month-long protest
Farmers, who have been protesting against the farm laws (now scrapped), announced to end their protest and return to their homes on Saturday.
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India
PM Narendra Modi announces repeal of contentious farm laws
Following protests by the country's farmers, PM Modi stated that the union government has chosen to repeal the three agricultural laws.
Jammu
Bharat Bandh: Rallies, protest mark day in Jammu
Farmers on Monday blocked Jammu-Pathankot highways and other roads at many places to express support for Bharat Bandh call.
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Kashmir
Kokarnag farmers protest against CRPF after paddy fields get inundated
After getting their paddy fields inundated due to rise in water level, several farmers staged a protest against CRPF at Vailoo Kokarnag.
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News & Interviews
Farmers in Kashmir ecstatic as vegetables earn good prices
Farmers in Kashmir, including from Pulwama district, have profited from high vegetable prices during this year's cultivation.
Kashmir
On SKM’s call, J&K Kissan Tehreek protests in J&K
On the call for country-wide protest day on May 26, Jammu and Kashmir Kissan Tehreek staged protest demonstrations across the region.
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Jammu
Jammu-based farmer leader arrested by Delhi Police for Republic Day violence
A famous farmer leader from Jammu was detained by the Delhi Police for his alleged involvement in the violence during Republic Day.
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India
Nearly 1,30,000 farmers protest against new farm laws in Barnala Punjab
A mammoth gathering of Indian farmers and farm workers was organized in the Barnala city of Punjab on Sunday.
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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.