Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday said the state government should announce the implementation of a crop insurance scheme for farmers during the special Vidhan Sabha session scheduled for April 13.He has also written a letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the issue.Jakhar said although the government of India has already implemented a crop insurance scheme, the state government has not notified it.“By doing so, the Chief Minister is committing a major…
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Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near Telangana Assembly on Wednesday demanding payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial Gun Park before marching to the Assembly.Led by BRS deputy leader in the Assembly T. Harish Rao, the BRS legislators raised slogans, demanding the government to open centres to procure maize and ensure payment of …
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Friday that farmers constitute the soul of the nation. He said that, honouring their contribution, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transferred the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi into the accounts of millions of farming families. He added that in Rajasthan alone, over 66.76 lakh farmers have received a total amount exceeding Rs 1,355 crore.He affirmed that the state government stands firmly w…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant development, the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested an Associate Professor from the Department of Hepatology at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, after he was intercepted while carrying ill-gotten cash to the tune of over Rs 2.50 lakh. The vigilance, in a press statement, informed that following the receipt of reliable input regarding the collection of illegal cash by Dr Sanatana Behera, Associate Professor, from participating bidders for t…