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Guwahati, July 2: In a fresh development in the Golaghat protest incident, it has come to light that the plastic bottle allegedly hurled during the demonstration struck Agriculture Minister Atul Bora's convoy -- not Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, as previously believed. In a letter dated June 30 to the Officer-in-Charge of Golaghat Police Station, Inspector of Police Mintu Handique stated that the incident occurred while Minister Bora's convoy was passing near the GDSA Indoor Stadium on Ju ...Read More >
Maharashtra Congress MLA Nana Patole was suspended from the state legislative assembly for a day after climbing the speaker's podium to demand action against BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar and Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate for allegedly insulting farmers. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis criticized Patole's aggressive behavior, leading to his suspension by the speaker.Maharashtra Congress MLA Nana Patole was suspended from the state legislative assembly for a day on Tuesday after he climbed the ...Read More >
Mumbai July 1 (UNI) Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole was on Tuesday suspended from the state Assembly for a day after he stormed the Speaker's podium in protest against controversial remarks made by BJP leaders about farmers. On the second day of the monsoon session, ruckus began after several opposition MLAs raised slogans and demanded an apology from the ruling party on the alleged derogatory remarks made by Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar again ...Read More >
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Congress president and senior leader Nana Patole was suspended from the state Assembly for a day on Tuesday after he stormed the Speaker's podium in protest against controversial remarks made by BJP leaders about farmers. The incident took place on the second day of the monsoon session, triggering a major uproar in the House. What Caused Ruckus In Assembly? The ruckus began after Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar were accused of making ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) - President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bareilly on Monday to participate in the 11th convocation ceremony of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), a premier institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The event is being held at the Swami Vivekananda Auditorium located on the institute's campus in Izatnagar, Bareilly. According to officials, President Murmu is attending the ceremony as the chief guest. The convocation marks a signific ...Read More >
Nizamabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who visited Nizamabad city on Sunday, was given a grand welcome by senior officials and public representatives. The latter reached the Nizamabad Integrated District Offices Complex (New Collectorate) at 2.15 pm by a special helicopter. Senior officials and public representatives welcomed Amit Shah with bouquets at the helipad. Union Minister Kishan Reddy accompanied Amit Shah to Nizamabad in a helicopter, while Union Minister Bandi Sanjay, MP Arvind, U ...Read More >
Varanasi: Recalling the horrors of Emergency, Union minister of agriculture, farmers welfare and rural development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday accused the Congress of undermining democracy and demanded that the party should apologise to the nation for the excesses committed by it.Recalling his personal experience, he said that the horrors of the Emergency, which tore apart democracy, remain vivid in his memory. "Fifty years ago, in its arrogance and pride, Congress launched a direct assault ...Read More >
India has initiated litchi exports from Punjab, sending 1.5 tonnes to Doha and Dubai this month, facilitated by APEDA in collaboration with Punjab's Department of Horticulture and Lullu Group. Punjab produced 71,490 tonnes of litchi in 2023-24, contributing significantly to India's total production. India has exported 1.5 tonnes of litchi fruit, for the first time, from Punjab to Doha and Dubai this month, the commerce ministry's arm, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a boost to India's horticultural exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in collaboration with the Department of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Punjab, facilitated the flag-off of the first consignment of 1 metric tonne of rose-scented litchi from Pathankot, Punjab to Doha, Qatar on 23rd June 2025. According to Ministry of Commerce and Industry, ...Read More >
Indore, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday that subjects of agricultural research would be decided with consultation and recommendations of farmers in villages across the country. The Union Minister said that to execute this plan, a total of 2,170 teams, comprising of agriculture-based scientists, experts, and officials from the agricultural department have conducted a survey in 60,823 villages across the country. The ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday visited a dragonfruit farm in Karnataka's Bengaluru Rural as part of the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyaan'. Highlighting dragonfruit's advantages, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it does not require chemical fertilisers or manure works. He further emphasised that farmers can profit Rs 6-7 lakh every year after the first year of cultivation of dragonfruit. Also Read | Onl ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation has started conducting a structural health test of the 425-metre New Town flyover over Biswa Bangla Sarani. Traffic cops said the flyover will undergo various tests every weekend for 20 days, after which the authorities will decide on taking corrective action if necessary.Currently, work has started on the Sector V-bound flank of the flyover. Barricades have been put up and motorists have been asked to move slowly. "The flyover flanks w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited Ichhawar in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday as part of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA). During his visit, the Union Minister engaged with local farmers, discussing key agricultural issues and initiatives to enhance farmers' welfare and rural development. According to a release, this initiative embodies the vision of 'One Nation-One Agriculture-One ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited Ichhawar in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday as part of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA). During his visit, the Union Minister engaged with local farmers, discussing key agricultural issues and initiatives to enhance farmers' welfare and rural development. Also Read | Latur Shocker: Man Kidnaps Woman's Child for Rejecting His Proposal for Affair in M ...Read More >
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various development works worth crores of rupees in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said in a release. As per the release, on this occasion, Chouhan said that for the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), Madhya Pradesh ...Read More >
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan have been together at a function for the second time in a week. Both leaders appreciated each other at the foundation-laying ceremony of development projects in Sehore on Saturday. About his Padayatra, Chouhan said in the presence of Yadav that people began to say several things which were a figment of their imagination. He does everything as the party says, Chouhan said. When he was the ch ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completes 11 years of governance, India's agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation over the years which is rooted in the philosophy of Beej Se Bazaar Tak (seed to market), while also championing inclusivity, supporting small farmers, women-led groups, and allied sectors, while making India a global agricultural leader, said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completes 11 years of governance, India's agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation over the years which is rooted in the philosophy of Beej Se Bazaar Tak (seed to market), while also championing inclusivity, supporting small farmers, women-led groups, and allied sectors, while making India a global agricultural leader, said a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) India can position itself as a global leader in livestock exports, especially in value-added segments, and the industry must be more aspirational and aim for a 20 per cent increase in exports this fiscal (FY26), senior government officials have said. In last fiscal (FY25), the overall exports of animal products stood at $5114.19 million, registering a growth of 12.56 per cent. This was conveyed at the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Developmen ...Read More >
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), June 6 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday appreciated Chief Minister Mohan Yadav for ... Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), June 6 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday appreciated Chief Minister Mohan Yadav for renaming 'CM RISE' school as 'Sandipani Vidyalaya' and effectively implementing the National Education Policy (NEP-2020) in Madhya Pradesh. Pradhan, who was in Madhya Pradesh to inaugurate a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Ratlam district ...Read More >
Dehradun, Jun 6 (PTI) The Centre and the Uttarakhand government are committed to making the state a national hub of horticulture, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday. Interacting with farmers at a Kisan Chaupal in Pavwala Sauda village under Doiwala block of Dehradun, the agriculture minister said, "The quality of fruits, grains and vegetables grown in Uttarakhand is unique and they have full potential to make a mark at the global level." "The Centre and the state go ...Read More >
India - Agri Minister assures hailstorm-hit Shopian farmers of multi-channel compensation In the wake of the recent devastating hailstorm that caused significant damage to crops in Chitragam area of south Kashmir's Shopian district, Minister for Agriculture, Javed Dar on Tuesday visited the affected fields to assess the situation firsthand and to express solidarity with the distressed farming community. Speaking to reporters, the minister said the government is making all possible efforts to i ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the controversy after the Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad boycotted the state-level celebrations on the World Environment Day at the Raj Bhavan -- the official residence of the state Governor, Rajendra V. Arlekar, the latter expressed his displeasure. Speaking at the event as the state Governor, Arlekar expressed his displeasure by saying that the Agriculture Minister should also have been present here. "The State Education Minister ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met farmers in Punjab and reviewed crops and production. Addressing a gathering, Chouhan said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is Viksit Bharat, and we are working tirelessly with that goal in mind. Our mission is to build a glorious, prosperous and powerful India. Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. In the fourth quarter of last financial year, the country achieved a growth rat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 4 (VOICE) The total farm area sown in the country under various rabi crops in the ongoing season so far has crossed 661.03 lakh hectares up from 651.42 lakh hectares in the same period of the previous year, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare on Tuesday. The area sown under wheat has shot up to 324.38 lakh hectares (ha) from 318.33 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year which is expected to result in higher produc ...Read More >
Jaipur, Feb 3 (PTI) Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena will not attend the ongoing Budget Session of the state Assembly due to ill health, Speaker Vasudev Devnani said on Monday. Meena had sought permission to remain absent from the House due to health reasons. His request was approved on Monday, Devnani informed the House at the beginning of the Zero Hour. "I have to inform the House that Assembly member Kirodi Lal has sought permission to remain absent from the meetings of the H ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday claimed that the Centre was trying to"bring back" the now-repealed farm laws, referring to the newly announced draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing. The AAP-led Punjab government has termed the newly announced draft policy as an attempt to reintroduce the three central agricultural laws passed in 2020 "through backdoor." After a yearlong protest by farmers, the Centre had repealed the laws. Spea ...Read More >
Pointing to the increase in the country's stature in the world forum, he asked how, under these circumstances, the promises made to farmers cannot be fulfilled. "Policy-making is not on right track," he added.. Jagdeep Dhankhar's comments come amid a spike in farmer protests. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar took up the farmers' issue and questioned the government on their behalf today, directing most of his queries at the Union agriculture minister. Pointing to the increase in the country's st ...Read More >
Patiala, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Wednesday welcomed the statement of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on farmers suggesting that the government should hold dialogue with them. In a statement, Kaur maintained that it was important to hold discussions with the farmers to reach a solution to their problems. She reiterated her party's commitment towards the welfare of farmers, pointing ...Read More >
Patiala (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Preneet Kaur on Wednesday lauded Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's statement addressing the concerns of protesting farmers at the Delhi-Noida border. In a post on X, Kaur emphasised the importance of engaging in dialogue with farmers to resolve their issues. "Welcome VP Jagdeep Dhankhar ji's statement emphasising the need for dialogue with farmers. I urge Shivraj Chouhan to initiate talks ...Read More >
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