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Raitha Morcha, the farmers’ unit of the Shivamogga district BJP, staged a protest here on November 28, alleging that the State government had failed to protect the interests of farmers in the district. Party workers and leaders took out a march from Gopi Circle to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, where they staged a dharna. The…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is on the path to becoming a global hub of natural farming, asserting that the agriculture sector has undergone a major transformation over the last 11 years and that agricultural exports have “almost doubled”.Addressing a gathering in Coimbatore after releasing the 21st instalment of PM-Kisan…
Farmers from Mysuru met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday (November 10) during his visit to the city for the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting and urged him to release the State government’s contribution of ₹50 per tonne of sugarcane in the first instalment itself, instead of the second instalment as mentioned in the recent order…
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda speaking to presspersons in Mysuru on Friday. | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Friday criticised the Centre for “keeping mum” and shirking its responsibility amid the ongoing protests by sugarcane growers in Karnataka seeking a higher Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP). The Minister pointed out…
T.T.V. Dhinakaran. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Thursday (October 23, 2025) demanded an immediate assessment of crop loss in the Cauvery delta. In a post on social media, Mr. Dhinakaran said the latest spell of heavy rainfall had damaged not only paddy but also…
T.T.V. Dhinakaran. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Thursday (October 23, 2025) demanded an immediate assessment of crop loss in the Cauvery delta. In a post on social media, Mr. Dhinakaran said the latest spell of heavy rainfall had damaged not only paddy but also…
File photo: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday condemned the arrest of two AAP leaders in Gujarat and called on the state government to withdraw charges filed against protesting farmers.Kejriwal was responding to the arrest of Praveen Ram and Raju (Rajubhai) Karpada, AAP’s…
The Laghu Udyog Bharati – Gujarat has sought a reduction of GST from 18% to 5% for submersible pumps. The Association said the more than 90% of submersible pumps (HSN: 84137010) are used in the agricultural sector for irrigation and drinking water supply. The GST Council has considered these pumps under industrial-use classification. But, submersible…
The State government has procured 4,817 quintals of onion at ₹1,200 per quintal at the Kurnool market yard in the past three days, said Agriculture Marketing Department Commissioner Vijay Sunitha on Tuesday (September 02, 2025) during a visit to the market yard. The Commissioner later held a meeting with the officials of horticulture and marketing…
Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath on Monday (September 1, 2025) said that the State government will support the farmers in all possible ways and the decision to purchase onion through Markfed is a vindication of that assurance. Mr. Bharath on Monday visited the market yard at Kurnool and interacted with onion farmers who…
