Follow Us on Google News Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) Thieves struck overnight at the apple nursery of a poor, physically challenged farmer in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Shopian district and decamped with 400 high density young apple trees. This is yet another incident in the series of apple tree thefts in the district, which is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, May 3 (IANS) A man was mauled to death by a tiger in Balaghat (475 km from Bhopal) district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. The victim, identified as Prakash Pane, a farmer aged 50, was suddenly attacked by the tiger while tending to his crops near Kudwa village of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 12 (IANS) In a significant move to tackle water theft in the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP), the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department has included farmer representatives in the Joint Monitoring Committees (JMCs). This long-standing demand of local farmers aims to enhance surveillance and ensure equitable water distribution under the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) Vowing to fight again to resume “morcha” for farmers’ rights, at right time, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, 70, on Sunday announced to end his 132-day-long fast onto death, but said he would continue leading the protest over the demands of the farmers, including a legal … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Aravalli (Gujarat), March 31 (IANS) In the heart of north Gujarat, known for its sprawling potato fields, a farmer’s ingenuity has set a new benchmark in agricultural innovation. Anilbhai Patel, a farmer from Bhensawada village in Dhansura taluka of Aravalli district, has crafted a special harvester that promises to transform … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) Punjab Police have released several farmers, including Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) convenor Sarwan Singh Pandher and Abhimanyu Kohar, from jail on Friday after eight days of detention. After coming out of Muktsar jail, Pandher said, “I am going to Patiala, where I will talk to my … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Rajkot, March 23 (IANS) Ashok Makwana, a farmer of Khambhala village in Paddhari taluka of the city, faced immense hardships in irrigating his fields due to erratic power supply, but a very welcome change has happened in his life, thanks to solar panels. Solar panels have brought a new twist … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Calling it AAP’s deep-rooted conspiracy to humiliate farmers in Punjab, state BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday said it was at the behest of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that the state was held to ransom and allowed to bleed financially and economically for 400 days for … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait slammed the Punjab government on Thursday for creating “unnecessary issues” by detaining farmers instead of addressing their demands. His statement came after the Punjab Police detained farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal while they were returning from a … Read more
