Kottayam: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has slammed the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala for not addressing the issues of farmers. In a circular, which was read out in Catholic churches in the state on Sunday, the KCBC urged farmer cutting across religious lines to unite to strengthen theContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: Following the alleged suicide of farmers due to crop loss, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced drought assistance to the farmers facing crop loss of 33 percent and above. “Agriculture input subsidy will be provided to the small and marginal farmers who have sustained crop loss ofContinue Reading
Mumbai: Police in north Maharashtra have registered an FIR against a government official for allegedly abetting a farmer’s suicide. “We have registered an FIR under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC against then sakri block development officer (BDO) Sarika Bari,” a senior police official told PTI. Distressed afterContinue Reading
Chandigarh: Previous owners of the land over which Industrial Model Township (IMT) Rohtak was built were stunned after they received cheques for Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 12 as royalty from the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC). Their land was acquired in 2006. WhileContinue Reading
Kottayam — Farmers and planters have come together to protest a slide in commodity prices. The collective of farmers’ movements is not a fight against political parties, but a struggle for survival, Infam national patron and Kanjirappally bishop Mar Mathew Arakkal said here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a fast organised byContinue Reading
Farmers stood in the water for nine daysContinue Reading
Panaji — A full-fledged agriculture college offering degree courses to students desiring to make a career in the agrarian field will soon become a reality in Goa. The Salesian Society of Goa (Don Bosco) is making all efforts to set up such an institution at its Don Bosco Agro Ed Complex,Continue Reading