Assam Farmer

Jiribam violence: In the wake of fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam district, Assam on Sunday intensified security measures along its interstate border, particularly in the Lakhipur area of Cachar district.

A probe into the death of a person, suspected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam's Udalguri district confirmed that it was a case of "mistaken identity".

A 2 km stretch of a four-lane National Highway that links Guwahati to northern Assam has been closed for traffic as farmers affected by the recent floods in the state have set up temporary shelters on the road.

The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...

Criticising the Centre over its stand on the ongoing farmer protest, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemies of the state.

Even as farmers protests in the national capital continues, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today told NDTV that a legitimate debate on the issue across the table will only lead to a solution and appealed once again to the farmers' union to come forward for talks. He said he is ready for detailed talks clause by clause on the farm laws.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announcing Budget 2021 aimed at reviving an economy badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, said the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that 35,000 crore would be spent on Covid vaccines. Capital expenditure will be increased to Rs 5.54 lakh crore, which is around 34 pe...

Two farmers' rightsactivists, who were among the dozen anti-farm law protesters from Assam to have attended the Delhi farmers' tractor rally on January 26, have been arrested by the Guwahati police.

79-year-old Saeed Ali, a farmer from Kalgachia in Assam's Barpeta district, has been a worried man since 1997, when he was declared a doubtful voter.

To create a technology-based buyer-seller network in Assam for farmers, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday launched Kisan Rath (fruits and vegetables) mobile app to facilitate timely selling of produce. The app will be promoting buyer-seller network and was launched in a programme held at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati tod...

The floods in Assam this year have been more harmful to farmers as water is breaching river embankments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land in many districts have been flooded, severely hitting the livelihoods of cultivators.

Bhutan today rejected media reports claiming that it has stopped the supply of irrigation water to farmers in Assam, terming them "totally baseless" and a "deliberate attempt" by vested interests to cause misunderstanding with India.

Farmers in Assam are facing a tough time due to the closure of vegetable markets in the state following the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the 21-day nationwide lockdown will not be relaxed in the state. He said that the lockdown will remain in force till April 14 as declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier.

IIT Guwahati professor Arupjyoti Saikia was questioned for the second day by the National Investigation Agency today in connection with a case against farmers' rights activist Akhilesh Gogoi and his aides, who have spent over a month in prison on charges of helping Maoists set up a base in Assam under the cover of protests against the Citizenship A...

Jiribam violence: In the wake of fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam district, Assam on Sunday intensified security measures along its interstate border, particularly in the Lakhipur area of Cachar district.

A probe into the death of a person, suspected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam's Udalguri district confirmed that it was a case of "mistaken identity".

A 2 km stretch of a four-lane National Highway that links Guwahati to northern Assam has been closed for traffic as farmers affected by the recent floods in the state have set up temporary shelters on the road.

The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...

Criticising the Centre over its stand on the ongoing farmer protest, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemies of the state.

Even as farmers protests in the national capital continues, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today told NDTV that a legitimate debate on the issue across the table will only lead to a solution and appealed once again to the farmers' union to come forward for talks. He said he is ready for detailed talks clause by clause on the farm laws.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announcing Budget 2021 aimed at reviving an economy badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, said the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that 35,000 crore would be spent on Covid vaccines. Capital expenditure will be increased to Rs 5.54 lakh crore, which is around 34 pe...

Two farmers' rightsactivists, who were among the dozen anti-farm law protesters from Assam to have attended the Delhi farmers' tractor rally on January 26, have been arrested by the Guwahati police.

79-year-old Saeed Ali, a farmer from Kalgachia in Assam's Barpeta district, has been a worried man since 1997, when he was declared a doubtful voter.

To create a technology-based buyer-seller network in Assam for farmers, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday launched Kisan Rath (fruits and vegetables) mobile app to facilitate timely selling of produce. The app will be promoting buyer-seller network and was launched in a programme held at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati tod...

The floods in Assam this year have been more harmful to farmers as water is breaching river embankments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land in many districts have been flooded, severely hitting the livelihoods of cultivators.

Bhutan today rejected media reports claiming that it has stopped the supply of irrigation water to farmers in Assam, terming them "totally baseless" and a "deliberate attempt" by vested interests to cause misunderstanding with India.

Farmers in Assam are facing a tough time due to the closure of vegetable markets in the state following the nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that the 21-day nationwide lockdown will not be relaxed in the state. He said that the lockdown will remain in force till April 14 as declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier.

IIT Guwahati professor Arupjyoti Saikia was questioned for the second day by the National Investigation Agency today in connection with a case against farmers' rights activist Akhilesh Gogoi and his aides, who have spent over a month in prison on charges of helping Maoists set up a base in Assam under the cover of protests against the Citizenship A...