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Farmers Protest At Chandigarh-Mohali Border, Demand MSP, Debt Write-Off
- Sunday November 26, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) launched a three-day protest at the Mohali-Chandigarh border on Sunday over the pending demands of farmers.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
- Saturday September 30, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
- Thursday July 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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Philippines Writes Off $1 Billion Farmer Debt To Bolster Food Production
- Friday July 7, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production.
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Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
- Thursday December 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
- Saturday July 16, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
- Sunday February 13, 2022
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
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Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
- Thursday December 23, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
- Tuesday November 30, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
- Saturday November 20, 2021
- World News | Asian News International
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
- Saturday September 11, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
- Friday August 20, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
- Friday July 16, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- World News | Selina Xu, Bloomberg
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
- Tuesday July 6, 2021
- Business | Reuters
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Farmers Protest At Chandigarh-Mohali Border, Demand MSP, Debt Write-Off
- Sunday November 26, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) launched a three-day protest at the Mohali-Chandigarh border on Sunday over the pending demands of farmers.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
- Saturday September 30, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
- Thursday July 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
- www.ndtv.com
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Philippines Writes Off $1 Billion Farmer Debt To Bolster Food Production
- Friday July 7, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Farmers' Group Hold Protests At 18 Toll Plazas Across State
- Thursday December 15, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Punjab farmers' group on Thursday held protests at several toll plazas against the state government to press for their demands, including farm debt waiver, remunerative prices for their crops and compensation for damage to crops.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
- Saturday July 16, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
- www.ndtv.com
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Assembly Elections Highlights: Farmers' Debt To Be Waived, Says Priyanka Gandhi In Congress's UP Promise
- Sunday February 13, 2022
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Congress will waive all farm loans within 10 days of forming the new government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Wednesday as she released her party's (third) manifesto for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which begins tomorrow with voting i
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab To Release Rs 1,200 Crore To Clear Loans Of Farmers Under Debt Waiver Scheme
- Thursday December 23, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced release of funds worth Rs 1,200 crore to clear loans up to Rs 2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme along with cancellation of all FIRs against farmers in the state
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
- Tuesday November 30, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
- Saturday November 20, 2021
- World News | Asian News International
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss
- Saturday September 11, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Punjab Launches Debt Waiver Scheme For Farm Labour, Landless Farmers
- Friday August 20, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday rolled out a Rs 520 crore debt relief scheme for 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers on the occasion of the 77th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amarinder Singh Slams AAP For Criticising Debt Waiver To Farm Labourers
- Friday July 16, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its criticism of his government's decision on debt waiver for farm labourers and landless farmers, saying it exposed the opposition party's "anti-farmer stance".
- www.ndtv.com
-
On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
- Wednesday July 7, 2021
- World News | Selina Xu, Bloomberg
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Rural India Sinks Deeper Into Debt As COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
- Tuesday July 6, 2021
- Business | Reuters
Interviews with 75 households in a cluster of eight villages in Uttar Pradesh showed household incomes have slumped nearly 75 per cent on average.
- www.ndtv.com/business