Leaders of various farmer associations at a roundtable organised in Vijayawada on Sunday. Farmers’ organisations in Andhra Pradesh have strongly opposed the Union government’s proposed Seed Bill-2025, describing it as pro-corporate move that is detrimental to the farming community. The organisations voiced their objection at a roundtable organised by the Andhra Pradesh Rythu and Kaulu … Read more
Image used for representaive purpose. File Farmers’ groups close to the government, during an interactive meeting with the Union Agriculture Ministry here on Tuesday, appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement that his government would provide high priority to the welfare of farmers. The groups said such a stern message addressed the concerns of farmers … Read more
Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday clarified to the Legislative Council that Karnataka has not paid any ex-gratia amount to the family of a farmer from Wayanad who was trampled by an elephant. His clarification came after members from the Opposition accused the government of discriminating in awarding compensation in man-animal conflicts. The issue of … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a tragic incident, farmer Ramakrishna Raju (55) was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Kothuru village in Somala mandal in the early hours of Sunday (July 27, 2025), which led to panic in the vicinity of several villages. … Read more
Rakesh Tikait. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar After Punjab farmers announced a one-day protest today, farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait said that the protest has been declared by the farmers in Punjab only. Questioning the government’s action against stubble burning, Mr. Tikait said the government should tell the … Read more
Piler MLA Nallari Kishore Kumar Reddy inspecting the area where an elephant herd attacked and killed a farmer Raja Reddy in Bandarlapalle village of Piler mandal in Annamayya district on Tuesday (October 15). | Photo Credit: HANDOUT In a shocking incident, a farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Bandarlapalle village … Read more
Aidan McKay says a childhood spent farming is a major factor for his stage four skin cancer. Source link
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests A meeting of the farmer unions and the central government has been scheduled for today at 5 pm. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests pointing out the high-level security measures involving even para-military forces. âThere … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi | | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 13th instalment of over ₹16,000 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), through direct benefit transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided ₹6,000 per year in three equal … Read more
A farmer, Vakkala Ramaiah Yadav, from Kaveti Nagepalli near Palasamudram in Sri Sathya Sai district attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at the Revenue Divisional Office in Penukonda on Monday after submitting his grievance application seeking compensation for the lands acquired for the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes, and Narcotics (NACIN). This is the second … Read more