Farmers in Karak given 3,106 bags of subsidised wheat seeds
Peshawar
January 17, 2021
KARAK: An official of the Agriculture Department said on Saturday that 3,106 bags of wheat seeds on subsidised rates were distributed among the farmers.
Addressing a ‘Farmers’ Day’ ceremony in Zebi area of Karak district, District Director Agriculture Muhammad Ghani Khattak said they celebrated the day to address the problems of farmers related to agriculture.
Khattak informed that the agriculture department had distributed fertiliser bags among the farmers, with a Rs1000 subsidy per bag.
He said the department had made a laboratory functional for the testing of soil clay and asked the farmers to take advantage of it to increase their per acre production.
India’s Invisible Women Farmers
The farmers’ protests outside New Delhi have cast a spotlight on a traditionally overlooked group: the women who keep India’s farms running.
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January 14, 2021
Woman farmer Sohajdeep Kaur, 40, center, with others shout slogans as they block a highway in protest against new farm laws at the Delhi-Haryana state border, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020.
Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup
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At Tikri village, bordering the western fringes of India’s national capital New Delhi, thousands of farmers from across the country have been agitating since November 26. Their target: the government’s new farm laws, which they view as “pro-corporate” and “exploitative” toward Indian farmers.
Various Urdu publications have highlighted the opposition parties stand on the ongoing farmers agitation. The opposition solidarity with the protesting farme
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Various Urdu publications have highlighted the opposition parties stand on the ongoing farmers agitation. The opposition s solidarity with the protesting farmers and demand that the Centre for the repeal of new farm laws has also bee used prominently.
The Inquilab: On the occasion of Farmers Day, the newspaper has carried the news of Opposition leaders in the country lashing out at the Centre and demand for the repeal of the farm laws as its lead.
The newspaper has also used statements of senior opposition leaders like NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressing solidarity with the farmers. It has also prominently displayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi s scheduled meeting with the President today.
Urdu Bulletin: Opposition s demand for repeal of farm laws, support to farmers reported widely ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 11:10 IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Various Urdu publications have highlighted the opposition parties stand on the ongoing farmers agitation. The opposition s solidarity with the protesting farmers and demand that the Centre for the repeal of new farm laws has also bee used prominently.
The Inquilab: On the occasion of Farmers Day, the newspaper has carried the news of Opposition leaders in the country lashing out at the Centre and demand for the repeal of the farm laws as its lead.
The newspaper has also used statements of senior opposition leaders like NCP chief Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressing solidarity with the farmers. It has also prominently displayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi s scheduled meeting with the President today.