Farmers protest seeking DPC for paddy
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‘Make private sugar mill pay ₹ 27 crore dues for farmers’
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Members of various farmers associations staged a protest in front of the office of Assistant Director of Agriculture here pressing for a charter of demands, including immediate opening of direct purchase centres for paddy in Virudhunagar district.
The protest was led by Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, N.A. Ramachandra Raja, the protesters said that though harvesting of paddy that was delayed due to rain has started, the Government has not opened the DPCs.
“While the Government has promised to procure 71 kg of paddy for a minimum support price of ₹ 1,300, the traders were willing to pay only ₹ 1,100. Even that would not be paid immediately,” Mr. Ramachandra Raja said.
Activists to stage hunger strike in Coimbatore condemning illegal red earth mining
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December 29, 2020 14:42 IST
Activists from the Thadagam Valley Mineral Resources Protection Committee alleged that the illegal red earth mining in Thadagam valley has seen a sharp increase “in the past three days”
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Activists from the Thadagam Valley Mineral Resources Protection Committee alleged that the illegal red earth mining in Thadagam valley has seen a sharp increase “in the past three days”
Activists from the Thadagam Valley Mineral Resources Protection Committee will stage a hunger strike on January 5 in Coimbatore, condemning the alleged increase in red earth mining at Thadagam valley. Members of the Committee petitioned Coimbatore District Collector K. Rajamani and City Commissioner of Police Sumit Sharan seeking permission for the hunger strike on Tuesday.
Agriculture Minister Meets Farmer Representatives From 17 States, Moots Setting Up A Panel To Hear All Views
by M R Subramani - Dec 15, 2020 07:31 AM
Farmers hand over a memorandum to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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The meeting with representatives of farmer association from 17 States is in addition to many other farmer bodies, mainly from Haryana, calling on the Union Agriculture Minister to express their support for the agricultural reforms undertaken by the Modi government.
A delegation of 17 farmer associations from across the country met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to express support for the agricultural reforms brought in by the Narendra Modi government.
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