Maharashtra urges employees to donate day's salary for farmers' cause
The government is in the process of laying down the criteria to determine the beneficiaries of the loan waiver.
Jun 22, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Congress corners Venkaiah Naidu over his loan waiver statement
Congress leader Surjewala also had castigated Naidu and said that the Union Minister should not have made such a harsh statement at a time when the situation in Madhya Pradesh is so volatile.
Jun 22, 2017, 19:16 PM IST
Karnataka waives crop loan up to Rs 50,000 per farmer
The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced crop loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 per farmer that will cost Rs 8,165 crore to the state exchequer.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Punjab CM Amarinder announces total waiver on crop loans for small, marginal farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced total waiver of entire crop loans for small and marginal farmers in Punjab.
Jun 19, 2017, 22:46 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh farmers block national highways, press for loan waiver
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh blocked the national highways passing through the state on Friday to press for loan waiver and remunerative prices for farm produce.
Jun 16, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Farmers protest, while BJP parties: NCP
"On one hand farmers are protesting, ending their lives for their demands and on the other, the BJP is holding grand celebrations.
Jun 09, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Farmer ends life, says don't cremate me till CM meets demands
Dhanaji Jadhav, 45, had a debt of around Rs 60,000 and had also taken loans from some private lenders, police said.
Jun 08, 2017, 15:15 PM IST
Address farmer issues or face MP like unrest, Yogi Adityanath warned
"Unlike the previous governments, the Yogi Adityanath government is sensitive to the feelings of the farmers" said state BJP spokesperson Manish Shukla.
Jun 08, 2017, 13:07 PM IST
M K Stalin demands loan waiver for Tamil Nadu farmers
DMK working president M K Stalin today visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar here, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi waive off their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly polls there.
Apr 01, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Loan waiver: Devendra Fadnavis goes to Delhi with Shiv Sena ministers
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today flew to Delhi with four Shiv Sena ministers to discuss farm loan waiver with the Centre even as the budget session of the state legislature is underway.
Mar 17, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
Maharashtra 'safai' worker writes to SBI seeking loan waiver like Vijay Mallya
Just after the controversy arose over State Bank of India (SBI) reportedly writing off loans worth Rs 7,000 crore, including that of Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines, a letter has been written to the public sector lender by a sanitation worker in Nashik asking for a “similar”waive off on his Rs 1.5 lakh loan.
Nov 20, 2016, 21:11 PM IST
Concern in Lok Sabha over drought, Members demand loan waiver
Voicing concern over the worsening drought situation in the country, Lok Sabha members on Tuesday demanded that the government should waive the loans of farmers and work on war-footing to ensure that people do not suffer for want of drinking water.
May 10, 2016, 20:41 PM IST
Telangana Assembly: Opposition seeks loan waiver implementation at once
Congress, TDP and other opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the TRS government in Telangana to implement its agriculture loan waiver scheme at one go, and also take measures like declaration of drought-hit mandals to address growing farmers' suicides in the state.
Sep 29, 2015, 21:04 PM IST
