Farmer Seeks Loan Of Rs 6.65 Cr To Buy Helicopter & Rent It Out
Kailas Patange (22), a farmer from Hingoli, applied for a bank loan of Rs 6.65 crore to buy a helicopter and rent it out. Patange, a resident of Taktoda village, applied for loan in a bank in Goregaon, stating that farming in the two acres of land he owns has become unaffordable due to irregular rainfall and drought-like conditions. "Who says only big people should have big dreams?," said Patange.
Tags: Hingoli, farmer, Goregaon, Helicopter, farming
Courtesy: Free Press Journal
Anti-Corruption Bureau Traps Asst Engineer Of APEPDCL: Andhra Pradesh
An Assistant Engineer of the Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution fell for the trap set up by Anti-Corruption Bureau and got caught taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from an aqua farmer. The farmer, G. Gangaraju lodged a complaint that the engineer demanded a bribe to issue an electric metre for the fish tank. The farm is located at Denduluru village in the West Godavari district.
Tags: India, Tamil Nadu, farmer, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Aquatics
Courtesy: The Hindu
Samyukta Kisan Morcha Says Not Participating In 2022 Punjab Poll
Ahead of the upcoming Punjab election, two leaders of the nine-member coordination committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on December 25 announced that the Morcha won't contest the election. Furthermore, they said the Morcha was only made to resolve the farmers' issues related to the three agricultural laws. It has also been announced that disciplinary action will be taken if anyone uses the organisation's name in the poll.
Tags: SKM, Punjab Election, farmer, contest, Punjab Assembly
Courtesy: ANI
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh To Launch Own Party Before Poll
In the biggest development of Punjab politics, former CM Amarinder Singh, who recently left the Congress on October 19, announced to launch his own party before the 2022 assembly election. Amarinder further said that he's ready to ally with like-minded parties. However, him joining BJP is unlikely, owing to the farmers' issue. ''The Battle for Punjab is on. Will soon announce the launch of my own political party,'' said Singh.
Tags: Former CM, Political Party, Punjab, farmer, Punjab Election
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
Meet L Hangthing Who Builds Own Nursery Through Seeds People Throw Away
Nagaland's resident L Hangthing, who used to trek across the state and into Assam thirty years ago to collect fruits' seed thrown by people to build their own nursery, is now known as Nagaraland's most forward-thinking farmers. Hangthing said he'd started this journey when he was ''in class 10'' and never ''looked back''. Moreover, he introduced the people here to litchi, cardamom and is now planning fish aquaculture.
Tags: Nagaland, Noklak, farmer, Nursery, Seed
Courtesy: The Logical Indian
Farmer's Daughter From Bundelkhand Scores 100% In Class 12th
Ansuiya, a Class 12 student from Badera village in the Mahoba of Uttar Pradesh secured 599 out of 600. She scored 99.8%, however, she achieved a perfect score of 100% when classified among the best of five. Also, Ansuiya's father is a farmer and laborer and her mother works as a homemaker. She was an all-rounder in school who played basketball enjoyed listening to music and painting.
Tags: Bundelkhand, Class 12 Results, farmer, Uttar Pradesh
Courtesy: The Logical Indian
Maha: Farmer Plans Bomb Scare At Govt Secretariat To Get Compensation
The Mumbai Police on May 30 arrested Nagpur-based farmer Sagar Mandhre for making a threat call claiming of planting a bomb at the Maharashtra government secretariat. Upon interrogation, the farmer confessed to have planned the hoax to draw the administration's attention for compensation of the acquired land. Claiming to be a bone-disease patient, Mandhre said he needed money for his treatment. Earlier, he had given multiple threats of… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra Secretariat, Bomb Scare, Nagpur, farmer
Courtesy: The News Minute
PM Hails TN Farmer For His Waste To Wealth Invention At Mann Ki Baat
PM Narendra Modi at his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme lauded a TN-based farmer PM Murugesan for his agro-based innovation. Making ropes out of banana fibre, Murugesan also developed four rope making machines from plantain waste of which three have been even patented. Besides selling the fibre rope made handicrafts, bags and baskets for additional income. Murugesan has also trained over 1500 people from six states to export as he looks forward to… read-more
Tags: farmer, Tamil Nadu, Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi, PM Murugesan, Banana Fibre Rope
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
Telangana Farmer Grows, Patents Vit D-Infused Rice And Wheat Varieties
Telangana-based Padma Shri awardee farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy has secured an international patent for growing Vitamin D-infused rice and wheat varieties through natural processes. Chintala had sampled a vegetable and maize flour-based plant-food to convert Vitamin A into Vitamin D successfully. Chintala said although Vitamin D extends benefits galore, all plants barring mushroom are incapable of synthesizing it. He added that the new… read-more
Tags: Padma Shri, farmer, Telangana, Chintala Venkat Reddy, PLANTS, Vitamin D
Courtesy: The Better India
R-day Violence: Deceased Farmer's Grandfather Moves To Delhi HC
Republic Day violence victim Navreet Singh's grandfather Hardeep Singh has moved the Delhi High Court soliciting court-sanctioned Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into the former's death. CCTV footage released by Delhi Police suggests that a collision with barricades and subsequent tractor overturn caused the death. However, Hardeep Singh, backed by forensic interpretation, alleges that Navreet was shot by policemen following which he… read-more
Tags: Republic Day, farmer, Navreet Singh, Delhi Police, Delhi High Court, SIT
Courtesy: The Statesman