Drought adds to farmers' woes in Uttar PradeshSeptember 5th, 2009 UNNAO - Drought has hit hard the farmers of Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. The fear of people dying of starvation looms large as farmers have been either unable to sow their crops on time due to inadequate rainfall or the sown crops have dried in the fields.
Lack of rainfall forces farmers to sow pulses instead of paddy in UttarakhandJuly 31st, 2009 KURIYA - Lack of adequate rainfall has affected paddy cultivation in Uttarakhand's Kuriya village, forcing farmers to sow soybean and other pulses instead of the more profitable paddy. The fields, normally inundated this time of the year and full of paddy saplings, are either lying barren or with pulses sown there.
Apple crop hit hard by adverse weather in UttarakhandJuly 15th, 2009 UTTARAKHAND - Adverse weather conditions have hit hard the apple crop in Ramgarh in Uttarakhand. The crop has been widely affected by the lack of rainfall and hailstorms during the time of flowering.
In agriculture, credit flow of Rs. 3,25,000 crore targeted for 2009-10July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the target for the agriculture credit flow for the year 2009-10 is being set at Rs. 3,25,000 crore.
Uttarakhand ministry expandedJuly 1st, 2009 DEHRADUN - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday inducted eight new ministers, including four Cabinet ministers.
Pokhriyal to assume office of Uttarakhand Chief Minister todayJune 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ramesh Pokhriyal will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand today. The writer - journalist turned politician, will be the state's fifth chief minister.
BJP to analyse Uttarakhand poll debacleMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After failing to win any Lok Sabha seat of the five in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sent two senior leaders to the party-ruled state to analyse the situation. BJP president Rajnath Singh Thursday sent Gopinath Munde and Thavarchand Gehlot to Dehradun and report to him.
Mayawati suspends two BSP Uttarakhand legislatorsMay 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Tuesday suspended two party legislators in Uttarakhand for working against the party and indulging in anti-BSP activities, party sources said. Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin and Chaudhary Yashveer Singh were accused of carrying out election campaigns in Uttarakhand in support of Congress Lok Sabha candidates, they added.
Uttarakhand farmers on the look out for 'right' partyApril 19th, 2009 THANO/MENDHA - Farmers in Uttarakhand have said that they will vote for a party that helps end their problems. Irate farmers of Thano and Mendha villages allege that the formation of Uttarakhand has not been of much help to them.
Border security increased with the start of wheat harvesting in PunjabApril 16th, 2009 ABOHAR - The Border Security Force (BSF) has increased patrolling near the India-Pakistan border in Abohar of Punjab with the start of wheat harvesting. The step has been taken to keep a check on illegal trespassing across the India-Pakistan border.
Bulbs of flowers from Holland now being grown in UttarakhandApril 7th, 2009 NAINITAL - Bulbs of flowers, which were earlier imported from Holland, are now being grown in Uttarakhand. The Indo Dutch Horticulture Technology Private Limited in Nainital along with the Uttarakhand Government is implementing this project first time in India.
An exclusive bank for farmers in UttarakhandMarch 28th, 2009 DEHRADUN - Farmers in Uttarakhand are benefiting from a unique financial institution named Kisan Bank, mooted by the Central Government. Instituted a year ago, this bank has facilitated farmers to achieve their desired aims and progress.
Uttarakhand DGP asks police chiefs to gear up for electionsMarch 25th, 2009 DEHRADUN - The Uttarakhand Director General of Police Subash Joshi has asked police chiefs of all the districts to intensify the security ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. Joshi communicated with police chiefs through a video conference and directed them to follow model code of conduct.
Uttarakhand farmers benefit from hi-tech farmingMarch 23rd, 2009 NAINITAL - Farmers in Uttarakhand are reaping it rich by cultivating vegetables, fruits and flowers by using hi-tech methods like greenhouse farming. Government's Horticulture Technology Mission has initiated several benefiting schemes for the farmers in Padampuri region near Nainital.
Plan allocation for agriculture up 300 percent in five yearsFebruary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Claiming that the United Progressive Alliance government has given 'focussed attention' to farmers, Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the plan outlay for the agriculture sector was hiked 300 percent between 2003-04 and 2008-09. Presenting the interim budget for 2009-10 in parliament, Mukherjee said the agriculture credit disbursement has also gone up to Rs.2.5 trillion (Rs.250,000 crore) last fiscal from Rs.870 billion in 2003-04.
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