Puducherry Jan 21 PTI The opposition DMK on Friday slammed the AINRC headed NDA government here for ignoring the woes of farmers in the Union TerritoryDMK opposition Leader in the territorial Assembly R Siva said in a release that farmers were now facing hardship in storing paddy and the six procurement centres the government had promises were yet be openedMiddlemen are trying to exploit the situation and purchase the paddy at an exceptionally low price he claimedWhile the government had fixed Rs 2051 as the price per kilo of paddy middlemen were pestering the farmers to dispose the paddy harvested during the current samba season at Rs 16 a kiloThe procurement centres should be opened without delay Siva saidHe also said that although the government had promised waiver of loans farmers have borrowed from cooperative societies The societies managements state that there was no official order to them to write off the loansThe banks were also not extending fresh crop loans the DMK leader allegedSiva expressed dismay over the governments continued negligence of the farmers PTI COR ROH ROH
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The Cricket fraternity showered heartfelt birthday wishes on Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the run machine-turned 33 today.
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