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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday that he would take up the issue of farmers owning more than five acres in rain-fed areas being brought under the loan waiver scheme with the Finance Ministry at an "appropriate" time...
Monday, May 12, 2008
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Sunday asked his party workers to prepare for the Lok Sabha elections next year as a new approach and strategy would be needed in view of the delimited constituencies...
Thursday April 24, 2008
NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday appeared confident of procuring up to 170 lakh tonnes of wheat this year against a target of 150 lakh tonnes...
Wednesday April 23, 2008
NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday appeared confident of procuring up to 170 lakh tonnes of wheat this year against a target of 150 lakh tonnes...
Friday March 21, 2008
MUMBAI: Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar has appealed to the states to make the best use of the initiatives of recent years not only to ensure food security but also not to turn India into an exporter of food and agricultural produce...
Thursday March 20, 2008
NEW DELHI: With Parliament passing a Bill enabling the government to grant a Rs 4,610 crore financial package and interest-free loans to sugar mills facing difficulty in making payment to farmers, the Centre on Wednesday asked the mill owners to pay the farmers their dues within two weeks or face action...
Saturday March 15, 2008
New Delhi, Mar 14 As a result of the favourable weather condition and increased plantation, the country's wheat production might exceed 76 million. "All available data indicate that the wheat production is on target," Union minister for agriculture Sharad Pawar said on Friday...
Friday March 14, 2008
NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar clarified on Thursday that the Rs. 60,000-crore farm loan waiver scheme would include farmers in allied sectors such as fisheries and dairy...
Friday March 14, 2008
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has drawn distinct lines demarcating land for agriculture and that for industrialisation. Productive agricultural land should not be diverted for industrial zuse, he said...
Sunday March 9, 2008
AHMEDNAGAR: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the loan waiver for farmers announced in the budget this year can not be a recurring phenomenon, the farmers should also consider alternative sources of income...
Saturday March 8, 2008
MAHARASHTRA: Making it clear that waiver of farmer loans will not become a regular policy, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the government will consider relaxing the cap of five acres to extend the benefit to bigger land holders in drought-prone areas...
Friday March 7, 2008
The Kotla started filling up from as early as noon, and while the 30,000 strong crowd had to endure a longer than expected wait to catch a glimpse of their heroes, once they did emerge, no-one was complaining...
Tuesday February 12, 2008
KOLKATA: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here on Friday that India may become a net importer of foodgrains if states did not increase farm productivity...
Tuesday February 12, 2008
Kounteya Sinha | TNN
New Delhi: Lift the ban on import of poultry immediately This is the gist of a strongly worded letter sent to all states recently by Union agri- culture minister Sharad Pawar...
Saturday January 12, 2008
New Delhi: After a lull, the storm over the Bhajji ban is set to explode again. Even as Team India continued a tour game in Canberra, BCCI chief Sharad Pawar was indulging in some brinkmanship, virtually issuing a fresh ultimatum to the ICC: clear Harbhajan Stngh within the next week or the team will head home be- fore the Adelaide Test...
Wednesday December 12, 2007
It's indeed a phenomenal journey. Of a boy, who hailed from a remote village, Katewadi, to corridors of power in the national capital and to the office of a Union Cabinet Minister. It's the journey of a leader with strong mass base and great vision, Sharad Pawar...
Wednesday December 12, 2007
It's the greatness of this leader. The moment one thinks of some major institution, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's name comes to one's mind...
Thursday October 18, 2007
MELBOURNE: BCCI President Sharad Pawar believes Andrew Symonds mistook hostile crowd antics for racism and insisted that the episode would not sour Indian cricket board's relation with its Australian counterpart...
Friday October 5, 2007
PATNA: Admitting that differences persisted between the UPA and its left allies on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the Manmohan Singh government would not fall...
Thursday September 27, 2007
Shashank Manohar will succeed Sharad Pawar as president of the Indian board next year when Pawar moves over to the ICC. Manohar, who heads the Vidarbha Cricket Association, was today declared the BCCI's president-elect ahead of its 78th AGM tomorrow as his was the sole nomination for that post...
Wednesday September 26, 2007
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will be reigned by a new President in 2008 and according to media reports the present vice-president Shashank Manohar is tipped to be succeed Sharad Pawar...
Sunday September 23, 2007
Mumbai, September 23: Sharad Pawar whose party Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is an alliance partner of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre has also indicated that the country may be heading towards mid term polls. Pawar while addressing a press conference here Saturday said that for a coalition government differences were but natural...
Friday September 21, 2007
India's record sugarcane crop this year has prompted the government to more than double its reserves to 5 million tonnes, and subsidise exports to prevent a glut. The government will detail these new incentives in the next 10 days, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Thursday 20 September...
Thursday September 13, 2007
Indian Cricket League (ICL) maybe a taboo in BCCI circles but Indian Cricket Board President Sharad Pawar on Thursday was asked to unveil the logo of the rebel venture, thanks to a gaffe by BCCI's firebrand vice president Lalit Modi...
Wednesday September 5, 2007
Pune: Sharad Pawar, India’s agriculture minister who hails from Maharashtra has criticized two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) for its decision to shut down its Akurdi factory in the area, saying companies that avail of government concessions for industries should desist from moving production out of the area when these benefits cease...
Friday August 17, 2007
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has promised substantial hike next year in minimum price the government pays to farmers for buying wheat and rice.
Thursday August 2, 2007
BCCI president Sharad Pawar struck a sobering note appealing to Indian cricket fans not to over-react to the team's performance.