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Farmers' Body Will Oppose BJP In UP Polls: Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday visited the family of Arun Narwar who was allegedly killed in police custody in Agra in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a compensation of Rs 40 lakh and government job to his kin.
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Need Reforms For Development, Old Laws A Burden: PM Amid Farmer Protests
Amid the farmer protests row over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said reforms are needed for development and some laws from the past century have become a burden now. At the launch of the Agra metro rail project via video-conference, PM Modi said the reforms carried out by his government are also getting reflected in election res...
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New Laws Affect Us Too, Middlemen Are Our ATMs, Need Them: UP Farmers
Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh have blocked the Delhi-UP border towards Noida and Ghaziabad. Delhi Police and RAF (Rapid Action Force) have been deployed to keep the situation in control. Farmers from districts in UP like Mathura, Bulandshahar, Mainpuri, Atah, Kasganj, Firozabad, Agra and Etawah have come here.
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16 Farmers Arrested In Mathura For Stubble Burning
Sixteen farmers have been arrested for allegedly burning stubble, while two revenue officials suspended for dereliction of duty in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Hope PM Learns About Love After Visit To The Taj City": Akhilesh Yadav
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Wednesday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav taunted him on social media with a tweet featuring the Taj Mahal, the world-famous monument to love
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After Aligarh, Farmers In Agra Lock Stray Cows In School To Protect Crops
Farmers in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Agra district have locked up herds of stray cattle, especially cows, in schools and other government buildings alleging that the animals are destroying their crops, amid a spate of such incidents in the state.
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Uttar Pradesh Potato Farmer Commits Suicide, Allegedly Due to Debt Burden
A 46-year-old potato farmer in Agra has commited suicide on Tuesday, allegedly because he had a huge loan burden. The family of Kanchan Singh, claims that he had borrowed Rs 7 lakh, from a bank and private money lenders.
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12-Year-Old Becomes Head of Family as 4 Siblings in Agra Are Abandoned By Relatives
At a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, four young children live on their own in a brick shed. They cook their own food and have been told that they will get Rs 1,000 a month.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Assures Distressed Farmers of Support
Expressing concern over farmers committing suicides, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesdsay assured all support to them in the present situation of crop damages due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorm.
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Farmer dies of cold in Agra
A farmer died of cold in Agra late on Tuesday even as the night temperature on Wednesday settled at 2.7 degrees Celsius in the Taj City, which remained the coldest in Uttar Pradesh for the third successive day, officials said.
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Farmers want service road before opening of Yamuna Expressway
Farmers residing on both sides of Yamuna Expressway on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding that the Yamuna Expressway should not be opened till their service road parallel to it is developed for connectivity of villages along the Expressway.
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Rain brings cheer to Agra farmers
Fairly widespread rains in the last three days have delighted farmers in the Agra region as the delayed monsoon had triggered fears of a drought. Met department officials now say that spectre has receded. Agra has received 30 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours and the downpour on Monday was particularly heavy. Drizzle continues in the region. The wea...
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Farmers' agitation spreads to Agra, villagers set office on fire
The wave of violence at Greater Noida, that saw a bloody farmers' agitation against land acquisition, has now spread to Agra.Irate villagers, protesting against the land acquisition for the Uttar Pradesh government's Yamuna Expressway project, set on fire the construction company Jaypee Group's camp office.The local administration feels that the at...
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A highway that spurned farmers now embraces them
When the state of Uttar Pradesh announced plans to confiscate farmland for a toll road to the Taj Mahal, a grimly predictable plotline ensued. Protesting farmers, angry over low compensation, blocked road work. Frustration boiled into fatal clashes with the police. Then opposition politicians arrived to pillory the state government and pose for pho...
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Farmers' Body Will Oppose BJP In UP Polls: Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait
Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday visited the family of Arun Narwar who was allegedly killed in police custody in Agra in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a compensation of Rs 40 lakh and government job to his kin.
-
Need Reforms For Development, Old Laws A Burden: PM Amid Farmer Protests
Amid the farmer protests row over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said reforms are needed for development and some laws from the past century have become a burden now. At the launch of the Agra metro rail project via video-conference, PM Modi said the reforms carried out by his government are also getting reflected in election res...
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New Laws Affect Us Too, Middlemen Are Our ATMs, Need Them: UP Farmers
Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh have blocked the Delhi-UP border towards Noida and Ghaziabad. Delhi Police and RAF (Rapid Action Force) have been deployed to keep the situation in control. Farmers from districts in UP like Mathura, Bulandshahar, Mainpuri, Atah, Kasganj, Firozabad, Agra and Etawah have come here.
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16 Farmers Arrested In Mathura For Stubble Burning
Sixteen farmers have been arrested for allegedly burning stubble, while two revenue officials suspended for dereliction of duty in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, officials said on Tuesday.
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"Hope PM Learns About Love After Visit To The Taj City": Akhilesh Yadav
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Wednesday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav taunted him on social media with a tweet featuring the Taj Mahal, the world-famous monument to love
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After Aligarh, Farmers In Agra Lock Stray Cows In School To Protect Crops
Farmers in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Agra district have locked up herds of stray cattle, especially cows, in schools and other government buildings alleging that the animals are destroying their crops, amid a spate of such incidents in the state.
-
Uttar Pradesh Potato Farmer Commits Suicide, Allegedly Due to Debt Burden
A 46-year-old potato farmer in Agra has commited suicide on Tuesday, allegedly because he had a huge loan burden. The family of Kanchan Singh, claims that he had borrowed Rs 7 lakh, from a bank and private money lenders.
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12-Year-Old Becomes Head of Family as 4 Siblings in Agra Are Abandoned By Relatives
At a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, four young children live on their own in a brick shed. They cook their own food and have been told that they will get Rs 1,000 a month.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Assures Distressed Farmers of Support
Expressing concern over farmers committing suicides, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesdsay assured all support to them in the present situation of crop damages due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorm.
-
Farmer dies of cold in Agra
A farmer died of cold in Agra late on Tuesday even as the night temperature on Wednesday settled at 2.7 degrees Celsius in the Taj City, which remained the coldest in Uttar Pradesh for the third successive day, officials said.
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Farmers want service road before opening of Yamuna Expressway
Farmers residing on both sides of Yamuna Expressway on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding that the Yamuna Expressway should not be opened till their service road parallel to it is developed for connectivity of villages along the Expressway.
-
Rain brings cheer to Agra farmers
Fairly widespread rains in the last three days have delighted farmers in the Agra region as the delayed monsoon had triggered fears of a drought. Met department officials now say that spectre has receded. Agra has received 30 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours and the downpour on Monday was particularly heavy. Drizzle continues in the region. The wea...
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Farmers' agitation spreads to Agra, villagers set office on fire
The wave of violence at Greater Noida, that saw a bloody farmers' agitation against land acquisition, has now spread to Agra.Irate villagers, protesting against the land acquisition for the Uttar Pradesh government's Yamuna Expressway project, set on fire the construction company Jaypee Group's camp office.The local administration feels that the at...
-
A highway that spurned farmers now embraces them
When the state of Uttar Pradesh announced plans to confiscate farmland for a toll road to the Taj Mahal, a grimly predictable plotline ensued. Protesting farmers, angry over low compensation, blocked road work. Frustration boiled into fatal clashes with the police. Then opposition politicians arrived to pillory the state government and pose for pho...
