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Maharashtra Election 2019: In Poll-Bound Maharashtra, Amit Shah Keeps Focus On Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir recurred as an election issue in Maharashtra as BJP chief Amit Shah held his second rally in the state today. The BJP chief was campaigning in Beed, an area that has seen four consecutive droughts, but the focus was on nationalism and the abrogation of Article 370, which gave the state a special status.
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After First Rains, Maharashtra's Water Saving Plan Seems To Be Working
In stark contrast to what they were just a week ago, partially-filled nullahs and replenished wells can be seen across Kalegaon village in Maharahstra's drought-hit Beed district.
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Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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In Parched Maharashtra, 11-Year-Old Dies Getting Water From Near-Dry Well
In Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed, 11-year-old Sachin Kengar went this morning to get water from the well near his village. In the parched district, it is one of the many deep wells in which water has mostly dried up and pooled at the bottom. While trying to get to the water 30 feet down, Sachin slipped and fell. In disturbing visuals, his...
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12-Year-Old Dies After Heart Attack At Water Pump; It Was 42 Degrees
Doctors who attended to her in Beed, where she lived, said she died of a heart attack and dehydration.
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In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Parched Wells, Lifeless Fields And Little Help
In the face of insurmountable odds, 56-year old Ram Sonawane, a farmer in the Sheri Budruk village in Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed district has all but given up. His single acre field has been lifeless for years now.
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Maharashtra Ministers Undertake Tour Of Three Drought-Hit Districts
In an apparent bid to counter the Opposition onslaught in the upcoming Budget session of Maharashtra Legislature, state ministers have begun their day-long tour of 29 talukas of drought affected Beed, Latur and Osmanabad districts.
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
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Foolish to Commit Suicide, But No Honour, No Life: Farmer's Suicide Note
He lived with honour, till the killer droughts in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the past few years took all he had, his self-respect and ultimately his own life. Embarrassed at not being able to repay a loan of Rs three lakh, a cotton farmer, Kailash Dambare, hanged himself in Beed district.
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PM Modi, Come to Marathwada, See Our Plight, Say Desperate Farmers
"I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - please come to Beed, to Marathwada, and see what we are going through," says 64-year-old farmer.
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Salman Khan's NGO to send 2,500 water tankers to drought-hit Maharashtra
Bollywood star Salman Khan's 'Being Human' foundation has come forward to offer help in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra: Parli power plant shuts down after severe water crisis
All six units of the Parli thermal power plant in Beed district of Maharashtra have been shut down because of severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant used to receive water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped as the water level in the dam has almost dried up.
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Maharashtra Election 2019: In Poll-Bound Maharashtra, Amit Shah Keeps Focus On Jammu And Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir recurred as an election issue in Maharashtra as BJP chief Amit Shah held his second rally in the state today. The BJP chief was campaigning in Beed, an area that has seen four consecutive droughts, but the focus was on nationalism and the abrogation of Article 370, which gave the state a special status.
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After First Rains, Maharashtra's Water Saving Plan Seems To Be Working
In stark contrast to what they were just a week ago, partially-filled nullahs and replenished wells can be seen across Kalegaon village in Maharahstra's drought-hit Beed district.
-
Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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In Parched Maharashtra, 11-Year-Old Dies Getting Water From Near-Dry Well
In Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed, 11-year-old Sachin Kengar went this morning to get water from the well near his village. In the parched district, it is one of the many deep wells in which water has mostly dried up and pooled at the bottom. While trying to get to the water 30 feet down, Sachin slipped and fell. In disturbing visuals, his...
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12-Year-Old Dies After Heart Attack At Water Pump; It Was 42 Degrees
Doctors who attended to her in Beed, where she lived, said she died of a heart attack and dehydration.
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In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Parched Wells, Lifeless Fields And Little Help
In the face of insurmountable odds, 56-year old Ram Sonawane, a farmer in the Sheri Budruk village in Maharashtra's drought-hit Beed district has all but given up. His single acre field has been lifeless for years now.
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Maharashtra Ministers Undertake Tour Of Three Drought-Hit Districts
In an apparent bid to counter the Opposition onslaught in the upcoming Budget session of Maharashtra Legislature, state ministers have begun their day-long tour of 29 talukas of drought affected Beed, Latur and Osmanabad districts.
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
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Foolish to Commit Suicide, But No Honour, No Life: Farmer's Suicide Note
He lived with honour, till the killer droughts in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the past few years took all he had, his self-respect and ultimately his own life. Embarrassed at not being able to repay a loan of Rs three lakh, a cotton farmer, Kailash Dambare, hanged himself in Beed district.
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PM Modi, Come to Marathwada, See Our Plight, Say Desperate Farmers
"I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - please come to Beed, to Marathwada, and see what we are going through," says 64-year-old farmer.
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Salman Khan's NGO to send 2,500 water tankers to drought-hit Maharashtra
Bollywood star Salman Khan's 'Being Human' foundation has come forward to offer help in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra: Parli power plant shuts down after severe water crisis
All six units of the Parli thermal power plant in Beed district of Maharashtra have been shut down because of severe water shortage in the Marathwada region. The plant used to receive water from the Khadka dam but the supply was stopped as the water level in the dam has almost dried up.
