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"Is He Chowkidar Or Shehenshah From Delhi": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At PM
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over water from tankers being poured on the streets of Uttar Pradesh's Banda to welcome the PM despite severe drought in the Bundelkhand region. Is the Prime Minister a "chowkidar" or a "shehenshah" from Delhi, she asked on Twitter.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Rs 2,550 Crore Grant Approved To Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Andhra, Odisha
The Centre today approved grant of about Rs 2,550 crore to drought-affected states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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In Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Why 7 Types of Mithai Means 5 Years of Debt
In a small open space in Ladwari village in Bundelkhand, a group of men sit amongst giant pots of vegetables: tomatoes, onions, brinjal. In one corner, a large vat of chickpeas simmers on a chulha, or earthen stove.
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Uttar Pradesh Floods: Officials to Visit Flood, Drought Affected Areas
Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav today directed officials to visit flood and drought hit areas and stay overnight to redress grievances of the people.
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"Is He Chowkidar Or Shehenshah From Delhi": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At PM
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over water from tankers being poured on the streets of Uttar Pradesh's Banda to welcome the PM despite severe drought in the Bundelkhand region. Is the Prime Minister a "chowkidar" or a "shehenshah" from Delhi, she asked on Twitter.
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In UP, Women-Led Collectives Are Taking On Bundelkhand's Water Problem
Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh, which is among the hottest regions in the country, regularly faces water scarcity every summer. Until the rains of last year, the arid region was hit by three successive drought seasons. Now, a water collective from Lalitpur district's Bhamaurisar village, which faced a similar problem in 2011, have taken charge of Bun...
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UP Elections 2017: A Village Of 1,000 Shares How It's Hunkered Down For Notes Ban
Raghunath, a 60-year-old farmer, surveys his two-acre farm in Bundelkhand with some concern. After four consecutive years of drought, the weather cooperated this year. Right after Diwali, he sowed the Rabi or winter crop of wheat, which now stands about two feet tall. On seeds, fertilizers, diesel for his water pump, he spent Rs 15,000. Then, on No...
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Rs 2,550 Crore Grant Approved To Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Andhra, Odisha
The Centre today approved grant of about Rs 2,550 crore to drought-affected states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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In Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Why 7 Types of Mithai Means 5 Years of Debt
In a small open space in Ladwari village in Bundelkhand, a group of men sit amongst giant pots of vegetables: tomatoes, onions, brinjal. In one corner, a large vat of chickpeas simmers on a chulha, or earthen stove.
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Uttar Pradesh Floods: Officials to Visit Flood, Drought Affected Areas
Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav today directed officials to visit flood and drought hit areas and stay overnight to redress grievances of the people.
