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226 Blocks In Jharkhand's 22 Districts Drought-Hit, Seeks Help From Centre
The Jharkhand government on Saturday declared 226 out of the total 260 blocks of the state as drought-affected and decided to provide a cash relief of Rs 3,500 to each affected farmer family, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.
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More Than 1,000 Villages In 4 Districts Of Rajasthan Affected By Drought
The Rajasthan government has issued a notification declaring 1,388 villages of 13 tehsils in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Hanumangarh districts drought-affected, an official statement said on Monday.
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Sharad Pawar May Meet Devendra Fadnavis Over Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has demanded a complete farm loan waiver in drought-affected Maharashtra and also sought an appointment with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the issue, his party said on Monday.
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1,507-Crore Paid To Maharashtra Farmers In Drought-Hit Areas: Minister
An aid of Rs 1,507 crore has been credited into bank accounts of 42 lakh drought-affected farmers, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Wednesday. He said Rs 2,909 crore have been allocated for this purpose.
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Rajasthan Allots Rs 1,325 Crore For Drought-Affected Farmers
The Rajasthan government has allocated Rs 1,325 crore for farmers whose kharif crops have been affected in the nine drought-hit districts of the state.
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Rajasthan Seeks Rs 2,819 Crore From Centre For Drought-Affected Areas
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday sought an assistance of Rs 2,819.58 crore from the inter-ministerial Centre's team to tackle problems in drought affected areas in nine districts of the state.
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Jharkhand To Seek More Than 800 Crore From Centre For Drought-Hit Areas
The Jharkhand government will seek a Rs 816 crore financial package from the centre for the state's drought-affected districts, an official said on Tuesday.
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Helped 5,000 Drought-Affected Families In Maharashtra, Claims Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Saturday claimed to have distributed food grains and household items to 5,000 families of farmers affected by drought in Maharashtra.
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Aamir Khan Didn't Get The Delete Facebook Memo. In Fact, He Went Live
Aamir Khan, unlike his colleague Farhan Akhtar, did not delete his Facebook account but, rather went live
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Why are Drought-Affected States not Lifting Sufficient Food Grain: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from 13 drought-affected states as to why they were not lifting enough food grain to made available at subsidised rates to the priority and vulnerable sections of the people in affected areas.
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Sachin Tendulkar Adopts Drought-Affected Village Under Parliament Scheme
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
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Cricket Grounds Need To Be Watered Everyday, Match Or No Match: PM Modi On IPL Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today questioned the brouhaha over staging of IPL matches in the drought-affected areas, pointing out that cricket grounds are needed to be watered every day, whether a match is played or not.
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Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
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Central Teams To Monitor Drought Situation In The Country Till June
Central teams will study water situation in drought-affected areas in the country until June this year and prepare a long-term plan of possible actions to tackle the calamity, an official statement said today.
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IPL 2016: Petition Filed in Kanpur Against Matches
A petition has been filed in Kanpur over Gujarat Lions' two Indian Premier League matches in the city, despite water shortage
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226 Blocks In Jharkhand's 22 Districts Drought-Hit, Seeks Help From Centre
The Jharkhand government on Saturday declared 226 out of the total 260 blocks of the state as drought-affected and decided to provide a cash relief of Rs 3,500 to each affected farmer family, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.
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More Than 1,000 Villages In 4 Districts Of Rajasthan Affected By Drought
The Rajasthan government has issued a notification declaring 1,388 villages of 13 tehsils in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Hanumangarh districts drought-affected, an official statement said on Monday.
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Sharad Pawar May Meet Devendra Fadnavis Over Maharashtra Farm Loan Waiver
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has demanded a complete farm loan waiver in drought-affected Maharashtra and also sought an appointment with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the issue, his party said on Monday.
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1,507-Crore Paid To Maharashtra Farmers In Drought-Hit Areas: Minister
An aid of Rs 1,507 crore has been credited into bank accounts of 42 lakh drought-affected farmers, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Wednesday. He said Rs 2,909 crore have been allocated for this purpose.
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Rajasthan Allots Rs 1,325 Crore For Drought-Affected Farmers
The Rajasthan government has allocated Rs 1,325 crore for farmers whose kharif crops have been affected in the nine drought-hit districts of the state.
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Rajasthan Seeks Rs 2,819 Crore From Centre For Drought-Affected Areas
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday sought an assistance of Rs 2,819.58 crore from the inter-ministerial Centre's team to tackle problems in drought affected areas in nine districts of the state.
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Jharkhand To Seek More Than 800 Crore From Centre For Drought-Hit Areas
The Jharkhand government will seek a Rs 816 crore financial package from the centre for the state's drought-affected districts, an official said on Tuesday.
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Helped 5,000 Drought-Affected Families In Maharashtra, Claims Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Saturday claimed to have distributed food grains and household items to 5,000 families of farmers affected by drought in Maharashtra.
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Aamir Khan Didn't Get The Delete Facebook Memo. In Fact, He Went Live
Aamir Khan, unlike his colleague Farhan Akhtar, did not delete his Facebook account but, rather went live
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Why are Drought-Affected States not Lifting Sufficient Food Grain: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from 13 drought-affected states as to why they were not lifting enough food grain to made available at subsidised rates to the priority and vulnerable sections of the people in affected areas.
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Sachin Tendulkar Adopts Drought-Affected Village Under Parliament Scheme
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
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Cricket Grounds Need To Be Watered Everyday, Match Or No Match: PM Modi On IPL Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today questioned the brouhaha over staging of IPL matches in the drought-affected areas, pointing out that cricket grounds are needed to be watered every day, whether a match is played or not.
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Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
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Central Teams To Monitor Drought Situation In The Country Till June
Central teams will study water situation in drought-affected areas in the country until June this year and prepare a long-term plan of possible actions to tackle the calamity, an official statement said today.
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IPL 2016: Petition Filed in Kanpur Against Matches
A petition has been filed in Kanpur over Gujarat Lions' two Indian Premier League matches in the city, despite water shortage
