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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Tiger, That Killed 4 Cows In 2 Days In Kerala Village, Caught
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in this district in Kerala, who have been living in fear of a tiger, heaved a sigh of relief on Monday morning as the big cat was caught in a trap set by the forest department.
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"No Relief For Middle Class, Farmers Or Students": Sachin Pilot On Interim Budget
Terming Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim budget speech an "election speech", Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that there was nothing new in the Budget speech and no measures were announced to provide relief to the common masses.
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Karnataka Seeks Rs 17,901 Crore Drought Relief Funds From Centre
The Karnataka government today demanded Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the Centre to compensate farmers affected due to drought in the Kharif season this year.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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"Marginal Farmers Should Be Priority": PM Modi's Food Action Plan At G7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for building an inclusive food system to provide relief to the world's most vulnerable people as part of his 10-point action plan to address challenges in the area of food, fertilisers and healthcare.
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"Time Of Need...": AAP MP Seeks Relief For Punjab Farmers From Centre
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Saturday sought from the Union Finance Minister a special package for Punjab farmers ensuring them adequate compensation for their crop damaged by an inclement weather.
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KCR Visits Rain-Affected Areas, Announces Relief For Telangana Farmers
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday visited rain-affected areas in a few districts of the state and assured the farmers of financial assistance for cross losses.
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Madhya Pradesh Announces Relief For Farmers For Crop Damage Due To Rain
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced that farmers would be given a relief amount of Rs 32,000 a hectare for crops loss of over 50 percent due to hailstorm and untimely rains in the state.
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Exclusive: With Cracked Soles, Bleeding Feet, Maharashtra Farmers March On
Cracked soles, swollen feet and many companions hospitalised - farmers marching from Nashik to Mumbai are braving all odds to continue their agitation for relief to onion growers and several other demands.
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Thousands Of Farmers March To Mumbai, Seek Relief For Onion Growers
Thousands of farmers and tribals launched a march towards Mumbai from Nashik district in North Maharashtra on Tuesday in support of their demands, including an immediate financial relief of Rs 600 per quintal to onion growers.
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Maharashtra Onion Farmers To Get Compensation Amid Steep Fall In Prices
The Maharashtra government on Monday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 300 per quintal to onion farmers in the state who are severely affected by a steep fall in the prices.
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E Shinde's 1st Budget For Maharashtra Prioritises Aid For Farmers, Women
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to working women.
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Tamil Nadu Announces Rs 50.88 Crore Relief To Farmers Affected By Monsoon
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday ordered a compensation of Rs 50.88 crore to 48,593 farmers of 27 districts, including the worst-affected Mayiladuthurai, for their crop loss due to the Northeast Monsoon.
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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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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Tiger, That Killed 4 Cows In 2 Days In Kerala Village, Caught
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in this district in Kerala, who have been living in fear of a tiger, heaved a sigh of relief on Monday morning as the big cat was caught in a trap set by the forest department.
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"No Relief For Middle Class, Farmers Or Students": Sachin Pilot On Interim Budget
Terming Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim budget speech an "election speech", Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that there was nothing new in the Budget speech and no measures were announced to provide relief to the common masses.
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Karnataka Seeks Rs 17,901 Crore Drought Relief Funds From Centre
The Karnataka government today demanded Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the Centre to compensate farmers affected due to drought in the Kharif season this year.
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Protesting Farmers In Haryana's Kurukshetra Block Highway To Delhi
Farmers from Haryana, protesting over not getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the procurement of sunflower crop, today blocked a national highway to Delhi as they aren't satisfied with the relief announced by the Chief Minister.
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"Marginal Farmers Should Be Priority": PM Modi's Food Action Plan At G7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for building an inclusive food system to provide relief to the world's most vulnerable people as part of his 10-point action plan to address challenges in the area of food, fertilisers and healthcare.
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"Time Of Need...": AAP MP Seeks Relief For Punjab Farmers From Centre
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Saturday sought from the Union Finance Minister a special package for Punjab farmers ensuring them adequate compensation for their crop damaged by an inclement weather.
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KCR Visits Rain-Affected Areas, Announces Relief For Telangana Farmers
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday visited rain-affected areas in a few districts of the state and assured the farmers of financial assistance for cross losses.
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Madhya Pradesh Announces Relief For Farmers For Crop Damage Due To Rain
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced that farmers would be given a relief amount of Rs 32,000 a hectare for crops loss of over 50 percent due to hailstorm and untimely rains in the state.
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Exclusive: With Cracked Soles, Bleeding Feet, Maharashtra Farmers March On
Cracked soles, swollen feet and many companions hospitalised - farmers marching from Nashik to Mumbai are braving all odds to continue their agitation for relief to onion growers and several other demands.
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Thousands Of Farmers March To Mumbai, Seek Relief For Onion Growers
Thousands of farmers and tribals launched a march towards Mumbai from Nashik district in North Maharashtra on Tuesday in support of their demands, including an immediate financial relief of Rs 600 per quintal to onion growers.
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Maharashtra Onion Farmers To Get Compensation Amid Steep Fall In Prices
The Maharashtra government on Monday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 300 per quintal to onion farmers in the state who are severely affected by a steep fall in the prices.
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E Shinde's 1st Budget For Maharashtra Prioritises Aid For Farmers, Women
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to working women.
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Tamil Nadu Announces Rs 50.88 Crore Relief To Farmers Affected By Monsoon
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday ordered a compensation of Rs 50.88 crore to 48,593 farmers of 27 districts, including the worst-affected Mayiladuthurai, for their crop loss due to the Northeast Monsoon.
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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.
