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After Basic Income, Congress's Next Big Promise: Farm Loan Waiver For All
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who has already announced a basic income scheme for the poor, today announced a loan waiver for all farmers across the country if the party comes to power.
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Farmer Woes, Job Creation Top Priorities In Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
Having announced loan wavier for farmers, the Rajasthan government will soon roll out some other measures to enhance the ecosystem for the farming community and for the youth in need of jobs, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said.
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In Sonia Gandhi's Raebareli, PM Talks Rafale, Jobs, "Quattrocchi Mama"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the battle against the Congress to its backyard Raebareli. Practically kicking off the campaign for the 2019 national elections during a visit to the local railway coach factory, PM Modi ripped into the Congress over its allegations of Rafale deal, joblessness, farmers' woes and accused it of compromising the...
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Nitin Gadkari Blames Global Economy, Excess Output For Agricultural Crisis
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today blamed the global economic situation and surplus production for farmers' woes, and assured that the Centre is working on "a war footing" to solve their problems.
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Farmer, 45, Tied To A Tree, Shot At Over Money Dispute In Uttar Pradesh
A farmer was tied to a tree and shot at in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district allegedly over some money dispute, police said.
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Amit Shah Highlights Farmers' Woes, "Rs 40-Lakh Watch" Of Siddaramaiah
BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday said there were far fewer farmer suicides in states ruled by his party than Congress-governed Karnataka, and that too were mostly due to "depression and personal issues".
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Siddaramaiah Cracks Down On BJP's Mangaluru Chalo Rally: 10 Facts
More than 1,900 BJP workers were detained by Karnataka police today after they started a bike rally from Bangaluru to for Mangaluru despite being effused permission. The Mangaluru Chalo rally, the BJP said, was meant to draw attention to killings of right-wing workers in communally sensitive areas. The ruling Congress says the rally would raise com...
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Shiv Sena Lawmaker Outsources Visit To Drought-Hit Region In Maharashtra, Proxy Refutes Claim
Days after Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray directed his legislators to visit drought-hit areas in Maharashtra and listen to farmers' woes, one of them decided to send his proxy instead. Gautam Chabukswar, the enterprising legislator, sent Yashodhar Fanse, a former corporator, as his substitute to visit a village in Osmanabad district. Mr Fanse all...
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Monsoon Rains: Average Rainfall To Ease Farmer Woes, Say Experts
India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be average in 2017 easing concerns over farm and economic growth.
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Opposition Slams Telangana Chief Minister Over Farmers' Suicide, Power Woes
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today drew severe flak from opposition parties including BJP, Congress and Telugu Desam Party over the prevailing power crisis in the state, which they alleged has resulted in suicides by over 300 farmers in the last four months.
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Android app to help solve West Bengal farmers' woes
The Android app, called Mati Katha, is set to be introduced soon.
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Water woes in Chidambaram's Sivaganga constituency
During the four-and-half years that Home Minister P. Chidamabaram held the finance portfolio, 52 bank branches were opened in his constituency Sivaganga and began lending money for agricultural operations. But farmers in this Tamil Nadu region are unhappy. They claim methods to raise crop production have left them without water.
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After Basic Income, Congress's Next Big Promise: Farm Loan Waiver For All
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who has already announced a basic income scheme for the poor, today announced a loan waiver for all farmers across the country if the party comes to power.
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Farmer Woes, Job Creation Top Priorities In Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot
Having announced loan wavier for farmers, the Rajasthan government will soon roll out some other measures to enhance the ecosystem for the farming community and for the youth in need of jobs, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said.
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In Sonia Gandhi's Raebareli, PM Talks Rafale, Jobs, "Quattrocchi Mama"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the battle against the Congress to its backyard Raebareli. Practically kicking off the campaign for the 2019 national elections during a visit to the local railway coach factory, PM Modi ripped into the Congress over its allegations of Rafale deal, joblessness, farmers' woes and accused it of compromising the...
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Nitin Gadkari Blames Global Economy, Excess Output For Agricultural Crisis
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today blamed the global economic situation and surplus production for farmers' woes, and assured that the Centre is working on "a war footing" to solve their problems.
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Farmer, 45, Tied To A Tree, Shot At Over Money Dispute In Uttar Pradesh
A farmer was tied to a tree and shot at in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district allegedly over some money dispute, police said.
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Amit Shah Highlights Farmers' Woes, "Rs 40-Lakh Watch" Of Siddaramaiah
BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday said there were far fewer farmer suicides in states ruled by his party than Congress-governed Karnataka, and that too were mostly due to "depression and personal issues".
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Siddaramaiah Cracks Down On BJP's Mangaluru Chalo Rally: 10 Facts
More than 1,900 BJP workers were detained by Karnataka police today after they started a bike rally from Bangaluru to for Mangaluru despite being effused permission. The Mangaluru Chalo rally, the BJP said, was meant to draw attention to killings of right-wing workers in communally sensitive areas. The ruling Congress says the rally would raise com...
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Shiv Sena Lawmaker Outsources Visit To Drought-Hit Region In Maharashtra, Proxy Refutes Claim
Days after Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray directed his legislators to visit drought-hit areas in Maharashtra and listen to farmers' woes, one of them decided to send his proxy instead. Gautam Chabukswar, the enterprising legislator, sent Yashodhar Fanse, a former corporator, as his substitute to visit a village in Osmanabad district. Mr Fanse all...
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Monsoon Rains: Average Rainfall To Ease Farmer Woes, Say Experts
India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be average in 2017 easing concerns over farm and economic growth.
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Opposition Slams Telangana Chief Minister Over Farmers' Suicide, Power Woes
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today drew severe flak from opposition parties including BJP, Congress and Telugu Desam Party over the prevailing power crisis in the state, which they alleged has resulted in suicides by over 300 farmers in the last four months.
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Android app to help solve West Bengal farmers' woes
The Android app, called Mati Katha, is set to be introduced soon.
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Water woes in Chidambaram's Sivaganga constituency
During the four-and-half years that Home Minister P. Chidamabaram held the finance portfolio, 52 bank branches were opened in his constituency Sivaganga and began lending money for agricultural operations. But farmers in this Tamil Nadu region are unhappy. They claim methods to raise crop production have left them without water.
