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Farmer Taken To Hospital In Handcuffs, Jailer Suspended In Telangana
Farmer Heerya Naik, who was lodged in Central Prison in Sangareddy district, complained of chest pain and was taken to a government hospital on Thursday.
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Madhya Pradesh Man Claims Buffalo "Refuses To Be Milked", Goes To Police
A farmer from Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district went to a police station taking along his buffalo, complaining that the animal was refusing to be milked and he suspected it to be under the influence of witchcraft, an official said on Sunday.
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A Drought-hit US Town Finds Itself Sinking Into The Ground
"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital of California, was struggling to make sense of the strangest of phenomena: his already suffering t
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KCR Takes Away Telangana Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Allegation
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR as he is known, has taken away the portfolio of the state's Health Minister after allegations of land grab emerged against the latter.
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"Will Fix Hand Pump On Chest": Madhya Pradesh Helpline Tells Farmer
Public helplines are often known for teaching harrowing lessons in governance but a death threat is still a fairly unusual experience. A farmer in Madhya Pradesh who complained last month to the Chief Minister's helpline about a defective hand pump in his village Rahavali in the Bhind district has received a shocking response last week: "Complainan...
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Onions Worth Rs 1 Lakh Stolen From Nashik Farmer's Store House
Amid the spiralling onion prices, a farmer in Maharashtra's Nashik district has complained that his stock of the key kitchen staple worth around Rs 1 lakh has been stolen by unidentified persons, police said on Tuesday.
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Residents Fume As Toxic Froth Builds Up In Lake Near Bengaluru
A lake near Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's constituency on the outskirts of Bengaluru is releasing what villagers claim to be toxic froth as a result of dumping by industries. Farmers say the toxic waste is killing their crops. The residents complained that the authorities have not reacted as swiftly to the issue as they had when a lake ...
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Goa Puts On Hold Process To Declare Animals As Harmful To Crops
The Goa government has decided to put on hold the process to declare certain wild animals as vermin (harmful and objectionable). Earlier, several farmers had complained to authorities about animals like wild boars, bisons and others damaging crops, thus causing losses to them.
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From Expressway In Baghpat, PM Modi Steers Into Kairana Poll Campaign
A day before the crucial by-election in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration of Eastern Peripheral Expressway in next-door Baghpat ran into controversy. Many questioned the timing of the inauguration, with his address touching upon the key matters affecting the area. One of these was sugarcane dues -- which became a ...
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After Bribe Demand, 2 Men Set Themselves On Fire At Lawmaker's Office
On Sunday, two young men in Telangana set themselves ablaze outside the office of a lawmaker of the state's ruling party. Before their shocking act came a series of events that began with the demand for a 20,000 rupee bribe.
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Farmers File Police Complaint Against IMD For 'Wrong' Forecast
Farmers from a village in Marathwada region today filed a police complaint against the India Meteorological Department, accusing it of colluding with seed and pesticide manufacturers and inflating the monsoon forecast figures.
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Farmer Taken To Hospital In Handcuffs, Jailer Suspended In Telangana
Farmer Heerya Naik, who was lodged in Central Prison in Sangareddy district, complained of chest pain and was taken to a government hospital on Thursday.
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Madhya Pradesh Man Claims Buffalo "Refuses To Be Milked", Goes To Police
A farmer from Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district went to a police station taking along his buffalo, complaining that the animal was refusing to be milked and he suspected it to be under the influence of witchcraft, an official said on Sunday.
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A Drought-hit US Town Finds Itself Sinking Into The Ground
"You've got too many farmers pumping all around," complained Raul Atilano. This octogenarian resident of Corcoran, the self-proclaimed farming capital of California, was struggling to make sense of the strangest of phenomena: his already suffering t
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KCR Takes Away Telangana Health Minister's Portfolio Over Land Allegation
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR as he is known, has taken away the portfolio of the state's Health Minister after allegations of land grab emerged against the latter.
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"Will Fix Hand Pump On Chest": Madhya Pradesh Helpline Tells Farmer
Public helplines are often known for teaching harrowing lessons in governance but a death threat is still a fairly unusual experience. A farmer in Madhya Pradesh who complained last month to the Chief Minister's helpline about a defective hand pump in his village Rahavali in the Bhind district has received a shocking response last week: "Complainan...
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Onions Worth Rs 1 Lakh Stolen From Nashik Farmer's Store House
Amid the spiralling onion prices, a farmer in Maharashtra's Nashik district has complained that his stock of the key kitchen staple worth around Rs 1 lakh has been stolen by unidentified persons, police said on Tuesday.
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Residents Fume As Toxic Froth Builds Up In Lake Near Bengaluru
A lake near Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's constituency on the outskirts of Bengaluru is releasing what villagers claim to be toxic froth as a result of dumping by industries. Farmers say the toxic waste is killing their crops. The residents complained that the authorities have not reacted as swiftly to the issue as they had when a lake ...
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Goa Puts On Hold Process To Declare Animals As Harmful To Crops
The Goa government has decided to put on hold the process to declare certain wild animals as vermin (harmful and objectionable). Earlier, several farmers had complained to authorities about animals like wild boars, bisons and others damaging crops, thus causing losses to them.
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From Expressway In Baghpat, PM Modi Steers Into Kairana Poll Campaign
A day before the crucial by-election in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration of Eastern Peripheral Expressway in next-door Baghpat ran into controversy. Many questioned the timing of the inauguration, with his address touching upon the key matters affecting the area. One of these was sugarcane dues -- which became a ...
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After Bribe Demand, 2 Men Set Themselves On Fire At Lawmaker's Office
On Sunday, two young men in Telangana set themselves ablaze outside the office of a lawmaker of the state's ruling party. Before their shocking act came a series of events that began with the demand for a 20,000 rupee bribe.
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Farmers File Police Complaint Against IMD For 'Wrong' Forecast
Farmers from a village in Marathwada region today filed a police complaint against the India Meteorological Department, accusing it of colluding with seed and pesticide manufacturers and inflating the monsoon forecast figures.
