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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Killed During Anti-Sand Mining Operation: Police
A farmer was killed allegedly in a firing by a forest department team during an operation against illegal sand mining and transportation at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Sunday.
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Maharashtra Election 2019: Farmers Were Killed In Your Regime, Smriti Irani To Congress-NCP Alliance
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday attacked the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance, saying protesting farmers were fired upon by police near Pune during their regime.
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Like General Dyer, Shivraj Chouhan Fired Mandsaur Farmers: Ashok Chavan
Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Monday compared Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to infamous British military officer Reginald Dyer, who had ordered the firing on unarmed citizens in Punjab's Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, killing over a thousand people. Mr Chavan, who was campaigning at Sausar in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, brought up...
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185 Farmers Facing Trail In 2011 Maval Firing Case Acquitted
A court in Maharashtra has discharged 185 farmers facing trial in the 2011 Maval firing case, allowing the state government's application seeking withdrawal of the case filed against the cultivators. Three farmers, including a woman, were killed in police firing and 16 farmers had received injuries during the agitation on August 9, 2011 in Maval te...
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Mandsaur Farmer Deaths: Police Fired In Self-Defense, Says Probe Report
The police fired in self-defense in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur where five farmers were killed last year, says the report of an investigation set up by the state government.
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"Officer Told Us To Skip": Mandsaur Farmer's Family On Rahul Gandhi Rally
The parents of a farmer who died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur last year say they have been asked by district officials to skip the rally Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is holding today. The families of six men killed during the farmers' protests, the news of which seared the country, have been invited to the rally. Some of them are ex...
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Amid Farmer Protests, Rahul Gandhi To Hold Rally In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh Today
As part of his outreach to farmers, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur today. The Congress has planned a 'Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp Rally' in Mandsaur's district's Khokhra (Piplia Mandi). During his visit, Mr Gandhi will also meet family members of farmers killed in police firing a year ago.
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur On June 6
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will participate in a protest at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where six farmers were killed in alleged police firing last year.
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Before Farmers' Stir, Madhya Pradesh Villagers Told to Sign Peace Bonds
Ahead of the first anniversary of farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur during which five protesters were killed in police firing, the district administration has asked hundreds of villagers to sign a bond saying they will maintain peace in the area.
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Opinion: Team Modi Creates Rural Time Bomb That Is Ticking Away - By Yashwant Sinha
The foot-march of over 35,000 farmers from Nashik to Mumbai in March this year attracted a lot of national attention and succeeded in highlighting the problems of the farmers. The numerous suicides by farmers earlier or the killing of six farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh in June last year did not attract as much attention.
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One Killed In Firing After Violent Protests Against Police In Gujarat's Dahod
A farmer died in police action in central Gujarat's Dahod district late last evening after the police fired at villagers in the state's tribal-dominated belt. The villagers were demanding action against policemen who picked up a villager from his house early on Thursday. Kanesh Gamara, 31, had died soon after his release during the day, allegedly d...
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Mandsaur Firing: Police Release Names Of 32 People Booked For Violence
A month after five farmers were killed in the police firing during the protest in Piplya Mandi near Mandsaur, the police have released the names of 32 persons who were earlier booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, in connection with the violence.
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
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Mandsaur Firing: No FIRs Against Cops Who Shot Farmers In Madhya Pradesh
Nearly a week after five farmers were allegedly killed in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district during a protest, a top officer of state police has confirmed to NDTV that no FIR or First Information Report has been filed against the policemen responsible.
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Days After Madhya Pradesh Farmer Deaths, State Home Secretary Transferred
Madhya Pradesh Home Secretary Madhu Khare was transferred today to the Khadi and Gramodyag department. While the government is yet to comment on the transfer, it comes after six farmers were killed in Mandsaur last week after the police opened fire to control crowds during a farmers' protest.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Killed During Anti-Sand Mining Operation: Police
A farmer was killed allegedly in a firing by a forest department team during an operation against illegal sand mining and transportation at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Sunday.
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Maharashtra Election 2019: Farmers Were Killed In Your Regime, Smriti Irani To Congress-NCP Alliance
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday attacked the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance, saying protesting farmers were fired upon by police near Pune during their regime.
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Like General Dyer, Shivraj Chouhan Fired Mandsaur Farmers: Ashok Chavan
Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Monday compared Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to infamous British military officer Reginald Dyer, who had ordered the firing on unarmed citizens in Punjab's Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, killing over a thousand people. Mr Chavan, who was campaigning at Sausar in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, brought up...
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185 Farmers Facing Trail In 2011 Maval Firing Case Acquitted
A court in Maharashtra has discharged 185 farmers facing trial in the 2011 Maval firing case, allowing the state government's application seeking withdrawal of the case filed against the cultivators. Three farmers, including a woman, were killed in police firing and 16 farmers had received injuries during the agitation on August 9, 2011 in Maval te...
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Mandsaur Farmer Deaths: Police Fired In Self-Defense, Says Probe Report
The police fired in self-defense in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur where five farmers were killed last year, says the report of an investigation set up by the state government.
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"Officer Told Us To Skip": Mandsaur Farmer's Family On Rahul Gandhi Rally
The parents of a farmer who died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur last year say they have been asked by district officials to skip the rally Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is holding today. The families of six men killed during the farmers' protests, the news of which seared the country, have been invited to the rally. Some of them are ex...
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Amid Farmer Protests, Rahul Gandhi To Hold Rally In Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh Today
As part of his outreach to farmers, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet protesting farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur today. The Congress has planned a 'Kisan Samriddhi Sankalp Rally' in Mandsaur's district's Khokhra (Piplia Mandi). During his visit, Mr Gandhi will also meet family members of farmers killed in police firing a year ago.
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Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers' Rally In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur On June 6
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will participate in a protest at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where six farmers were killed in alleged police firing last year.
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Before Farmers' Stir, Madhya Pradesh Villagers Told to Sign Peace Bonds
Ahead of the first anniversary of farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur during which five protesters were killed in police firing, the district administration has asked hundreds of villagers to sign a bond saying they will maintain peace in the area.
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Opinion: Team Modi Creates Rural Time Bomb That Is Ticking Away - By Yashwant Sinha
The foot-march of over 35,000 farmers from Nashik to Mumbai in March this year attracted a lot of national attention and succeeded in highlighting the problems of the farmers. The numerous suicides by farmers earlier or the killing of six farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh in June last year did not attract as much attention.
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One Killed In Firing After Violent Protests Against Police In Gujarat's Dahod
A farmer died in police action in central Gujarat's Dahod district late last evening after the police fired at villagers in the state's tribal-dominated belt. The villagers were demanding action against policemen who picked up a villager from his house early on Thursday. Kanesh Gamara, 31, had died soon after his release during the day, allegedly d...
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Mandsaur Firing: Police Release Names Of 32 People Booked For Violence
A month after five farmers were killed in the police firing during the protest in Piplya Mandi near Mandsaur, the police have released the names of 32 persons who were earlier booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, in connection with the violence.
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Agriculture Minister, Roasted For Yoga Amid Crisis, Cancels China Trip
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has announced that he had put off his China visit beginning tomorrow in view of the ongoing farmers' agitation. Mr Singh had been criticised by the opposition for participating in Ramdev's yoga camp last week a day after five farmers died in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
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Mandsaur Firing: No FIRs Against Cops Who Shot Farmers In Madhya Pradesh
Nearly a week after five farmers were allegedly killed in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district during a protest, a top officer of state police has confirmed to NDTV that no FIR or First Information Report has been filed against the policemen responsible.
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Days After Madhya Pradesh Farmer Deaths, State Home Secretary Transferred
Madhya Pradesh Home Secretary Madhu Khare was transferred today to the Khadi and Gramodyag department. While the government is yet to comment on the transfer, it comes after six farmers were killed in Mandsaur last week after the police opened fire to control crowds during a farmers' protest.
