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"Centre Ready To Buy Unsold Onions": Devendra Fadnavis Amid Protests
The Centre is ready to purchase onions from farmers which remain unsold or cannot be auctioned even as attempts are being made to find a way out in view of the export ban, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers, Marching To Mumbai Over Onion Prices, Call Off Protest
The march was organised by the CPM and besides farmers, many workers in the unorganised sector, such as ASHA workers, and members of tribal communities participated in it.
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Maharashtra Farmer, 58, Dies During Protest March From Nashik To Mumbai
A 58-year-old participant in the long march of thousands of farmers and tribals from Nashik district in North Maharashtra to Mumbai has died, an official said on Saturday.
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Rain Adds To Troubles Of Protesting Farmers In Maharashtra's Thane
An unexpected spell of rain in Maharashtra's Vasind has enforced some much-needed rest to the footsore farmers marching to Mumbai to flag their demands. The downside -- few will get any sleep tonight.
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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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Eknath Shinde To Meet Farmers As Protest Intensifies Over Onion Prices
The Maharashtra government on Thursday will hold another round of talks with a delegation representing thousands of farmers and tribals, who are walking towards Mumbai, in its bid to address their demands.
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Farmer Lights "Bonfire Of Onions" In Protest Against Crash In Prices
Distressed by the crash in prices of onions, a farmer in Nashik district of Maharashtra lit a bonfire of the crop in protest against the government's policies and to highlight the plight of growers.
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Angry Farmer Burns Onion Crop, Invites Eknath Shinde, Writes In Blood
Mr Dongre said he had written a letter with his blood to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inviting him to the onion burning ceremony so that he could see the condition of farmers himself.
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In Unique Protest, Maharashtra Farmer Buries Himself In Mud
A farmer buried himself partially in the mud in protest against the non-possession of land allotted to him under a welfare scheme in Maharashtra over three years ago.
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"Electricity Not Free": Maharashtra Minister Threatens To Cut Power Supply Of Defaulters
His comments come at a time when farmers in the state have been protesting against electricity bills. Mr Raut, however, has made his intentions clear that power supply will be cut off if bills are not paid on time.
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Maharashtra Bandh Live Updates: Bus Services Affected, Local Trains Running
Shops will remain shut across Maharashtra today as the state government has called a bandh to protest against the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
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"Welcome Sharad Pawar's Statement On Farm Laws...": Agriculture Minister
NCP chief Sharad Pawar reportedly made some comments yesterday about amending Maharashtra's farm law. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, however, seemed to have taken them for views on the Centre's controversial pieces of legislation.
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Inquiry Into BJP IT Cell, Says Maharashtra Home Minister
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis traded sharp words Tuesday on the political row that has erupted over Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar's tweets in support of the centre and its handling of the farmers' protest
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Permission Denied, Farmers Firm On Holding Rakesh Tikait's Rally In Maharashtra
Even as the district administration in Maharashtra's Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 ''Maha Panchayat'' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there.
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"Centre Ready To Buy Unsold Onions": Devendra Fadnavis Amid Protests
The Centre is ready to purchase onions from farmers which remain unsold or cannot be auctioned even as attempts are being made to find a way out in view of the export ban, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Farmers, Marching To Mumbai Over Onion Prices, Call Off Protest
The march was organised by the CPM and besides farmers, many workers in the unorganised sector, such as ASHA workers, and members of tribal communities participated in it.
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Maharashtra Farmer, 58, Dies During Protest March From Nashik To Mumbai
A 58-year-old participant in the long march of thousands of farmers and tribals from Nashik district in North Maharashtra to Mumbai has died, an official said on Saturday.
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Rain Adds To Troubles Of Protesting Farmers In Maharashtra's Thane
An unexpected spell of rain in Maharashtra's Vasind has enforced some much-needed rest to the footsore farmers marching to Mumbai to flag their demands. The downside -- few will get any sleep tonight.
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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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Eknath Shinde To Meet Farmers As Protest Intensifies Over Onion Prices
The Maharashtra government on Thursday will hold another round of talks with a delegation representing thousands of farmers and tribals, who are walking towards Mumbai, in its bid to address their demands.
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Farmer Lights "Bonfire Of Onions" In Protest Against Crash In Prices
Distressed by the crash in prices of onions, a farmer in Nashik district of Maharashtra lit a bonfire of the crop in protest against the government's policies and to highlight the plight of growers.
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Angry Farmer Burns Onion Crop, Invites Eknath Shinde, Writes In Blood
Mr Dongre said he had written a letter with his blood to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inviting him to the onion burning ceremony so that he could see the condition of farmers himself.
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In Unique Protest, Maharashtra Farmer Buries Himself In Mud
A farmer buried himself partially in the mud in protest against the non-possession of land allotted to him under a welfare scheme in Maharashtra over three years ago.
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"Electricity Not Free": Maharashtra Minister Threatens To Cut Power Supply Of Defaulters
His comments come at a time when farmers in the state have been protesting against electricity bills. Mr Raut, however, has made his intentions clear that power supply will be cut off if bills are not paid on time.
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Maharashtra Bandh Live Updates: Bus Services Affected, Local Trains Running
Shops will remain shut across Maharashtra today as the state government has called a bandh to protest against the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
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"Welcome Sharad Pawar's Statement On Farm Laws...": Agriculture Minister
NCP chief Sharad Pawar reportedly made some comments yesterday about amending Maharashtra's farm law. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, however, seemed to have taken them for views on the Centre's controversial pieces of legislation.
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Inquiry Into BJP IT Cell, Says Maharashtra Home Minister
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis traded sharp words Tuesday on the political row that has erupted over Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar's tweets in support of the centre and its handling of the farmers' protest
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Permission Denied, Farmers Firm On Holding Rakesh Tikait's Rally In Maharashtra
Even as the district administration in Maharashtra's Yavatmal has denied permission to the February 20 ''Maha Panchayat'' of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait due to rising COVID-19 cases, its organiser- Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM)- on Friday said it is firm on holding the public meeting there.
