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Madhya Pradesh Farm Leader Threatens To Sue Weather Department IMD For "Wrong" Predictions
A farmers' Union leader in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region has threatened to move court against what he claimed as the IMD's "wrong" predictions leading to crop losses for cultivators in recent times.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Waits 6 Days For Crop Weighing, Dies Of Heart Attack
A farmer from Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district, who spent six days in scorching summer heat waiting for his wheat crop to be weighed, collapsed and died of a heart attack just as his produce was being put on the scales
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After Farmer Gets Rs 13, Kamal Nath Orders Inquiry Into Loan Waiver Chaos
The Madhya Pradesh government today ordered an inquiry into complaints of farmers, who were in for a shock, after seeing the amount marked against their names under the farm loan waiver scheme. NDTV had reported the case studies done around rural areas of Bhopal, where two farmers from Agar Malwa village, couldn't believe their eyes, when they saw ...
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Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Mandsaur Offensive, Congress Firefights Rebellion
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandsaur on the first anniversary of the death of farmers in police firing was seen as a smart political move. It would have helped the Congress reinforce its narrative around what it says is the ruling BJP's failure to address problems faced by farmers and also soft launch the party's campaign for Madhya Pradesh's assembly ...
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Farmer Suicides Rising in Punjab. Here's Why.
Punjab is seeing a surge in farmer suicides since August. Districts in the cotton belt of Malwa region are worst-hit. Farmer unions claim close to 100 farmers have committed suicide in Sangrur, Bathinda and Mansa.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Families of Men Killed in Punjab Firing
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the Punjab's Faridkot district tomorrow and meet the families of victims of police firing during a protest there against a sacrilege incident.
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53 Bottles of Scotch in Home of Punjab Official Accused of Duping Farmers
Details of bank transactions running into crores, thousands of US and Canadian dollars and a large stock of expensive liquor were recovered from the home of a Punjab bureaucrat, police have said.
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12 Farmer Suicides in 45 days in Punjab's Cotton Belt
15-year- old Karamjit Kaur is in a state of shock, her father Sukhminder Singh, a 42-year- old farmer, consumed pesticide and hanged himself from a tree in his field, a day after he destroyed his pest ridden cotton crop. What is worrying the elders most is the repayment of Rs three lakh bank loan taken by the farmer.
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Punjab Chief Minister Announces Rs 600 Crore Package for Cotton Farmers
After facing criticism for paying meagre compensation to cotton growers, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a package of Rs 600 crore to be disbursed amongst farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly attack in the state.
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Police Cases Against 5 Pesticide Distributors After Malwa Cotton Crop Failure
Punjab police has registered five cases against distributors for the alleged supply of spurious pesticides responsible for cotton crop damage in Malwa region. Many farmers have killed themselves after their crop was infested with pests despite all precautions.
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In Punjab, How Failing Pesticides, Seeds Are Claiming Farmers' Lives
Seven acres of pest-infested cotton, an old mother, two sisters and a six-lakh debt, is what Kala Singh has left behind. The 33-year-old Punjab farmer killed himself on Wednesday by drinking the same pesticide that failed to save his crop.
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Unseasonal Rains in Madhya Pradesh Damage Orange Crop and its Market
Desperate farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa, losing any hope of making profits, have left their orange crops on the roads to rot and for animals to eat.
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Poor Monsoon Sours Hope for Orange Farmers in Madhya Pradesh
It is not exactly a fruitful year for orange farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region. The rainfall deficit has badly hit orange production in the region, dashing hopes of thousands of them.
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Onion Farmers of Malwa Worried Due to Rainfall Deficit
As the rainfall deficit in Madhya Pradesh continues to be over 40 per cent, thousands of farmers in the Malwa region are worried.
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40% Rain Deficit in Madhya Pradesh, Onion Farmers Worried
As rainfall deficit continues to be over 40 percent across Madhya Pradesh, thousands of farmers in the Malwa region are worried.
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Madhya Pradesh Farm Leader Threatens To Sue Weather Department IMD For "Wrong" Predictions
A farmers' Union leader in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region has threatened to move court against what he claimed as the IMD's "wrong" predictions leading to crop losses for cultivators in recent times.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Waits 6 Days For Crop Weighing, Dies Of Heart Attack
A farmer from Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district, who spent six days in scorching summer heat waiting for his wheat crop to be weighed, collapsed and died of a heart attack just as his produce was being put on the scales
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After Farmer Gets Rs 13, Kamal Nath Orders Inquiry Into Loan Waiver Chaos
The Madhya Pradesh government today ordered an inquiry into complaints of farmers, who were in for a shock, after seeing the amount marked against their names under the farm loan waiver scheme. NDTV had reported the case studies done around rural areas of Bhopal, where two farmers from Agar Malwa village, couldn't believe their eyes, when they saw ...
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Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Mandsaur Offensive, Congress Firefights Rebellion
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mandsaur on the first anniversary of the death of farmers in police firing was seen as a smart political move. It would have helped the Congress reinforce its narrative around what it says is the ruling BJP's failure to address problems faced by farmers and also soft launch the party's campaign for Madhya Pradesh's assembly ...
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Farmer Suicides Rising in Punjab. Here's Why.
Punjab is seeing a surge in farmer suicides since August. Districts in the cotton belt of Malwa region are worst-hit. Farmer unions claim close to 100 farmers have committed suicide in Sangrur, Bathinda and Mansa.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Families of Men Killed in Punjab Firing
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the Punjab's Faridkot district tomorrow and meet the families of victims of police firing during a protest there against a sacrilege incident.
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53 Bottles of Scotch in Home of Punjab Official Accused of Duping Farmers
Details of bank transactions running into crores, thousands of US and Canadian dollars and a large stock of expensive liquor were recovered from the home of a Punjab bureaucrat, police have said.
-
12 Farmer Suicides in 45 days in Punjab's Cotton Belt
15-year- old Karamjit Kaur is in a state of shock, her father Sukhminder Singh, a 42-year- old farmer, consumed pesticide and hanged himself from a tree in his field, a day after he destroyed his pest ridden cotton crop. What is worrying the elders most is the repayment of Rs three lakh bank loan taken by the farmer.
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Punjab Chief Minister Announces Rs 600 Crore Package for Cotton Farmers
After facing criticism for paying meagre compensation to cotton growers, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a package of Rs 600 crore to be disbursed amongst farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly attack in the state.
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Police Cases Against 5 Pesticide Distributors After Malwa Cotton Crop Failure
Punjab police has registered five cases against distributors for the alleged supply of spurious pesticides responsible for cotton crop damage in Malwa region. Many farmers have killed themselves after their crop was infested with pests despite all precautions.
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In Punjab, How Failing Pesticides, Seeds Are Claiming Farmers' Lives
Seven acres of pest-infested cotton, an old mother, two sisters and a six-lakh debt, is what Kala Singh has left behind. The 33-year-old Punjab farmer killed himself on Wednesday by drinking the same pesticide that failed to save his crop.
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Unseasonal Rains in Madhya Pradesh Damage Orange Crop and its Market
Desperate farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa, losing any hope of making profits, have left their orange crops on the roads to rot and for animals to eat.
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Poor Monsoon Sours Hope for Orange Farmers in Madhya Pradesh
It is not exactly a fruitful year for orange farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region. The rainfall deficit has badly hit orange production in the region, dashing hopes of thousands of them.
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Onion Farmers of Malwa Worried Due to Rainfall Deficit
As the rainfall deficit in Madhya Pradesh continues to be over 40 per cent, thousands of farmers in the Malwa region are worried.
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40% Rain Deficit in Madhya Pradesh, Onion Farmers Worried
As rainfall deficit continues to be over 40 percent across Madhya Pradesh, thousands of farmers in the Malwa region are worried.
