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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Punjab Farmer, 45, Dies By Suicide At Delhi Protest Site, Say Police
A 45-year-old Punjab farmer has died by suicide at one of the protest sites in Delhi, where farmers have been camping since last November, said the police today.
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Will Make Agriculture Profitable: Arvind Kejriwal's Punjab Poll Pitch To Farmers
Transforming agriculture into a profitable profession will be the goal and no farmer will die by suicide if the AAP is voted to power in Punjab in next year's Assembly polls, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.
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40-Year-Old Farmer Dies By Suicide At Epicenter Of Protest In Delhi
A 40-year-old farmer from Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib - one of tens of thousands who have been protesting against the centre's agriculture laws for nearly two months now - died by suicide at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on Saturday after consuming a poisonous substance.
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Lawyer Allegedly Dies By Suicide At Farmers' Protest, Note Mentions PM
A lawyer from Punjab allegedly died by suicide on Sunday a few kilometres from the site of a farmers' protest on the outskirts of Delhi.
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"PM, Amit Shah Must Be Held Responsible": Farmer Who Attempted Suicide
A 65-year-old farmer from Punjab's Tarn Taran - who is one of thousands camped out around the borders of Delhi to protest against the centre's agriculture laws - attempted suicide Monday morning at Singhu by consuming a poisonous substance
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Punjab Farmer, 22, Protesting Near Delhi, Dies By Suicide At Home: Police
A 22-year-old Punjab farmer, who returned from a protest site near Delhi border, allegedly died by suicide after consuming some poisonous substance, the police said on Sunday.
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Amarinder Singh Condoles Death Of Sikh Preacher Near Singhu Border
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday termed the death of Sikh preacher Sant Ram Singh, who was supporting the farmers' protest and allegedly died by suicide near the Singhu border as "an irreparable loss".
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Punjab Farmer Protesting Near Delhi Border Dies Amid Cold Wave
A farmer from Punjab protesting near the Delhi-Haryana border died early this morning, allegedly because of the bitter cold. The 37-year-old man, a father of three, was found dead at a site where thousands of farmers have been protesting for 22 days against central farm laws.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Lok Sabha Polls: "Frustrated" Congress Planting Poll Disruptors, Says Harsimrat Kaur Badal
The Shiromani Akali Dal leader faces a fight to be elected for a third straight term with public anger over incidents of sacrilege in 2015 and rising suicide rate among farmers contributing to a strong anti-incumbency factor
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Dejected Punjab Farmer Kills Self Over Low Crop Yield
A 30-year-old farmer, dejected over low crop yield allegedly committed suicide in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib today, police said.
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Farmer In Punjab Village Allegedly Commits Suicide Over Rs 20 Lakh Debt
The body of a 32-year-old farmer was found near a canal in a village in Punjab, with family members claiming that he killed himself unable to bear his debt burden
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1 In 3 Farmers In Punjab Below Poverty Line: Study
According to a study by the state-run Punjabi University in Patiala, 86 per cent farmers and 80 per cent agricultural labourers in Punjab are facing indebtedness.
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Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
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Congress MLA's Advice To "Salvage Declining Image" Of Party In Punjab
Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.
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Punjab Farmer, 45, Dies By Suicide At Delhi Protest Site, Say Police
A 45-year-old Punjab farmer has died by suicide at one of the protest sites in Delhi, where farmers have been camping since last November, said the police today.
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Will Make Agriculture Profitable: Arvind Kejriwal's Punjab Poll Pitch To Farmers
Transforming agriculture into a profitable profession will be the goal and no farmer will die by suicide if the AAP is voted to power in Punjab in next year's Assembly polls, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.
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40-Year-Old Farmer Dies By Suicide At Epicenter Of Protest In Delhi
A 40-year-old farmer from Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib - one of tens of thousands who have been protesting against the centre's agriculture laws for nearly two months now - died by suicide at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on Saturday after consuming a poisonous substance.
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Lawyer Allegedly Dies By Suicide At Farmers' Protest, Note Mentions PM
A lawyer from Punjab allegedly died by suicide on Sunday a few kilometres from the site of a farmers' protest on the outskirts of Delhi.
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"PM, Amit Shah Must Be Held Responsible": Farmer Who Attempted Suicide
A 65-year-old farmer from Punjab's Tarn Taran - who is one of thousands camped out around the borders of Delhi to protest against the centre's agriculture laws - attempted suicide Monday morning at Singhu by consuming a poisonous substance
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Punjab Farmer, 22, Protesting Near Delhi, Dies By Suicide At Home: Police
A 22-year-old Punjab farmer, who returned from a protest site near Delhi border, allegedly died by suicide after consuming some poisonous substance, the police said on Sunday.
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Amarinder Singh Condoles Death Of Sikh Preacher Near Singhu Border
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday termed the death of Sikh preacher Sant Ram Singh, who was supporting the farmers' protest and allegedly died by suicide near the Singhu border as "an irreparable loss".
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Punjab Farmer Protesting Near Delhi Border Dies Amid Cold Wave
A farmer from Punjab protesting near the Delhi-Haryana border died early this morning, allegedly because of the bitter cold. The 37-year-old man, a father of three, was found dead at a site where thousands of farmers have been protesting for 22 days against central farm laws.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Lok Sabha Polls: "Frustrated" Congress Planting Poll Disruptors, Says Harsimrat Kaur Badal
The Shiromani Akali Dal leader faces a fight to be elected for a third straight term with public anger over incidents of sacrilege in 2015 and rising suicide rate among farmers contributing to a strong anti-incumbency factor
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Dejected Punjab Farmer Kills Self Over Low Crop Yield
A 30-year-old farmer, dejected over low crop yield allegedly committed suicide in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib today, police said.
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Farmer In Punjab Village Allegedly Commits Suicide Over Rs 20 Lakh Debt
The body of a 32-year-old farmer was found near a canal in a village in Punjab, with family members claiming that he killed himself unable to bear his debt burden
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1 In 3 Farmers In Punjab Below Poverty Line: Study
According to a study by the state-run Punjabi University in Patiala, 86 per cent farmers and 80 per cent agricultural labourers in Punjab are facing indebtedness.
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Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
