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Bengal, Tamil Nadu's Last Minute Schemes Before Poll Dates Announcement
At least two of the five poll-bound states today rushed to announce populist schemes hours ahead of the election dates being announced. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal introduced various policy changes seemingly aimed at electoral prospects. The model code of conduct, which comes into effect immediately after the Election Commission declares the poll da...
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Waives Rs 12,000 Crore Farm Loans Ahead Of Election
Farm loans taken by over 16 lakh farmers in Tamil Nadu will be waived, said the AIADMK government in the state where election to the legislative assembly will be held this year. The total amount to be waived is Rs 12,110 crore for farm loans taken from cooperative banks, Chief Minister E Palaniswami told the assembly today.
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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DMK Poll Manifesto Highlights Jobs, Crop Loan Waiver, More Reservation
Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK, which is contesting the election in alliance with the Congress, has based its manifesto for the coming national elections on three key promises - jobs, crop loan waiver for farmers and reservation in private sector for urban population
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For Tamil Nadu Farmers Protesting In Delhi, Daily Langar From Gurdwara
Farmers from Tamil Nadu protesting at Jantar Mantar have found an unusual ally. Having no link with the protest, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has opened their kitchen to the farmers who have been in Delhi's Jantar Mantar for over three months demanding loan waiver and drought-relief package.
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Tamil Nadu Farmers Beat Themselves To Protest MLAs' Salary Hike
Tamil Nadu farmers rallying in New Delhi to demand loan waiver and drought relief package on Thursday beat themselves with flip-flops to protest the almost two-fold salary hikes state legislators have given themselves.
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'Rain Or Sun, Agitation Won't Stop': Tamil Nadu Farmers Return To Delhi
After their 41-day protest in the national capital earlier this year, distressed farmers from Tamil Nadu returned to Jantar Mantar with skulls and bones to resume their agitation for a loan waiver and drought-relief package. The government's promises remain unfulfilled, they claim. But this time, they say, they are more determined than ever.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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India Now Faces $49.1 Bn Farm-Loan Waivers-16 Times 2017 Budget For Rural Roads
As demands for farm-loan waivers grow across Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka-after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra wrote off loans worth Rs 36,359 crore and Rs 30,000 crore respectively-India faces a cumulative loan waiver of Rs 3.1 lakh crore ($49.1 billion), or 2.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) i...
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Madras High Court Directs Waiver Of Loan For All Farmers From Cooperative Banks
In what would come as relief for thousands of farmers, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of not just small farmers but all who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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Madras High Court Tells Tamil Nadu To Waive All Farm Loans Amid Protest In Delhi
In an order that would bring relief to thousands of farmers in drought hit Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed the state government to expand its farm loan waiver scheme to include farmers who own more than five acres.
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DMK's MK Stalin Demands Loan Waiver For Tamil Nadu Farmers
DMK working president M K Stalin today visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi waive their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly polls there.
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In The Heart of Delhi, A Protest With 12 Skulls
Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...
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Farmers' Loans Of Rs 124.45 Crore Waived Off In Tamil Nadu: Velumani
Tamil Nadu government has waived off farmers' loans amounting to Rs 124.45 crore after it returned to power in May, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani said in Coimbatore today.
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Bengal, Tamil Nadu's Last Minute Schemes Before Poll Dates Announcement
At least two of the five poll-bound states today rushed to announce populist schemes hours ahead of the election dates being announced. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal introduced various policy changes seemingly aimed at electoral prospects. The model code of conduct, which comes into effect immediately after the Election Commission declares the poll da...
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Tamil Nadu Government Rolls Out Rs 12,110 Crore Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Marking the rollout of the Rs 12,110 crore crop loan waiver scheme for over 16 lakh ryots in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday gave away certificates to nine farmers in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Waives Rs 12,000 Crore Farm Loans Ahead Of Election
Farm loans taken by over 16 lakh farmers in Tamil Nadu will be waived, said the AIADMK government in the state where election to the legislative assembly will be held this year. The total amount to be waived is Rs 12,110 crore for farm loans taken from cooperative banks, Chief Minister E Palaniswami told the assembly today.
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DMK To Waive Crop Loans Of "All Sections Of Farmers"
A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK on Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of farmers.
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DMK Poll Manifesto Highlights Jobs, Crop Loan Waiver, More Reservation
Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK, which is contesting the election in alliance with the Congress, has based its manifesto for the coming national elections on three key promises - jobs, crop loan waiver for farmers and reservation in private sector for urban population
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For Tamil Nadu Farmers Protesting In Delhi, Daily Langar From Gurdwara
Farmers from Tamil Nadu protesting at Jantar Mantar have found an unusual ally. Having no link with the protest, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has opened their kitchen to the farmers who have been in Delhi's Jantar Mantar for over three months demanding loan waiver and drought-relief package.
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Tamil Nadu Farmers Beat Themselves To Protest MLAs' Salary Hike
Tamil Nadu farmers rallying in New Delhi to demand loan waiver and drought relief package on Thursday beat themselves with flip-flops to protest the almost two-fold salary hikes state legislators have given themselves.
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'Rain Or Sun, Agitation Won't Stop': Tamil Nadu Farmers Return To Delhi
After their 41-day protest in the national capital earlier this year, distressed farmers from Tamil Nadu returned to Jantar Mantar with skulls and bones to resume their agitation for a loan waiver and drought-relief package. The government's promises remain unfulfilled, they claim. But this time, they say, they are more determined than ever.
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'Loan Waiver Only For Small Farmers,' Says Supreme Court As It Sets Aside High Court Order
In a setback to big farmers in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Madras High Court that directed the state government to waive loans of all farmers who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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India Now Faces $49.1 Bn Farm-Loan Waivers-16 Times 2017 Budget For Rural Roads
As demands for farm-loan waivers grow across Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka-after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra wrote off loans worth Rs 36,359 crore and Rs 30,000 crore respectively-India faces a cumulative loan waiver of Rs 3.1 lakh crore ($49.1 billion), or 2.6% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) i...
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Madras High Court Directs Waiver Of Loan For All Farmers From Cooperative Banks
In what would come as relief for thousands of farmers, the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive loans of not just small farmers but all who incurred losses during the drought in the state.
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Madras High Court Tells Tamil Nadu To Waive All Farm Loans Amid Protest In Delhi
In an order that would bring relief to thousands of farmers in drought hit Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed the state government to expand its farm loan waiver scheme to include farmers who own more than five acres.
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DMK's MK Stalin Demands Loan Waiver For Tamil Nadu Farmers
DMK working president M K Stalin today visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi waive their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly polls there.
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In The Heart of Delhi, A Protest With 12 Skulls
Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...
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Farmers' Loans Of Rs 124.45 Crore Waived Off In Tamil Nadu: Velumani
Tamil Nadu government has waived off farmers' loans amounting to Rs 124.45 crore after it returned to power in May, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani said in Coimbatore today.
