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"Money Announced For Farmers Were Looted": PM Modi Attacks INDIA Bloc
Invoking Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar's tenure as Union Agriculture Minister under the Congress-led UPA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said money sanctioned by Delhi for the distressed farmers of Vidarbha was 'loote
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Now In Opposition, What Devendra Fadnavis Expects From Thackeray Sarkar
If Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray dived into his new role as the Maharashtra chief minister right after his oath ceremony on Thursday evening, ally-turned-political rival Devendra Fadnavis seemed just as eager to fill the opposition leader's shoes.
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General Election 2019: Just Married When Her Husband Drank Pesticide. She's Running For MP
When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.
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Risk-Taking Entrepreneurs Help Farmers Switch To Organic Cultivation
Some 500 kilometres away from Delhi, in Talbehat block of Bundelkhand, Kamlesh Kushwaha and his brother Jagbhan have brought together 20 farmers who are growing fruit and vegetables without using chemical pesticides or fertiliser. And this has completely transformed their lives
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Yashwant Sinha's Protest Should Ring Alarm Bells For Centre: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena today said the response garnered by BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha's agitation in Maharashtra over farmers' issues should set off alarm bells for the state government.
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Yashwant Sinha Calls Off Farmers' Protest After Talks With Maharashtra Chief Minister
BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha today called off his three-day-old protest at Akola in Vidarbha region over farmers' issues, saying Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured him that their demands will be met.
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Yashwant Sinha Protests At Police Ground, 2 Chief Ministers Tweet Support
Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...
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Yashwant Sinha, Detained In Maharashtra, Says "Won't Budge" Till Farmer Demands Met
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was detained by the police in Maharashtra's Akola on Monday evening while protesting against what he called the government's "apathy" towards farmers of the Vidarbha region. Mr Sinha, whose party is in power in Maharashtra, told NDTV this morning that he along with protesting farmers are still at the police lines an...
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Yashwant Sinha Detained In Maharashtra While Leading Farmers' Protest
Yashwant Sinha, former union minister, was detained by the police in Maharashtra's Akola on Monday evening during a farmers' protest against government "apathy" in the Vidarbha region, a senior official said.
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Blog: The Cotton Farmers Of Maharashtra Are Being Poisoned, Many Dead
The recent deaths of at least 20 farmers and agricultural labourers due to pesticide poisoning in this cotton-growing district has shocked the country and earned the government the wrath of the country's top human rights body, the NHRC.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Over 800 Farmers On Loan-Waiver List In Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis 'Surprised'
Mumbai city and its suburbs are home to some 813 farmers on the loan-waiver list, a figure which has "surprised" Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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'Hema Malini Drinks Daily': Maharashtra Lawmaker's Bizarre Comment On Farmer Suicides
A bizarre comment on actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has landed a Maharashtra lawmaker in trouble. Bacchu Kadu, an independent legislator, was making a point on farmer suicides in the state when he referred to the BJP MP.
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3 Farmers Commit Suicide Allegedly Over Crop Failure, Loans Near Maharashtra's Amravati
Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.
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'Maharashtra's Yavatmal Has Become Crematorium For Farmers'
Maya Pawar is just 25. Little less than two months ago, her life changed forever. Her husband Vishal, a 34-year-old soya bean farmer, jumped in his well and committed suicide in the parched lands of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.
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"Money Announced For Farmers Were Looted": PM Modi Attacks INDIA Bloc
Invoking Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar's tenure as Union Agriculture Minister under the Congress-led UPA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said money sanctioned by Delhi for the distressed farmers of Vidarbha was 'loote
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Now In Opposition, What Devendra Fadnavis Expects From Thackeray Sarkar
If Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray dived into his new role as the Maharashtra chief minister right after his oath ceremony on Thursday evening, ally-turned-political rival Devendra Fadnavis seemed just as eager to fill the opposition leader's shoes.
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General Election 2019: Just Married When Her Husband Drank Pesticide. She's Running For MP
When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.
-
Risk-Taking Entrepreneurs Help Farmers Switch To Organic Cultivation
Some 500 kilometres away from Delhi, in Talbehat block of Bundelkhand, Kamlesh Kushwaha and his brother Jagbhan have brought together 20 farmers who are growing fruit and vegetables without using chemical pesticides or fertiliser. And this has completely transformed their lives
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Yashwant Sinha's Protest Should Ring Alarm Bells For Centre: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena today said the response garnered by BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha's agitation in Maharashtra over farmers' issues should set off alarm bells for the state government.
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Yashwant Sinha Calls Off Farmers' Protest After Talks With Maharashtra Chief Minister
BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha today called off his three-day-old protest at Akola in Vidarbha region over farmers' issues, saying Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured him that their demands will be met.
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Yashwant Sinha Protests At Police Ground, 2 Chief Ministers Tweet Support
Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...
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Yashwant Sinha, Detained In Maharashtra, Says "Won't Budge" Till Farmer Demands Met
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha was detained by the police in Maharashtra's Akola on Monday evening while protesting against what he called the government's "apathy" towards farmers of the Vidarbha region. Mr Sinha, whose party is in power in Maharashtra, told NDTV this morning that he along with protesting farmers are still at the police lines an...
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Yashwant Sinha Detained In Maharashtra While Leading Farmers' Protest
Yashwant Sinha, former union minister, was detained by the police in Maharashtra's Akola on Monday evening during a farmers' protest against government "apathy" in the Vidarbha region, a senior official said.
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Blog: The Cotton Farmers Of Maharashtra Are Being Poisoned, Many Dead
The recent deaths of at least 20 farmers and agricultural labourers due to pesticide poisoning in this cotton-growing district has shocked the country and earned the government the wrath of the country's top human rights body, the NHRC.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit
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Over 800 Farmers On Loan-Waiver List In Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis 'Surprised'
Mumbai city and its suburbs are home to some 813 farmers on the loan-waiver list, a figure which has "surprised" Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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'Hema Malini Drinks Daily': Maharashtra Lawmaker's Bizarre Comment On Farmer Suicides
A bizarre comment on actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has landed a Maharashtra lawmaker in trouble. Bacchu Kadu, an independent legislator, was making a point on farmer suicides in the state when he referred to the BJP MP.
-
3 Farmers Commit Suicide Allegedly Over Crop Failure, Loans Near Maharashtra's Amravati
Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.
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'Maharashtra's Yavatmal Has Become Crematorium For Farmers'
Maya Pawar is just 25. Little less than two months ago, her life changed forever. Her husband Vishal, a 34-year-old soya bean farmer, jumped in his well and committed suicide in the parched lands of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.
