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Maharashtra Villagers Host Doll Marriage To Pray For Rain Amid Drought
A doll marriage brought the people of Maharashtra's Shivanfal together to pray for rain when drought and the acute financial crisis have hit the village.
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Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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Designer Tent, 30,000 Guests: BJP Lawmaker's Lavish Wedding In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Even as calls for austerity during weddings grow stronger, a Maharashtra legislator and son of state BJP chief is being criticised for his opulent wedding
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Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
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Ashok Chavan Hits Out At PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis Over Drought
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan, who is on a two-day visit to the district, today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the drought problem in the state.
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Sachin Tendulkar Alongwith Pepsi Will Help Combat Drought in Maharashtra
Sachin Tendulkar held a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and discussed how to help the drought hit in the state.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Declares Additional Funds For Drought-Hit Districts
In a bid to provide relief to drought hit regions of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has declared additional funds to provide water tankers, solve electricity problems and provide education to children in rural areas.
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Act Fast To Check Farmers' Suicide In Maharashtra: Lawmaker To Government
The government was today urged to act urgently to prevent suicides by farmers in Maharashtra who have been hit hard by the drought and were facing distress.
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For Drought and Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra, Minister Pankaja Munde Blames Climate Change
With two straight seasons of drought hitting parts of Maharashtra, especially the arid region of Marathwada, state minister Pankaja Munde has blamed climate change.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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Nationalist Congress Party Protests in Maharashtra Over Marathwada Drought Issue
Senior NCP leaders including parliamentarian Supriya Sule today took to the street in Maharashtra's drought hit Marathwada region as they protested against the "apathetic" attitude of the BJP-led government to the plight of farmers.
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Sharad Pawar Discusses Maharashtra Drought Issue With PM Modi
NCP chief and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed the drought situation, particularly in his home state of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra Waives Off Education Fee of Farmer's Children Till Class XII
In view of the prevailing drought conditions, the Maharashtra government today decided to waive off educational fees of the farmers' children upto standard 12 in the districts hit by the natural calamity.
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Maharashtra Villagers Host Doll Marriage To Pray For Rain Amid Drought
A doll marriage brought the people of Maharashtra's Shivanfal together to pray for rain when drought and the acute financial crisis have hit the village.
-
Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
-
Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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Designer Tent, 30,000 Guests: BJP Lawmaker's Lavish Wedding In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Even as calls for austerity during weddings grow stronger, a Maharashtra legislator and son of state BJP chief is being criticised for his opulent wedding
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Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
-
Ashok Chavan Hits Out At PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis Over Drought
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Ashok Chavan, who is on a two-day visit to the district, today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the drought problem in the state.
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Sachin Tendulkar Alongwith Pepsi Will Help Combat Drought in Maharashtra
Sachin Tendulkar held a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and discussed how to help the drought hit in the state.
-
Maharashtra Chief Minister Declares Additional Funds For Drought-Hit Districts
In a bid to provide relief to drought hit regions of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has declared additional funds to provide water tankers, solve electricity problems and provide education to children in rural areas.
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Act Fast To Check Farmers' Suicide In Maharashtra: Lawmaker To Government
The government was today urged to act urgently to prevent suicides by farmers in Maharashtra who have been hit hard by the drought and were facing distress.
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For Drought and Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra, Minister Pankaja Munde Blames Climate Change
With two straight seasons of drought hitting parts of Maharashtra, especially the arid region of Marathwada, state minister Pankaja Munde has blamed climate change.
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Central Team Visits Drought-Hit Regions, Maharashtra Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Aid
A Central team is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra to assess the damage in drought-hit areas, after the state government sought a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Union government. The state had earlier declared drought in 15,747 villages across Maharashtra.
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Nationalist Congress Party Protests in Maharashtra Over Marathwada Drought Issue
Senior NCP leaders including parliamentarian Supriya Sule today took to the street in Maharashtra's drought hit Marathwada region as they protested against the "apathetic" attitude of the BJP-led government to the plight of farmers.
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Sharad Pawar Discusses Maharashtra Drought Issue With PM Modi
NCP chief and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed the drought situation, particularly in his home state of Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra Waives Off Education Fee of Farmer's Children Till Class XII
In view of the prevailing drought conditions, the Maharashtra government today decided to waive off educational fees of the farmers' children upto standard 12 in the districts hit by the natural calamity.
