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Rajasthan Forms Special Probe Team, To Challenge Pehlu Khan Case Verdict

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday August 16, 2019

The Rajasthan government has said it will re-examine the verdict in the Pehlu Khan case, in which a district court acquitted the six men accused of thrashing the dairy farmer to death two years ago on suspicion of cattle smuggling

Acquittal Of Pehlu Khan Accused "Shocking", Says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday August 16, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has expressed shock over a trial court's acquittal of the six men accused of viciously assaulting dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in April 2017

Cut Usage Of Chemical Fertilsers, Pesticides, PM Modi Tells Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning gave a clarion call to farmers to gradually reduce use of chemical fertilisers and eventually stop their usage to protect soil health.

Why Eye-Witness Video, NDTV Sting Were Dismissed In Pehlu Khan Case

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday August 15, 2019

More than two years after a mob was caught on camera beating dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, a court in Rajasthan has acquitted six of the men seen in a video of the attack that was one of the key evidences of the prosecution.

Rahul Gandhi Writes To RBI Governor, Seeks Relief For Kerala Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, urging that the moratorium on repayment of crop loans be extended to December 31 for farmers in Kerala in the wake of floods in the state.

6 Accused In 2017 Mob Killing Of Pehlu Khan Acquitted By Rajasthan Court

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 14, 2019

On April 1 2017, dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was dragged out of the truck in which he was transporting cattle bought from a fair and assaulted by a mob of cow vigilantes on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The 55-year-old died in hospital.

Farmers Lock 200 Cows In Uttar Pradesh School, Students Run For Shelter

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 14, 2019

More than 200 cows were ushered into a government primary school in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh and locked in on Tuesday even when classes were going on.

Essar Asked To Pay Rs 50 Lakh To Madhya Pradesh Farmers After Ash Leak

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Days after a toxic ash leak at a coal plant in Madhya Pradesh damaged farmland in a 4-km area, the local administration has directed the power company to deposit Rs 50 lakh as compensation to the farmers.

Centre Starts Registration For Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 9, 2019

The Centre today started registration for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), a pension scheme for farmers announced in the Union Budget.

Why Giant Oyster, Caught For Food Festival, Was Thrown Back Into Water

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 9, 2019

Oyster farmers in western France have sacrificed a seafood feast and put a mega-mollusc weighing 1.44 kilogrammes (3.2 pounds) back in the water after naming it "Georgette" in honour of a retiring worker.

Yogi Adityanath Government Looks To Cows For New Employment Opportunities

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath-led government, grappling with a serious problem of stray cattle destroying standing crops in fields across the state leading to a backlash from farmers, has now come up with a new scheme for stray cattle that it says will generate employment opportunities too.

27 Cases Filed Against Azam Khan Over Alleged Land Grab For University

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

As many as 27 FIRs have been lodged against Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan in the last one month on the allegation that he grabbed farmers' land for his university in Rampur, police said.

Indian Man Borrows Rs 20,000 From Wife For Dubai Raffle, Wins $4 Million

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

An Indian farmer, who returned home after failing to find a job in Dubai, on Saturday ended up winning over $4 million in raffle, the tickets of which he bought with the money borrowed from his wife.

Tamil Nadu Farmer Ends Life In Front Of Bank Over Repayment Of Loan

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 1, 2019

A 60-year old farmer committed suicide in front of a bank in Coimbatore on Thursday after he was informed property documents pledged by him for a group loan can be returned only on repayment of the entire loan and not a part amount that he was willing to make, police said.

Two Farmers Stabbed To Death In Kanpur: Police

Kanpur News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 1, 2019

Two farmers were stabbed to death by unidentified men in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Their bodies were found lying near a road, the police said.