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"No Ill-Intention": Siddaramaiah On Row Over Minister's Farmer Remark
Fending off the BJP's attacks over one of his ministers allegedly claiming that farmers wish for droughts so that they can get loan waivers, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the remark was made in jest.
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How The Yogi Adityanath Pressure Got To Fadnavis
Rs 36,359 crores. That's the farm loan waiver announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in April. The new government swiftly took the decision in the first cabinet meeting, making it known that they were serious about a promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But it is this very act of generosity and alacrity that came to bite...
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Farmer Drank Pesticide, Son Quits School To Support Mother, Siblings
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: Shiva Prasad wants to go to school. At 14, that is where he should be. That is where he was, in Class VII, preparing for his annual examination like millions of children at this time of the year. But ten days back, a second successive year of drought pushed his father over the edge. Rama Rao, a farmer in Guntur district of A...
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Is Our Survival More Important, Or Cattle's, Asks Farmer About Beef Ban
A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in India's richest state is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, deepening distress in the countryside and fanning some resentment against the policies of the ruling BJP.
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8 States Facing Drought, Seek Relief of Rs 24,000 Crores from Centre
As many as eight states have reported occurrence of drought out of which seven have sought more than Rs 24,000 crore as financial assistance from the Centre under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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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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Blame Game in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Over Relief for Farmers
A special session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly today, called to discuss the drought situation in the state, witnessed the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress indulging in blame-game, calling each other anti-farmer.
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"No Ill-Intention": Siddaramaiah On Row Over Minister's Farmer Remark
Fending off the BJP's attacks over one of his ministers allegedly claiming that farmers wish for droughts so that they can get loan waivers, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the remark was made in jest.
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How The Yogi Adityanath Pressure Got To Fadnavis
Rs 36,359 crores. That's the farm loan waiver announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in April. The new government swiftly took the decision in the first cabinet meeting, making it known that they were serious about a promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But it is this very act of generosity and alacrity that came to bite...
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Farmer Drank Pesticide, Son Quits School To Support Mother, Siblings
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: Shiva Prasad wants to go to school. At 14, that is where he should be. That is where he was, in Class VII, preparing for his annual examination like millions of children at this time of the year. But ten days back, a second successive year of drought pushed his father over the edge. Rama Rao, a farmer in Guntur district of A...
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Is Our Survival More Important, Or Cattle's, Asks Farmer About Beef Ban
A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in India's richest state is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, deepening distress in the countryside and fanning some resentment against the policies of the ruling BJP.
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8 States Facing Drought, Seek Relief of Rs 24,000 Crores from Centre
As many as eight states have reported occurrence of drought out of which seven have sought more than Rs 24,000 crore as financial assistance from the Centre under National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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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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Blame Game in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Over Relief for Farmers
A special session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly today, called to discuss the drought situation in the state, witnessed the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress indulging in blame-game, calling each other anti-farmer.
