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Farmer Couple Dies By Suicide In Maharashtra
A farmer couple died by suicide in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, highlighting the growing instances of farmer suicides in the state.
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After Rummy-Playing Video, Maharashtra Minister's Farmers Remark Sparks Row
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate on Tuesday sparked yet another controversy, saying that the state government is a beggar and not the farmers.
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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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Minister Clears Latur Farmer's Loan After Video Showed Him Pulling Plough
Moved by the video of a debt-hit farmer pulling a plough all by himself to till his field in Maharashtra's Latur district, state minister Babasaheb Patil on Saturday cleared his outstanding loan of Rs 42,500, an official release said.
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"No Choice": No Money For Oxen, Tractor, Elderly Couple Till Land For Crops
A heartbreaking video of a 75-year-old farmer tilling his land with his elderly wife in Maharashtra's Latur has put the spotlight on how farmers with limited resources are struggling to grow crops
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Uproar In Maharashtra Assembly Over 'Insult To Farmers', Nana Patole Suspended, Opposition Walks Out
For the second consecutive day, the Maharashtra Assembly witnessed high drama, this time over remarks deemed derogatory to farmers.
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Ready To Talk But Not With Congress: Devendra Fadnavis On Highway Project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared today that while he was ready to discuss the Shaktipeeth Highway project with people opposing it, he would not entertain political opponents.
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Row Over "Silver Plates" At Mumbai Conclave And A "Bankruptcy" Jibe
Congress Legislature Party leader in Maharashtra Vijay Wadettiwar claimed on Wednesday estimate committee members were served meal in silver plates at a conclave.
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Consumer Body Orders Power Company Staffers To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Maharashtra Farmer
A consumer commission in Maharashtra has directed four employees of a state-run power company to pay Rs 10 lakh to a farmer for crop damage.
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This Pune Farmer Is Growing Japanese Miyazaki Mangoes. Cost: Rs 1.5 Lakh/kg
Farooq Inamdar, a farmer and former local politician from Varvand village of Pune district, has successfully grown 120 mango trees on just 20 gunthas (half an acre) of land. Of these, 90 are international varieties, while 30 are native to India.
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Video: Farmer's Desperate Bid To Save Crop Amid Rain, Then A Call By Union Minister
A farmer in Maharashtra was seen desperately trying to save his produce from being washed away in a heavy downpour in a heartbreaking video doing the rounds on social media.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Sharad Pawar Meets PM Modi Along With Two Maharashtra Farmers
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weeks after the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-led MahaYuti.
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Maharashtra Opposition Manifesto Promises Rs 3,000 To Women, Caste Census
The manifesto of the Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) for the November 20 polls in Maharashtra aims to beat the Eknath Shinde government's Ladki Bahin yojana for women and reach out to farmers and the youth.
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Farmer Couple Dies By Suicide In Maharashtra
A farmer couple died by suicide in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, highlighting the growing instances of farmer suicides in the state.
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After Rummy-Playing Video, Maharashtra Minister's Farmers Remark Sparks Row
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate on Tuesday sparked yet another controversy, saying that the state government is a beggar and not the farmers.
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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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Minister Clears Latur Farmer's Loan After Video Showed Him Pulling Plough
Moved by the video of a debt-hit farmer pulling a plough all by himself to till his field in Maharashtra's Latur district, state minister Babasaheb Patil on Saturday cleared his outstanding loan of Rs 42,500, an official release said.
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"No Choice": No Money For Oxen, Tractor, Elderly Couple Till Land For Crops
A heartbreaking video of a 75-year-old farmer tilling his land with his elderly wife in Maharashtra's Latur has put the spotlight on how farmers with limited resources are struggling to grow crops
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Uproar In Maharashtra Assembly Over 'Insult To Farmers', Nana Patole Suspended, Opposition Walks Out
For the second consecutive day, the Maharashtra Assembly witnessed high drama, this time over remarks deemed derogatory to farmers.
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Ready To Talk But Not With Congress: Devendra Fadnavis On Highway Project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared today that while he was ready to discuss the Shaktipeeth Highway project with people opposing it, he would not entertain political opponents.
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Row Over "Silver Plates" At Mumbai Conclave And A "Bankruptcy" Jibe
Congress Legislature Party leader in Maharashtra Vijay Wadettiwar claimed on Wednesday estimate committee members were served meal in silver plates at a conclave.
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Consumer Body Orders Power Company Staffers To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Maharashtra Farmer
A consumer commission in Maharashtra has directed four employees of a state-run power company to pay Rs 10 lakh to a farmer for crop damage.
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This Pune Farmer Is Growing Japanese Miyazaki Mangoes. Cost: Rs 1.5 Lakh/kg
Farooq Inamdar, a farmer and former local politician from Varvand village of Pune district, has successfully grown 120 mango trees on just 20 gunthas (half an acre) of land. Of these, 90 are international varieties, while 30 are native to India.
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Video: Farmer's Desperate Bid To Save Crop Amid Rain, Then A Call By Union Minister
A farmer in Maharashtra was seen desperately trying to save his produce from being washed away in a heavy downpour in a heartbreaking video doing the rounds on social media.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Sharad Pawar Meets PM Modi Along With Two Maharashtra Farmers
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weeks after the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-led MahaYuti.
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Maharashtra Opposition Manifesto Promises Rs 3,000 To Women, Caste Census
The manifesto of the Maha Vikas Aghadi bloc of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) for the November 20 polls in Maharashtra aims to beat the Eknath Shinde government's Ladki Bahin yojana for women and reach out to farmers and the youth.
