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Pune Farmer Earns Rs 2.8 Crore By Selling Tomatoes, Sets Higher Target
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than Rs 2.8 crore by selling tomatoes.
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28,000 Farmers, 371 Villages Affected In Pune By Cyclone Nisarga: Official
About 28,000 farmers have been affected by Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Saturday citing a preliminary assessment.
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Maharashtra Farmer Sues Sons To Whom He Gave Land Worth 2 Crores
A 75-year-old farmer divided his land worth crores between his three sons, on the promise they would give him Rs 5,000 each as monthly maintenance, but is now left to work in other farms and beg on the streets for daily living
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Rahul Gandhi visits Pune farmers' homes
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday quietly arrived in Maval sub-district here in Maharashtra where three farmers were killed in police firing on August 9, official sources said.
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Pune farmer deaths: Prithviraj Chavan heckled by families of victims
After three farmers were killed in police firing while protesting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on August 9, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday faced the wrath of the family of one of the one of the victims.The incident occurred when Mr Chavan had gone to the houses of the deceased. Angered by the death of their sole breadwinner...
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A farmer killed fighting for his land
At the start of this week, Lata Tupe could be seen dressed like any other young married woman in the village of Sadawli in Maharashtra, a two hour drive from Mumbai. Her sari was clean but faded, her wrists wore the traditional thin bangles that confer marital status. No more. She is dressed today in the white sari that confers upon her the new pos...
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Pune farmer deaths: Cops caught firing on camera suspended
The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune is now snowballing into a major controversy for the Maharashtra government. After shocking video footage of alleged police excesses during the farmers' agitation on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway came to the fore yesterday, two cops who were seen firing at fleeing farmers have been suspended.
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Caught on camera: Cops fire at protesting farmers in Pune
On camera, a group of policemen, many in anti-riot gear and armed with weapons and sticks, charge down a road; one fires from his revolver. Then, a cop goes to the edge of the road, takes aim at people running helter skelter beyond and fires. He looks for another vantage point and fires again. More policemen gather around and throw stones at the pe...
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Caught on camera: Cops fire at protesting farmers in Pune
The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune has escalated into a major controversy in Maharashtra, finding echo in the state Assembly, as serious questions are raised about police excesses. For a third day today, the House was adjourned after the Opposition attacked the government.
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Pune police firing: Magisterial probe ordered
The situation in Maval in Pune is peaceful and under control, a day after three persons was killed there in the police firing when a farmers' protest against a dam water pipeline project turned violent. A magisterial inquiry had been ordered into the firing, District Collector Vikas Deshmukh said.
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Pune: Farmer pleads his own case, and wins it too
In a rare case, a farmer from Dive village of Purandar taluka pleaded his own case and won it. Dnyaneshwar Gaikwad (49), a former sarpanch, decided to plead his own 9-year-old case against the Pune-based finance company, Ferry Industries, after getting disenchanted with both the lawyers he had appointed over the course of the litigation. Gaikwad ha...
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Pune Farmer Earns Rs 2.8 Crore By Selling Tomatoes, Sets Higher Target
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than Rs 2.8 crore by selling tomatoes.
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28,000 Farmers, 371 Villages Affected In Pune By Cyclone Nisarga: Official
About 28,000 farmers have been affected by Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Saturday citing a preliminary assessment.
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Maharashtra Farmer Sues Sons To Whom He Gave Land Worth 2 Crores
A 75-year-old farmer divided his land worth crores between his three sons, on the promise they would give him Rs 5,000 each as monthly maintenance, but is now left to work in other farms and beg on the streets for daily living
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Rahul Gandhi visits Pune farmers' homes
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday quietly arrived in Maval sub-district here in Maharashtra where three farmers were killed in police firing on August 9, official sources said.
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Pune farmer deaths: Prithviraj Chavan heckled by families of victims
After three farmers were killed in police firing while protesting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on August 9, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday faced the wrath of the family of one of the one of the victims.The incident occurred when Mr Chavan had gone to the houses of the deceased. Angered by the death of their sole breadwinner...
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A farmer killed fighting for his land
At the start of this week, Lata Tupe could be seen dressed like any other young married woman in the village of Sadawli in Maharashtra, a two hour drive from Mumbai. Her sari was clean but faded, her wrists wore the traditional thin bangles that confer marital status. No more. She is dressed today in the white sari that confers upon her the new pos...
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Pune farmer deaths: Cops caught firing on camera suspended
The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune is now snowballing into a major controversy for the Maharashtra government. After shocking video footage of alleged police excesses during the farmers' agitation on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway came to the fore yesterday, two cops who were seen firing at fleeing farmers have been suspended.
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Caught on camera: Cops fire at protesting farmers in Pune
On camera, a group of policemen, many in anti-riot gear and armed with weapons and sticks, charge down a road; one fires from his revolver. Then, a cop goes to the edge of the road, takes aim at people running helter skelter beyond and fires. He looks for another vantage point and fires again. More policemen gather around and throw stones at the pe...
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Caught on camera: Cops fire at protesting farmers in Pune
The death of three farmers in police firing in Pune has escalated into a major controversy in Maharashtra, finding echo in the state Assembly, as serious questions are raised about police excesses. For a third day today, the House was adjourned after the Opposition attacked the government.
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Pune police firing: Magisterial probe ordered
The situation in Maval in Pune is peaceful and under control, a day after three persons was killed there in the police firing when a farmers' protest against a dam water pipeline project turned violent. A magisterial inquiry had been ordered into the firing, District Collector Vikas Deshmukh said.
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Pune: Farmer pleads his own case, and wins it too
In a rare case, a farmer from Dive village of Purandar taluka pleaded his own case and won it. Dnyaneshwar Gaikwad (49), a former sarpanch, decided to plead his own 9-year-old case against the Pune-based finance company, Ferry Industries, after getting disenchanted with both the lawyers he had appointed over the course of the litigation. Gaikwad ha...
