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Prevent Farmers From Disrupting Services: Railways to Government
Railways today appealed to the Punjab government to prevent farmers' unions, which yesterday rejected the compensation announced for cotton growers who have suffered crop losses and threatened to intensify their stir, from disrupting train services in the state.
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Rahul Gandhi Visits Family of Punjab Farmer Who Committed Suicide
Rahul Gandhi today visited the family of a farmer in Punjab who committed suicide last week, barely a month after he met the Congress Vice President and briefed him on the distress caused by crop loss due to unseasonal rain.
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60-Year-Old Farmer in Punjab, Who Briefed Rahul Gandhi on Crop Loss, Commits Suicide
Surjit Singh, a 60-year-old farmer, today allegedly committed suicide in Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab. Mr Singh had briefed Rahul Gandhi on the distress caused to farmers by crop loss due to unseasonal rains, when the Congress leader visited Punjab last month.
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Farmers in Punjab Will Have A Dull Baisakhi This Year
The Punjab government has projected a damage of around three lakh hectares of farming due to this year's unseasonal rains. By state government estimates most standing crops - wheat, mustard, potato, and grams - have been damaged between February and March because of hailstorms and heavy rains.
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Crops Hit by March Rains, Farmer Commits Suicide in Uttar Pradesh
From Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to parts of Maharashtra, the unseasonal showers over the weekend have dashed the hopes of thousands or farmers. The yield for crops like wheat, potato, mustard, onion is likely to be adversely impacted by the wet spell.
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Prevent Farmers From Disrupting Services: Railways to Government
Railways today appealed to the Punjab government to prevent farmers' unions, which yesterday rejected the compensation announced for cotton growers who have suffered crop losses and threatened to intensify their stir, from disrupting train services in the state.
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Rahul Gandhi Visits Family of Punjab Farmer Who Committed Suicide
Rahul Gandhi today visited the family of a farmer in Punjab who committed suicide last week, barely a month after he met the Congress Vice President and briefed him on the distress caused by crop loss due to unseasonal rain.
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60-Year-Old Farmer in Punjab, Who Briefed Rahul Gandhi on Crop Loss, Commits Suicide
Surjit Singh, a 60-year-old farmer, today allegedly committed suicide in Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab. Mr Singh had briefed Rahul Gandhi on the distress caused to farmers by crop loss due to unseasonal rains, when the Congress leader visited Punjab last month.
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Farmers in Punjab Will Have A Dull Baisakhi This Year
The Punjab government has projected a damage of around three lakh hectares of farming due to this year's unseasonal rains. By state government estimates most standing crops - wheat, mustard, potato, and grams - have been damaged between February and March because of hailstorms and heavy rains.
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Crops Hit by March Rains, Farmer Commits Suicide in Uttar Pradesh
From Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to parts of Maharashtra, the unseasonal showers over the weekend have dashed the hopes of thousands or farmers. The yield for crops like wheat, potato, mustard, onion is likely to be adversely impacted by the wet spell.
