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Rajnath Singh chairs meeting to aid drought-affected Rajasthan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-level committee meeting for central assistance to Rajasthan in the wake of drought that took place last year.
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Weather extremes, trade policies were main drivers of wheat price peaks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Apr 28 (ANI): Price peaks of wheat on the world market are mainly caused by production shocks such as induced for example by droughts, researchers found. These shocks get exacerbated by low storage levels as well as protective trade policies, the analysis of globa
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No farmer committed suicide over drought: TN Govt. to SC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): In a development bound to anger the protesting Tamil farmers in the national capital, the Tamil Nadu Government on Friday conveyed to the Supreme Court that drought is not the reason for farmer suicides in the state.
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Costa's brace inspires Chelsea to 4-2 PL win over Southampton
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K], Apr 26 (ANI): Diego Costa ended his recent goal drought as he scored two goals to guide Chelsea to a 4-2 win over Southampton in their Premier League clash against Southampton at Stamford Bridge here on Wednesday.
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SC to hear Swaraj Abhiyan's PIL on drought-hit states
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO 'Swaraj Abhiyan' seeking proper rehabilitation and financial assistance to the drought-affected people.
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Stalin hails huge success of shutdown in TN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Hours after M.K. Stalin called for a one-day shutdown in Tamil Nadu for the drought-hit farmers, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) working president has asserted that the shutdown was a huge success.
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Tamil Nadu observes bandh today in support of drought-hit farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) on Tuesday will be observing a state-wide shutdown in support of drought-hit farmers.
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TN farmers suspend protest till May 25 after CM's assurance
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu farmers who had been protesting over drought relief funds and waiver of farmers' loans on Sunday suspended their protest till May 25 after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy's assurance.
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Tamil Nadu farmers' plight and their protests - A Timeline
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu farmers, who have been protesting in the capital for the past 40 days and demanding loan waivers, drought relief packages and formation of a Cauvery management board to resolve their irrigation issues, today hinted at withdrawing their agitatio
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Protesting TN farmers drink urine at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Tamil Nadu farmers stage a protest at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar for drought relief, drank their own urine on Saturday in another desperate bid to draw the government's attention to their plight.
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Ex AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa holds TN CM accountable for agrarian crisis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP Sasikala Pushpa on Monday held Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami -led Tamil Nadu government accountable for the present agrarian crisis in the state, stating that agriculture issue,
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DMK convenes all-party meet to deliberate TN farmers' woes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has convened an all-party meeting to deliberate the woes of the farmers of drought-hit Tamil Nadu agitating for a crop loan waiver.
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