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Kompany ends 20-month drought as Man City beat Southampton 3-0 in PL
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Southampton (Hampshire) [UK], Apr. 16 (ANI): Manchester City came out with a dominant performance as they defeated Southampton 3-0 to strengthen their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish at the St. Mary's Stadium here on Saturday.
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TN farmers continue their protest for drought relief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu farmers continue to protest for drought relief in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar area.
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Centre seems to be 'unperturbed' by farmers' issues: Stalin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 1 (ANI): In an attempt to understand the woes of the Tamil Nadu farmers, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K. Stalin on Saturday met them while they were protesting at Jantar Mantar here demanding drought-relief fund adding that the Centre seemed to
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Kanimozhi pulls up Modi Govt. for overlooking Tamil farmers' plight
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Friday joined the Tamil Nadu farmers, who have been staging a protest at the Jantar Mantar here for the past 18 days demanding drought relief package from the Centre, and lashed out at the BJP-led NDA regime fo
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Thirsty Cobra drinks water from a bottle in Karnataka village
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kaiga (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): In desperate need of water, a deadly but dehydrated King Cobra accepted water from a bottle offered by kind-hearted wildlife rescue work in a drought-hit village in Southern Karnataka state recently.
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TN Govt, Centre not taking farmers' plight seriously: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): With Tamil Nadu farmers protesting in Delhi's Jantar Mantar for the past 15 days demanding drought relief package from the Centre, the Congress on Wednesday urged the government to consider the matter "urgently" and allocate money a
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Delhi: TN Agriculture Minister tries to pacify agitating farmers at Jantar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Doraikkannu, on Tuesday apprised the agitating farmers, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past 15 days demanding a drought relief package from the Centre and farm loan waive, that steps has been taken by the
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Prakash Raj urges govt. to release drought relief package for TN farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Uttar Pradesh), Mar.24 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the farmers of Tamil Nadu, Tamil actors Prakash Raj and Vishal on Friday urged the Centre to declare a drought relief package and loan waiver for peasants from the southern state.
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SC summons Chief Secys of 10 drought-affected states
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar. 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued summons to the Chief Secretaries of 10 states asking them to appear before it on April 26 in connection with the drought case.
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SC to hear Swaraj Abhiyan's plea seeking assistance to drought-affect
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the PIL filed by Swaraj Abhiyan, seeking proper rehabilitation and financial assistance to the people of 11 drought- affected states.
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SC to hear Swaraj Abhiyan's plea seeking assistance to drought victim
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the PIL filed by Swaraj Abhiyan, seeking proper rehabilitation and financial assistance to the people of 11 drough affected states.
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Sri Lanka drought: India to donate eight water bowsers, 100 tonnes of rice
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 21 (ANI): Foreign Secretary of India S. Jaishankar, visited Sri Lanka from February 18 to 20, for bilateral discussions with their leaders, as part of the continued high level engagement between the two countries.
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