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YSRCP slams Chandrababu Naidu government over Super Six promises, rising l
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the Assembly Media Point, YSRCP MLCs declared that the government has no reply to any query raised in the House, whether on Super Six promise implementation, massive loans, job creation, MSP for crops or farmer suicides, and is only indulging in political speeches and outright
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Conflict in Iran causing massive losses to Maharashtra farmers: Nana Patol
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly Nana Patole has voiced concerns over the state government's handling of multiple crises, including significant crop damage for farmers due to the US-Iran-Israel conflict and a severe lack of teachers in Zilla Parishad and Municipality schools. Read More
Suicide crisis deepens in Telangana, BJP MP Rajendar calls for ban on pest
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, he cited instances of farmers, labourers, and online gamers taking their lives. He pointed to the easily accessible pesticide Paraquat ("Gaddi Mandu") as a major factor, stating that even small amounts can be fatal.
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Focus on farmers' suicides, unemployment issues, not Shivaji-Tipu controve
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj cannot be compared to anyone. But isn't there any other issue in the country and in Maharashtra? Farmers are committing suicide. Poor labourers, unemployed youth, and women's security are all issues. But, no one will talk about it," Raut told ANI.
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Himachal apple growers protest Indo-New Zealand trade deal, seek 100% impo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A delegation of the Himachal Pradesh United Farmers' Organisation met State Horticulture, Revenue and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday, demanding immediate intervention by the Centre to safeguard domestic apple producers.
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Maharashtra assembly session very short, key issues ignored: NCP-SCP MP Su
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule on Sunday criticised the Maharashtra government over the short State Assembly session, saying it lasted barely eight days and failed to address key issues like the state's financial condition, investment challenges, unemployment and corruption.
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Bundelkhand's Water Crisis Eases with Powerful Groundwater Recharge by The
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 10: For years, Bundelkhand has stood as a stark symbol of India's agrarian distress. Straddling Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the region is marked by rocky terrain, erratic rainfall, and a history of extreme climatic swings. From 2003 to 2010, Bunde
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Author Kota Neelima's book on farmer suicides showcased at World Book Fair
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Published by Oxford University Press, the book 'Widows of Vidharbha' said Kota Neelima In a post on X, the author said it took her several years to write the book whose draft was reviewed by the widows themselves and the stories are truth of "how widows survive amidst the intense rural distr
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Maharashtra: Locals in Amravati district's village forced to drink dirty w
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Amravati falls within the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, where the water crisis has been a longstanding issue. Due to climate vulnerability, Vidarbha is one of the regions worst hit by this crisis. Vidarbha is one of the regions with a high rate of farmer suicides, which is often attribu
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Karnataka: Sugar Minister's statement on farmer suicides stirs controversy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka, Shivanand Patil's statement that farmers' suicide cases are being reported more and more due to the desire for compensation stirred controversy after which Patil, on Wednesday, held a press conference in Haveri and said he never said that farmers
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BJP slams TMC after RTI reveals 122 farmer suicides in Bengal against stat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], September 20 (ANI): The BJP has slammed the TMC government after glaring facts came to the fore as activist Bishwanath Goswami in a right to information (RTI) application sought clarifications on farmer suicides in the Purba Medinipur region of West B
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Yogi Adityanath govt has taken UP to top position in custodial deaths, far
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led government has taken Uttar Pradesh to top position in the country in custodial deaths, hunger index and farmer suicides.
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