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BJP government 'chowkidar' of only the rich: Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 24 (ANI): Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh alleging that it doesn't take the responsibility of paying the dues of sugarcane farmers in the state.
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TRS RS MP's son to contest on BJP ticket against KCR's daughter Kavitha
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): D Aravind, who is the son of TRS Rajya Sabha MP D Srinivas, is set to contest from Nizamabad on BJP ticket and will face off against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha.
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Prahar party gives farmer's widow Lok Sabha ticket
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Yavatmal-Washim (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): In a bid to take farm crisis to Parliament, widow of a farmer has decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Yavatmal-Washim in Maharashtra.
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J-K receives fresh snow, farmers expect bumper production
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): High altitude areas witnessed fresh snowfall and plains in Jammu and Kashmir were lashed with rains on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra: 3 farmers dead after inhaling poisonous gas in water pipeline
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Three persons died on Tuesday after they inhaled poisonous gas in a manhole of a pipeline being used to draw water for their crops in Chikal area of Aurangabad, a corporation official said.
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Protest over farmer's death: Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road blocked
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], March 19 (ANI): Traffic on Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road remained disturbed as farmers union staged a sit-in protest on Tuesday over the alleged suicide of a farmer in Kokri Kalan Village in the district.
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Pawar accuses PM Modi of not attending political party meet after Pulwama
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not attending a meeting of political parties convened by the government after the Pulwama terror attack and instead addressing a rally in Maharashtra.
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PM Modi 'hides behind' terrorists, ISI when asked tough questions, claims
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): "Whenever farmers of this country and unemployed youths ask tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he hides behind terrorists and Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI," Congress Spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged on Sunday.
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Odisha polls: BJD approaches EC over KALIA scheme, BJP on hoardings
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Alleging that BJP has been trying to pressurise the Election Commission, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday approached the State Commission urging it not to stop the assistance to farmers under the state government's KALIA scheme.
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Sugarcane farmers face crisis, govt help yet to reach them
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 16 (ANI): Sugarcane harvest has soured the lives of some farmers in western Uttar Pradesh. The crop is bumper but there are no takers.
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In Odisha, Rahul attacks CM Patnaik, PM Modi over soaring unemployment
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bargarh (Odisha) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'failing' to provide jobs for the youth in the state.
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Passion for organic farming bring UK national to Puducherry
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Puducherry [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Krishna McKenzie, a British national, travelled all the way from his country to Puducherry to make a career in organic farming.
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