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Mandsaur farmers protest: Death toll rises to five
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): The death toll in the violent Mandsaur farmers protest has climbed to five.
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Police did not fire on farmers: MP Home Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] June 6, (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday said that police had not fired on farmers protesting for raising prices for their produce, adding that the state government has not imposed any curfew suspended internet services in the r
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Farmers being killed in BJP's 'new India': Rahul Gandhi on
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Hitting out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Centre of being at war with the nation's farmers.
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Mandsaur violence: MP CM order probe into firing on farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June. 6 (ANI): With two farmers killed by security forces during a protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district today, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial enquiry into the matter.
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SBI to organize mega farmers' meet on June 8
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], June 6 (ANI): The State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, will organize farmers' meets at 15,500 rural and semi-urban branches across the country on June 8.
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Maharashtra farmers' strike: Customers cry foul, urge Fadnavis Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 6 (ANI): The Maharashtra bandh announced by farmers is making lives difficult and causing rise in prices due to shortage of stock.
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MP farmers end strike post talks with CM Chouhan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh farmers on Sunday ended their strike after talks with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan are successful.
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Maharashtra: Farmers call off strike after meeting with Fadnavis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): The Farmers organisation has called off its strike on Saturday after a long and successful discussion with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last night, over the issue of their loans being waived off.
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Maharashtra: Protesting farmers continue to spill milk down roads
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shirdi (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): With the indefinite strike of farmers demanding crop loan waivers and better procurement prices entering its second day on Friday, the farmers continue to spill litres of milk down the road.
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Strike not good for farmer's welfare: Fadnavis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said his government is open to talks with the farmers, adding that the indefinite strike called by them is going to affect them only.
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Maharashtra MoS Agriculture assures solution on farmer's agitation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister of State for Agriculture Sadabhau Khot on Thursday expressed confidence that the farmers would not do anything that would result in huge loss to them.
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S.S. Ahluwalia leads Indian Parliamentary delegation to Sweden
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden] June 1 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, S.S. Ahluwalia on Thursday led an Indian Parliamentary Delegation seeking Swedish support for the global Convention against international terrorism at the United Nations.
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