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Tamil Nadu farmers' plight and their protests - A Timeline
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Palaniswami promises protesting TN farmers to speak to PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday urged the farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar for the last 39 days to call off their protest and said that he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and submit a memorandum highlighting their plight.
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Protesting TN farmers drink urine at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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SC allows TN farmers to file intervention application in suicide cases
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers to file an intervention application in the farmers suicide cases.
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We must ignore China's stand on Dalai Lama's visit: Defence expe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): With China protesting against Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the defence experts on Thursday said India should not pay heed to what the former is saying and ignore it.
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Chinese officials describe me as terrorist: Dalai Lama
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bomdila (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): With China protesting the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the Tibetan spiritual leader on Wednesday said that some Chinese officials describe him as a terrorist.
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Chandigarh: Restraunts owners protest against SC order on liquor ban
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Hoteliers and restraunt owners in Chandigarh are protesting on Monday against the Supreme Court's order to ban liquor shops on highways.
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Centre seems to be 'unperturbed' by farmers' issues: Stalin
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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Damaging ties with China will 'hurt' India, warns Beijing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar. 31 (ANI): Protesting Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, China on Friday warned India to avoid damaging bilateral relations between the two nations and adhere to political pledges, or else face the consequences.
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Odisha: Naxals attack Doikallu railway station protesting PM Modi's u
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): More than 30 Naxals attacked Doikallu railway station in Odisha's Rayagada district protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on April 15.
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TN Govt, Centre not taking farmers' plight seriously: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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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