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  SC quashes plea seeking water supply cut to liquor industry in drought-hit Maharashtra

  India | May 24, 2016 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to direct the Maharashtra government to completely cut water supply to distilleries and breweries in the drought-hit regions of the state. A vacation bench of Justices P

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  Maharashtra government declares 'drought' in 29,000 villages

  India | May 12, 2016 19:43 IST

  Maharashtra government has declared drought in over 29,000 villages of the state, most of them in parched Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.

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  PM Modi to meet CMs of 3 drought-hit states UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka today

  Politics | May 07, 2016 8:36 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka today to discuss and review the drought and water scarcity in the states. The Chief Ministers of these

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  Govt releases Rs 9,367 cr under MGNREGA to drought-hit states

  May 06, 2016 16:44 IST

  The Centre has released Rs 9,367 crore to drought-hit states under MGNREGA in 2016-17, Parliament was informed today.

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  This needs to be told: One tweet compelled many celebs to donate money for drought hit Maharashtra

  Bollywood | May 05, 2016 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: Maharashtra is hit by drought, something which should and is troubling the entire Indian population. The condition has become so bad that many farmers find committing suicide easier than waiting for days to

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  Centre orders immediate allocation of funds to drought-hit states

  India | April 12, 2016 7:41 IST

  New Delhi: Expressing its resolve to tackle the situation arising due to drought and deficient rains in various parts of the country, the Centre has ordered immediate allocation of funds to the affected states to

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  Mumbai school kids pool in Rs 20 lakh for drought-hit people

  India | April 11, 2016 23:37 IST

  Moved by the plight of drought-hit people in Marathwada region of Maharashtra, students of a school here have pooled in Rs 20 lakh as their contribution towards providing succour.

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  Jharkhand sent drought-hit recommendation without homework: Congress

  Politics | December 08, 2015 7:34 IST

  Jharkhand (Lohardaga): The Congress yesterday accused the Jharkhand government of recommending to the Centre to declare the state as drought-hit without carrying out any survey."The government has neither carried out any survey nor sent a

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  50 Uttar Pradesh districts declared drought-hit

  India | November 19, 2015 15:32 IST

  Lucknow: As many as 50 of the 75 Uttar Pradesh districts have been declared drought-hit, an official said on Thursday.The revenue collections in the affected districts would remain suspended till March 31, 2016, the official

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  52% Rainfall deficit deepens Maharashtra record drought

  India | September 15, 2015 12:37 IST

  With 32 suicides reported in one week across Maharashtra's south-central region of Marathwada, a deepening drought—worse than the last one of this intensity 43 years ago, say farmers—has taken hold of all but one region

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  14 more districts drought-hit in Uttar Pradesh

  India | November 18, 2014 9:44 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has said 14 more districts, including Lucknow, are drought-hit. With this, more than two thirds of the state districts have now been declared drought-hit, an official said Tuesday.Officials said the drought in

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  40 districts in UP declared drought-hit

  India | September 17, 2014 9:34 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday decided to declare 40 districts as drought hit and suspended all revenue realisation in these districts.He also demanded Rs 6,061 crore package from the Centre for dealing

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  Pakistan PM announces financial aid for drought-hit area

  World | March 10, 2014 16:31 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday announced a Pakistani Rs.1 billion (around $9.82 million) aid package for the drought-affected people of Tharparkar district in the country's Sindh province.Sharif made the announcement during a briefing

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  Central team to visit drought-hit Bihar Oct 3

  India | September 26, 2013 14:23 IST

  Patna: A central team will visit drought-hit Bihar Oct 3 to assess the situation, state government officials said Thursday, adding that after the assessment the quantum of relief would be decided."A central team will visit