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  64 people died, over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected in Odisha due to Fani: Government

  India | June 25, 2019 14:36 IST

  As many as 64 people had died and over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area affected due to cyclone Fani in Odisha, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday.

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  Punjab: Government hikes compensation for damaged crops from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 per acre

  India | June 20, 2018 20:52 IST

  The enhanced compensation will be big relief for the farmers, he said adding, that the order will come into effect from June 20, 2017.

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  PM Modi's popularity in rural India taking a backseat

  India | March 29, 2015 23:34 IST

  More than a dozen farmers, who were reeling under heavy debt committed suicide in the recent weeks after the unseasonal rains damaged their crops , with rural population blaming Modi for not stepping in to

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  Rain lashes north India, kills 14 people and damages crops

  India | March 15, 2015 21:55 IST

  New Delhi: Widespread rains battered large swathes of north India on Sunday bringing mercury down by several notches, even as it claimed 14 lives and damaged crops in several regions.Twelve people were killed in Rajasthan