Farmer
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Delhi government gives nod to farmer scheme named after Gajendra
India | Apr 28, 2015, 10:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government today gave approval for the setting up of a farmer compensation scheme to be named after Gajender Singh, who allegedly committed suicide during an AAP rally on April 22.The government
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Rally suicide: AAP used farmer as 'pawn' in politics, says BJP
National | Apr 24, 2015, 09:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Targeting AAP over the suicide tragedy at its rally against the NDA government's land Ordinance, BJP today charged that the ruling party in Delhi had used a farmer as a "pawn" in politics
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Farmer suicides 'complicated' issue, formal finance is key:RBI
Apr 24, 2015, 08:32 PM ISTChandigarh: Cautioning against taking farmer suicides "lightly", RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said small and marginal farmers across the country should have access to formal financing.Speaking within days of a farmer committing suicide at a
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Top 15 Major News that should not be missed!
India | Apr 24, 2015, 10:09 AM IST1. PM Narendra Modi to deliver special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj DayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today deliver a Special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj Day. The inaugural address will
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#GajendraSingh-Anupam Kher's picture catches Twitter eye
Bollywood | Apr 23, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTGajendra Singh spotted with Anupam Kher in a picture taken years backNew Delhi: Anupam Kher encountered a rather 'strange' moment when he recognized himself with Gajendra Singh, the farmer who committed suicide.On his twitter account,
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Farmer's suicide being probed: Rajnath
National | Apr 23, 2015, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Investigation into the suicide of a farmer from Rajasthan at an AAP rally has been handed over to the crime branch and the Delhi Police has been asked to give a report in
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Last rites of farmer Gajendra Singh performed in Dausa
India | Apr 23, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTJaipur: The body of farmer Gajendra Singh, who committed suicide at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi, was today taken for last rites with a large number of people including politicians converging at his
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Rajnath tells Police to complete probe into Gajendra's death soon
National | Apr 23, 2015, 11:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today directed that the probe into the farmer's death at an AAP rally be completed soon.Singh, who is likely to give a statement in Parliament on the issue, held
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IMD prediction of deficit rain add to farmers' woes
India | Apr 23, 2015, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) prediction of deficit monsoon this year added to the woes of farmers who are badly affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms.The IMD yesterday released its first forecast for
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Aaj Ki Baat: œKisan rally should have been stopped after farmer's suicide, concedes AAP MP Dharamvir Gandhi
India | Apr 22, 2015, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: After a farmer from Rajasthan's Dausa hanged himself at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rally against Land Bill here at Jantar Mantar, the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, visited the RML Hospital
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Delhi Police Commissioner orders probe into farmer's suicide at AAP rally
India | Apr 22, 2015, 08:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi has ordered probe into the suicide committed by a farmer today during AAP rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.The farmer hanged himself from a tree at
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Last message of the farmer who committed suicide at AAP rally
India | Apr 22, 2015, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a shocking incident, a young farmer from Rajasthan's Dausa has committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree. The farmer whose name is Gajendra was here to attend a farmer rally organised
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You spend crores on Republic Day but file appeals when it comes to farmers' compensation: SC
India | Feb 12, 2015, 11:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has questioned the Union government for spending crores on the Republic Day parade but delaying the payment of compensation to farmers for land acquired.The court's surveillance came during a hearing
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Om Puri's next on Indian farmer suicides
Bollywood | Jan 08, 2015, 05:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Om Puri is set to star in “Project Marathwada”, which highlights the issue of farmers' suicides across India. The veteran actor says the "critical topic" urged him to take up the project."It's moving
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Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide by shooting himself
India | Sep 14, 2014, 01:31 PM ISTBagpat (UP): A debt-ridden 35-year-old farmer has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle in Badaut area of the district, police said today.Rahul shot himself with his brother's licensed rifle in his house
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Farmer in Maharashtra commits suicide, toll goes up to 40
India | Mar 28, 2014, 08:48 PM ISTMumbai: Another farmer in Marathwada region committed suicide today after he lost his Rs 2 lakhs worth crops in hailstorm. Ashok Gulabrao Shinde, 44, a farmer from Pangra Shinde village in Hingoli district committed suicide,
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Haryana bats for 50 pc profit for farmers
India | Sep 28, 2013, 07:05 PM ISTChandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today advocated for giving 50 per cent profit over and above the cost of production to farmers, saying that then there would not be any need for seeking
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150 farmers from Bihar attending Gujarat global agri summit
India | Sep 09, 2013, 10:55 PM ISTGandhinagar: Around 150 farmers from Bihar are indeed attending Gujarat Global Agriculture Summit, amidst bickering between former NDA partners BJP and JD(U) over extending official invitation to Nitish Kumar government for sending farmers to attend
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Pakistani landlords held for killing farmer by dogs
World | Dec 12, 2012, 12:59 PM ISTIslamabad, Dec 12: A group of landlords in Pakistan have been arrested for letting loose their dogs on their tenant farmer in a barbaric attack in Multan city of Punjab province.Mohammad Hanif, the farmer, died
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One killed in firing, 20 buses attacked, roadblocks as sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra go on the rampage
India | Nov 13, 2012, 09:32 AM ISTAhmednagar, Maharashtra, Nov 13: One farmer was killed in police firing in Sangli district on Monday as sugarcane farmers led by an outfit spearheaded by independent MP Raju Shetty went on the rampage in Ahmednagar,