Angry farmers take on police at Expressway
September 13th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 13 (IANS) If you are taking the Yamuna Expressway in the hope of reaching Agra in 90 minutes from Delhi, be prepared to take the U-turn and find ... Read more...
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UP to withdraw cases slapped against farmers
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will be withdrawing cases slapped on farmers during the Mayawati regime, announced Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday after meeting a delegation of ... Read more...
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Farmers protest as Yamuna Expressway opens
August 9th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 9 (IANS) Angry farmers with black flags demonstrated in Agra to protest the opening of the 165-km Yamuna Expressway without the Uttar Pradesh government fulfilling their demands, which ... Read more...
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Two killed in train-truck collision, major accident averted
July 30th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 30 (IANS) A major accident involving a train was averted Monday even as a collision between the train and a truck in this Haryana district left two ... Read more...
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Punjab moots pension for farmers
May 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Reeling under a cumulative debt burden of over Rs.35,000 crore, farmers of Punjab could soon benefit from a pension scheme.Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday ... Read more...
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UP farmers seek Big B’s help to write off debts
May 16th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Days after Amitabh Bachchan wrote off the debts of 90 farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, those in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand area have written to the ... Read more...
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No green clearance to Jindal mining project in Chhattisgarh
April 20th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday cancelled environment clearance to the coal mining project of MP Naveen Jindal's steel and power plant in Chhattisgarh on ... Read more...
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BJP activists stop trains in Punjab, Haryana
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Train services in parts of Punjab and Haryana were affected Tuesday as the Kisan Morcha farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blocked railway ... Read more...
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BJP to stop trains in eight states Tuesday
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) The Kisan Morcha farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will conduct a 'Rail Roko' agitation Tuesday in eight states of the country where foodgrain ... Read more...
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BJP won’t be able to form UP government: Rajnath
March 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) A day before before vote count in Uttar Pradesh, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister Rajnath Singh Monday admitted that his ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh launches women empowerment scheme in Kerala
February 24th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuzhoor (Kerala), Feb 24 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday launched the "Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana" (MKSP) from Kerala's Thrissur district, and said the state's demand for fixing working ... Read more...
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Haryana bureaucrat arrested in corruption case
February 16th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) A Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer was arrested by the state vigilance bureau Wednesday for his involvement in a case of corruption registered against him in ... Read more...
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Punjab farmers end agitation; road, rail blockade ends
December 11th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) Road and railway traffic limped back to normal across Punjab Sunday as agitating farmers, demanding waiving of power bills among other things, lifted their blockade of ... Read more...
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Interest rates on provident fund, post office savings hiked
November 11th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The government Friday hiked interest rates on deposits under the public provident fund (PPF) scheme to 8.6 percent from 8 percent and post office savings ... Read more...
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Efforts to dilute RTI must be resisted, says Aruna Roy
October 15th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) Right to Information (RTI) activist Aruna Roy Saturday took Prime Minister Manmohan Singh head on Saturday, saying that efforts to dilute the RTI Act by ... Read more...
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BJP leader shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
October 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday evening, triggering protests by the ... Read more...
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Agra growers in distress as potato goes cheap
September 13th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 13 (IANS) Farmers in the potato-growing belt of Agra region, which accounts for more than 30 percent of the country's yield, are in peril as market prices continue ... Read more...
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2,000 farmers set off to Delhi to back Anna
August 25th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Some 2,000 farmers from Uttar Pradesh are headed to New Delhi in support of the fasting Anna Hazare, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) said Thursday."BKU supports ... Read more...
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Man seriously burnt after self immolation (Lead)
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A 32-year-old man said to be a supporter of the fasting Anna Hazare Tuesday sustained serious burn injuries after setting himself on fire near Rajghat, ... Read more...
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Separated 40 years ago, united on live TV
August 19th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IANS) Abandoned when he was four in Assam, reduced to begging on the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu and now a computer engineer in the US ... Read more...
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Innovators from across India awarded
August 12th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Vijay Bhaskar Reddy left his high flying job in a leading multinational company in Bangalore to help farmers troubled by erratic power and water supply. ... Read more...
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Noida officials, farmers agree to 90-day truce
July 30th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 30 (IANS) The Noida Authority Saturday assured farmers that all their demands regarding land acquisition will be worked out within three months, officials said.At a meeting held ... Read more...
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BJP to protest outside parliament for land bill
July 27th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kisan Morcha -- farmers' outfit -- Wednesday announced here that it will hold a protest outside parliament Aug 3 to ... Read more...
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Agitating Noida farmers assured demands will be met
July 25th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 25 (IANS) Noida CEO Balvinder Singh Monday visited agitating farmers, who had threatened to stall building projects in the area to press for their demands, and assured them ... Read more...
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List of those killed in Mumbai bombings
July 14th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Here's a list of the 17 people killed in the Mumbai serial blasts Wednesday, including four who remain unidentified, as procured from various hospitals.Bombay Hospital:1. Himmatbhai ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi: Where is the ‘crown prince’ headed?
July 8th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh/New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) He is the undisputed crown prince of India's ruling Congress, seen to bide his time before taking over the reins of government from an ... Read more...
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Opposition in panic after Rahul’s march, says Congress
July 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said that the power walk of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh had created panic among its opponents.It also ... Read more...
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Marching on: Rahul takes on Mayawati on land acquisition (Roundup)
July 6th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh/Lucknow July 6 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday completed the second day of his 'padyatra' (march) against land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh, attacking the Mayawati government, even as ... Read more...
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Drinking lassi, chatting up farmers, Rahul continues padyatra (Lead)
July 6th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Alawalpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 6 (IANS) Walking and talking with farmers, students, women, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was off to an early start Wednesday, the second day of ... Read more...
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Mayawati concedes Rahul’s plea for farmers meeet in Aligarh
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 3 (IANS) The Mayawati administration has conceded Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's plea to hold a farmers meet in Aligarh on July 9.The BSP government had earlier ... Read more...
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Work state’s new land policy in central projects, Mayawati to PM
June 12th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to implement her government's new land acquisition policy while setting up central projects in ... Read more...
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Congress ready for Rahul’s ‘kisan panchayat’
June 10th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Although Rahul Gandhi is yet to specify the date for his proposed 'kisan panchayat' in Bhatta-Parsaul in Greater Noida, Congressmen are gearing up for the ... Read more...
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Thousands attend Tikait’s cremation
May 16th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Tens of thousands of farmers descended on this village Monday to bid their final adieu to powerful leader and founder president of Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Farmer leader Tikait dies (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 15 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Tikait, a prominent north Indian farmers' leader and founder president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), died here Sunday morning, his family ... Read more...
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Tikait had powerful influence across the country: PM
May 15th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the death Sunday of Bharat Kisan Union (BKU) founder Mahendra Singh Tikait, decribing him as a "fiercely independent ... Read more...
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