Mamata dismisses farmer suicide reports as ‘malicious campaign’
January 31st, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Dismissing reports of farmers committing suicide due to agricultural mismanagement as a "malicious political campaign", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday reiterated that only ... Read more...
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No farmer suicides due to agricultural debt: Mamata
January 19th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Brushing aside criticism over farmer suicides in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday denied that heavy agricultural debt was driving farmers to ... Read more...
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Farm suicides: NHRC issues notices to states
December 20th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in the wake of news reports alleging cases of farmer suicides ... Read more...
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Pawar slap: Anna admits reaction violent, justifies attack
December 6th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 6 (IANS) Anna Hazare, while admitting Tuesday that he "committed violence" when he asked if union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's attacker slapped him only once, hit ... Read more...
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Poor Uttar Pradesh farmers branded Maoists: Rahul
November 25th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the Mayawati government of falsely branding poor farmers as Maoists, and criticised National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders for ... Read more...
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UN food agencies warn high food prices to continue
October 10th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb silent on Singur verdict, flays Mamata
September 29th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Minakha (West Bengal), Sep 29 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday chose not to comment on the Singur land ... Read more...
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Modi mocks at Rahul’s peasant rallies, Congress fires salvo (Second Lead)
August 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Nadiad (Gujarat), Aug 15 (IANS) The raging war of words between the Congress and Narendra Modi just got bitter Monday with the Gujarat chief minister mocking at Rahul ... Read more...
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Modi mocks at Rahul’s peasant rallies, Congress fires salvo (Lead)
August 15th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Nadiad (Gujarat), Aug 15 (IANS) The raging war of words between the Congress and Narendra Modi just got bitter Monday with the Gujarat chief minister mocking at Rahul ... 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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Nothing is going to change with Rahul’s march: Uma Bharti
July 7th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Varanasi, July 6 (IANS) Hitting out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi over his ongoing march against forcible land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma ... Read more...
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Pilfered CWG funds could have helped Delhi’s Dalits: Mayawati
June 17th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Flaying the Congress for graft in the Commonwealth Games, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said here Thursday that the quantum of money pilfered could ... Read more...
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China to renovate 2.65 mn rural houses
June 7th, 2011 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 7 (IANS) China plans to renovate around 2.65 million dilapidated houses belonging to poor people in the central and western rural regions this year, a government statement said.The ... Read more...
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Need judicial inquiry for atrocities on farmers: Digvijay Singh
May 12th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijay Singh Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into "atrocities" on farmers demanding higher compensation for their land that has been taken for ... Read more...
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Thousands at risk of going hungry: Guatemalan government
April 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, April 20 (IANS/EFE) The Guatemalan government Tuesday declared a "nutritional risk alert" to avoid a food crisis in the country's poorest areas where thousands of people don't have ... Read more...
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Jantar Mantar turns into mini-Andhra as Jagan fasts
January 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Jantar Mantar, Delhi's demonstration destination, turned into a mini-Andhra Pradesh Tuesday as former Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and thousands of his supporters thronged the area for ... Read more...
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Indian firm catches the eye of Harvard Business School
November 30th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) An award winning drip irrigation technology developed by an Indian company that has caught the attention of the Harvard Business School holds out hope for poor ... Read more...
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Jai Jairam, says Shiv Sena
November 24th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena Wednesday heaped praise on Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for clearing the new international airport in Navi Mumbai but demanded that locals should be given priority in ... Read more...
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Punjab farmers end rail blockade, protests to continue (Lead)
October 30th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Farmers in Punjab ended their rail blockade Saturday afternoon after thousands of passengers were stranded, but said protests against slow procurement of paddy by central and state ... Read more...
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Rain adds to misery of paddy farmers in Punjab
October 23rd, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Friday's rain has added to the woes of Punjab farmers, who have been desperately waiting for the procurement of their paddy crop which is lying in ... Read more...
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Bollywood gives Nepal’s beleaguered Maoists a break
August 27th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) When they fought an armed war for 10 years that killed over 16,000 people, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas sought to ban Hindi films in the Hindu ... Read more...
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Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in next session of parliament: Manmohan Singh
August 25th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday assured a delegation of leaders from Uttar Pradesh, which included Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi that the Central ... Read more...
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Peepli Live Recovers Production Costs
August 12th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Peepli Live, the movie starring Aamir Khan makes a mark as the first ever non-commercial Hindi movie to hit over 600 screens on its release this ... Read more...
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Farmers fail to enter Chandigarh for rally, camp outside (Lead)
August 10th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of farmers, headed for a protest rally to Chandigarh Tuesday but stopped by the police, sat on an indefinite sit-in protest on the outskirts of the city, ... Read more...
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Locals opposing SEZ project in Andhra Pradesh clash with police
July 15th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by ANI
Srikakulam, Jul 14 (ANI): In a stoic display of fearless resilience against injustice, farmers, fishermen and locals in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh clashed with the security personnel on Wednesday to ... Read more...
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Price- Regulation campaign in Manipur
July 8th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, July 8 (ANI): The All Manipur Anti Drug Association (AMADA) launched a campaign on Wednesday to put pressure on Manipur government to regulate inflated prices of essential commodities.The AMADA has sought ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu farmers’ protest against ban on toddy tapping
May 27th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), May 27 (ANI): Thousands of farmers engaged in toddy tapping staged a protest and later courted arrest in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore city on Thursday against the government's decision to ... Read more...
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Kin mourn for Maoist-attacked victim
May 22nd, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI
Koraput (Orissa), May 22 (ANI): Parents of Sibabrata Das, a commando killed in the Maoist blast in Orissa's Malkangiri District in 2008, are still unable to bear his loss.They endure each ... Read more...
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Maoists threaten supporters of bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam
May 13th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam, May 13 (ANI): Maoists in Visakhapatnam district released a letter on Wednesday explaining why they killed Somalingam, the vice-chairman of Visakhapatnam Zilla Parishad.They said in the letter that they ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists force Orissa youth to join their cause
May 12th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Malkangiri (Orissa), May 12 (ANI): With the aim of building a strong youth brigade, suspected Maoists are now threatening the unemployed youth in Orissa's Malkangiri District and forcing them to join ... Read more...
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Massive combing operation launched in Orissa to nab Maoists
May 11th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Koraput (Orissa), May 11 (ANI): Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive combing operation in the Narayanpatna forest area of Orissa's Koraput District to nab the ultras on the run.Paramilitary ... Read more...
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Varun targets Maya, Rahul, calls cow slaughter crime(Lead)
March 29th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi delivered a fiery speech here Monday, calling for a ban on cow slaughter. He also targeted Uttar ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike will affect essential goods: Mayawati
February 27th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) Terming the union budget as "anti-people", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said Friday that the hike in prices of petrol and diesel would ultimately lead to rise in ... Read more...
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Orissa police organize public interaction camps for tribals
February 18th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirGajapati (Orissa), Feb.18 (ANI): In an initiative to bridge gap between police and public, the Orissa police have started interacting with the tribals in the State's Gajapati district.Gajapati district ... Read more...
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‘Peepli Live’ gets strong reception at Berlin film fest
February 18th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Meenakshi Shedde
Berlin, Feb 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan's production venture "Peepli Live", a strong satire on farmers' suicides in India, received a hearty reception at the press screening during ... Read more...
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