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- Bangalore
Karnataka farmers to re-launch agitation on Mahadayi river project
Bengaluru: The farmers in Karnataka farmers have decided to re-launch the agitation on the project on river Mahadayi — popularly known as Kalasa Banduri Project. The Central government has approved the Detailed…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh’s tomato farmer earns Rs 4 crore in 45 days
Chittoor: A tomato farmer in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district has literally hit the jackpot by earning a whopping Rs 4 crore in 45 days. With the prices of tomatoes skyrocketing, Murali’s fortunes…
- India
400 kg of tomatoes stolen from Pune farmer, case registered
Pune: A farmer’s 400 kg of tomatoes harvested and stacked in a vehicle outside his house in Maharashtra’s Pune were reportedly stolen, the police said on Friday. According to officials, Pune police…
- India
Pune farmer earns Rs 3 crore in 1 month as tomato prices soar
Pune: Even as the soaring prices of tomatoes are burning a hole in the common man’s pocket, a farmer from Pune in Maharashtra has become a millionaire by selling his bountiful yield…
- India
’60L farmers waiting for loan waiver promised by Rahul’: Raj BJP leader
Jaipur: Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly and former state unit BJP president Satish Poonia on Tuesday targetted the Ashok Gehlot-led government in the state over the issue of waiving…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tractor runs over farmer in Karimnagar; he dies
Hyderabad: A farmer in Karimnagar died after a tractor loaded with paddy ran over him while he was sleeping under a tarpaulin cover. This incident took place in Vachunur of Thimmapur mandal…
- India
Cop slaps woman farmer protesting land acquisition in Punjab
Chandigarh: A Punjab Police officer has been caught on camera slapping a middle-aged woman farmer at a village in Gurdaspur district, the video of which has gone viral on social media. As…
- India
Will vote for Indira Gandhi’s party, says farmer in Karnataka’s Gadag
Gadag: He was not even born when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984, but farmer Surya Naik, 28 in Gadag district of North Karnataka, asked who will he…
- India
Farmer, who crossed over to Bangladesh by ‘mistake’, returns home after 15 months
Gede: A farmer of West Bengal’s Nadia district, who “mistakenly” crossed over to Bangladesh while working on farmland at the international border, returned home on Saturday after 15 months in the neighbouring…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tribal farmer dies of electrocution
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old tribal farmer died on the spot due to electrocution caused by touching an iron fence through which high-voltage electricity passed. According to police, the incident occurred at Raghapur village…
- Telangana
Telangana farmer’s son gambles away Rs 92 lakh
Hyderabad: A farmer lost Rs 92 lakh that he had received as compensation for the land acquired by the government as his son gambled away the money in an online casino. The…