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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:39:08 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[sez of wagholi]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/sez-of-wagholi/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:39:08 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[what hppen of sez lonikand/wagholi still 7/12 of farmers has been not clear cheif minister announce before election that7/12 of farmers will make clear within month but after 3 months still no action<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Encroachers pose threat to state's forests]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/encroachers-pose-threat-to-states-forests/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:26:36 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The state's forest department is staring at a grave threat of losing its grazing lands to encroachers. There is hectic political lobbying that the encroachers have begun to regularise thousands of acres of grazing land in the state.A delegation of grazing land occupants from Vidarbha recently met a local MLA and demanded an early solution to the problem.&quot;Finding solution to the problem <br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wine market whines, grapes turn sour]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/wine-market-whines-grapes-turn-sour/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:52:53 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The November 26 terror attacks and the global recession have affected Maharashtra's wine market.Of the 13 million litres of wine produced in the state last year, almost six million is still to be sold. That is roughly a drop of 40% in the demand for wine. And it has had a cascading effect on the demand for grapes all over the state.The grape produce is nearly 25,000 metric tonne in the s<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Now, even women farmers wilt in Vidarbha]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/now-even-women-farmers-wilt-in-vidarbha/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:21:37 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Suicides by women farmers are rare in Vidarbha. But signs of the women farmers wilting under growing pressures are now ominous.On Saturday, after reviewing the agrarian situation, chief minister Ashok Chavan, admitted that 5,000 of the 7,000 villages in Vidarbha are scarcity-affected, but stopped short of admitting to a drought-situation.Farmers' leader Vijay Jawandhia differs. &quot;If this i<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Vidarbha staring at worst ever drought]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/vidarbha-staring-at-worst-ever-drought/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:12:35 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Vidarbha is staring at the worst ever drought this year, with an unprecedented crop failure and steep decline in Rabi crop acreage due to depleted water table. Adding to the woes of farmers is the global economic meltdown and uncertainty in local markets over the prices of commodities, like cotton and soybean. Now the crop is done in by a combination of factor: erratic rainfall, substandard s<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Raigad style SEZ voting won't be repeated]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/raigad-style-sez-voting-wont-be-repeated/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:38:25 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[After returning from his 10 day europe trip maharashtra CM vilasrao deshmukh ruled out voting style adopted in raigad sez for other special economic zones.He also said that there was a demand from residents of 22 villages to exclude their lands from sez as the area fall under irrigation project.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Raigad farmers vote against SEZ]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/raigad-farmers-vote-against-sez/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:30:33 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[In the first-ever referendum in the country involving farmers, more than 6,000 land-owners from 22 Raigad villages made their views on a special economic zone known on Sunday.Judging by the mood of the farmers in the command area of the Hetwane irrigation dam, it appears that the Reliance group will have its task cut out to acquire land for its multi-crore SEZ project in the Konkan area.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Thackeray demands compensation for losses towards first sowing]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/thackeray-demands-compensation-for-losses-towards-first-sowing/</link>
<comments>4 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:31:59 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Shiv Sena executive president, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded that state government should pay Rs 10,000 per acre compensation to farmers who have suffered losses due to insufficient rains in the first sowing.&quot;The scanty rains across Maharashtra have aggravated the problem of farmers and they are forced to go in for second and third sowing and thus have incurred losses on account of fai<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[sandeshp ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Vidarbha's Kalawati threatens suicide]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/vidarbhas-kalawati-threatens-suicide/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:49:43 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Relief is trickling in for Kalawati Bandurkar, the widow who has suddenly become the face of Vidarbha's agrarian crisis after Rahul Gandhi mentioned her during the Lok Sabha debate on Tuesday. But the aid, all from individuals, remains meagre.On Friday, the mother of nine broke down and threatened to end her life, saying she has only got visits from government officials but no assistance<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[sandeshp ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Sowing and bank credit on hold]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/sowing-and-bank-credit-on-hold/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:09:53 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Farmers face a year without a steady source of income should the rains fail.Even if rains now, farmers have no money to buy seeds and fertiliser again since the banks haven't begun disbursement of credit.Ramdas Vaidya, 60, a farmer in Amravati is worried. The seven acres he owns in the village of Sheoni Rasulapur wear a barren look. The first two sowings have not germinated.First, he <br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[शेतीचे पाणी बंद...]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6-/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:55:46 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[पाऊस गायब झाल्याने राज्यातील लहान-मोठ्या धरणांमध्ये पाण्याचा अल्प साठा शिल्लक असून, सर्व धरणांचे पाणी केवळ पिण्यासाठीच राखून ठेवण्याचा आणि ते शेती व अन्य कारणांसाठी न देण्याचा निर्णय जलसंपदा मंत्री अजित पवार यांनी गुरुवारी विधानसभेत जाहीर केला.पावसाने दडी मारल्याने उद्भवलेल्या दुष्काळी परिस्थितीवर दोन्ही सभागृहातील चचेर्स उत्तर देताना ही घोषणा करण्यात आली. उजनी धरणात सध्या उणे २० टक्के पाणीसा<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[दुष्काळ! विजेचा आणि पाण्याचा]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:35:36 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[पुणे आणि ठाण्यातील शून्य लोडशेडिंगसाठी ठरल्यापेक्षा जास्त वीज उपलब्ध होत नसल्याने बुधवारपासून पुणे भागात एक तास आणि ठाणे, नवी मुंबई, भांडुप, मुलुंड, कांजूरमार्ग, वाशी, पनवेल आणि नेरूळ येथे अडीच ते चार तासांच्या लोडशेडिंगची वीज कोसळणार आहे.पावसाने पाठ फिरविल्याने राज्यावर दुष्काळाचे संकट ओढवले असून वीज व पाण्याचा गंभीर प्रश्न निर्माण झाला आहे. या संकटाला तोंड देण्यासाठी सरकार विविध उपाय करत आह<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA['Drought-like' situation in Maharashtra]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/drought-like-situation-in-maharashtra/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:37:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/drought-like-situation-in-maharashtra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra government on Wednesday declared a &quot;drought-like&quot; situation in the state.The state cabinet took the decision at a meeting in view of below-average rainfall in many regions. This, the cabinet said, has resulted in only 29 percent of sowing possible so far.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[message for Vidarbha farmers]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/message-for-vidarbha-farmers/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:32:42 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/message-for-vidarbha-farmers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A group of poor, uneducated Dalit women from Andhra Pradesh, is in mumbai and they have a piece of advice for Vidarbha's farmers. They are asking vidarbha farmers to shift to food crops and stay strong, not just to survive, but also to live with dignity.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers start stir against RIL SEZ in Raigad]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/farmers-start-stir-against-ril-sez-in-raigad/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:07:43 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/farmers-start-stir-against-ril-sez-in-raigad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Traffic on the Mumbai-Goa national highway was on Tuesday disrupted as 500-odd farmers protesting against the setting up of a special economic zone in Raigad district blocked the road for more than two hours.Eknath Thakur, a farmer from Div village who owns two-and-a-half acres, said: &quot;We would not have opposed the land acquisition if any industry was coming here. But the SEZ will only fulfi<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmer tries to end life at Azad Maidan]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/farmer-tries-to-end-life-at-azad-maidan/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:44:11 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/farmer-tries-to-end-life-at-azad-maidan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Traumatised by the meagre compensation paid to him by the state government for his agricultural land, a 56-year-old Jalgaon-based farmer attempted suicide by consuming rat poison on Thursday morning. The government, which took away the farmer's 2.3-acre land 18 years ago, has paid him only Rs 1 lakh over the years. The last instalment for the land, which now costs Rs 50 lakh, reportedly came<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Vidarbha farmers kill self in 3 days]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/14-vidarbha-farmers-kill-self-in-3-days/</link>
<comments>3 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:15:28 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/14-vidarbha-farmers-kill-self-in-3-days/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It seems finance minister P Chidambaram's loan-waiver Union budget has failed to stem the suicides in Vidarbha. As many as 14 farmers of the agrarian crisis-hit region have committed suicide in the past three days, taking the toll to 61 after the Rs 60,000 crore farm loan waiver was announced.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[I came to sell my kidney so that my two children could have a future]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/i-came-to-sell-my-kidney-so-that-my-two-children-could-have-a-future/</link>
<comments>3 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:16:54 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/i-came-to-sell-my-kidney-so-that-my-two-children-could-have-a-future/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Farmer Vishnu Baburao Sarode from Vidarbha came to Mumbai last Wednesday to sell his kidney to pay off a steep debt and to ensure his children's future; he fortunately met the right people who gave him Rs 5,000 and sent him back home.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Maharashtra farmer ends life in government office]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Maharashtra_farmer_ends_life_in_government_office/</link>
<comments>4 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:51:15 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Maharashtra_farmer_ends_life_in_government_office/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A debt-ridden farmer in Maharashtra committed suicide Monday by consuming poison in a government office near here, blaming the entire state machinery &quot;from the local police station to the chief minister's office&quot; for his desperate act. The farmer, Devendra Khedkar (28) of Jitapur village in Akola district's Murtijapur sub-distict, was rushed first to the sub-district hospital and then to the Akol<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[limin ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Mango season hits Mumbai early but prices soar]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Mango_season_hits_Mumbai_early_but_prices_soar/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:41:58 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Mango_season_hits_Mumbai_early_but_prices_soar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although summer is some time away, Mumbai has already started welcoming the king of fruits a full month early. The prolonged &amp; intense winter that hit the usually warm state last month resulted in mangoes being picked by farmers and transported to markets earlier<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[limin ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[A Lesson For Nandigram]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/A_Lesson_For_Nandigram/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:20:27 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/A_Lesson_For_Nandigram/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Avasari Khurd, a typical nondescript Maharashtrian village, may well rewrite the unhappy script that the SEZ (special economic zone) story has followed so far. Nestled in the plains of Ambegaon, 40 km from Pune, Avasari's farmers have designed an SEZ that will be owned, largely constructed, and managed by themselves. &quot;The Avasari farmer,&quot; says 72-year-old Sopanrao Bhor, prime mover of <br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers to set up own SEZ near Pune]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_to_set_up_own_SEZ_near_Pune/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:42:04 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_to_set_up_own_SEZ_near_Pune/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Herein probably lies the key to avoiding strife over special economic zones (SEZs). While industrialists are eyeing farmers' land across the country, a village barely 40 km from the city has taken the initiative to set up its very own SEZ.And now, the state government has given the go-ahead for this the first farmers' SEZ in the country, which will be set up at Avasari Khurd village in <br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1200722983</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Bitter harvest drives grape farmers to suicide]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Bitter_harvest_drives_grape_farmers_to_suicide/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:05:49 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Bitter_harvest_drives_grape_farmers_to_suicide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kadegaon and Tasgaon have, respectively, seen five and four grape-growing farmers commit suicide over the past year. Their deaths add to a deadly tally of 70-odd suicides by grape growers over the past two years - a bizarre juxtaposition to the celebratory enthusiasm of the local politicians.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manech ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1200468386</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[केळी घ्या 'ऑनलाईन']]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B3%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%A8/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:19:30 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA['   सफल नॅशनल एक्स्चेंज ऑफ इंडिया' लि. या कंपनीच्या माध्यमातून जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील केळी उत्पादकांनी केळीची विक्री करण्यास सुरुवात केल्यामुळे केळी उत्पादकांना पारंपरिकपद्धतीपेक्षा अधिक भाव मिळत असून, व्यवहारातही पारदर्शकता आली आहे.मदर डेअरी, मल्टी कमोडीटी एक्स्चेंज फायनान्शियल टेक्नॉलॉजी ऑफ इंडिया अशा तीन कंपन्यांची मिळून 'सफल नॅशनल एक्स्चेंज ऑफ इंडिया' ही कंपनी तयार झालीय. तिच्या माध्यमातून<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meemumbaikar ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1200372933</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Ma’am, we’d like to kill ourselves]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Marsquoam_wersquod_like_to_kill_ourselves/</link>
<comments>4 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:43:01 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Marsquoam_wersquod_like_to_kill_ourselves/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Besieged by debt, three young onion farmers from Daregaon have asked for voluntary death in a letter to the President. Piali Banerjee and Ram Parmar went over to the village to talk to themWhen all anger is spent, all hope is lost and all fight has left you, you usually call out to your opponents to come kill you. That's exactly the state of mind of three young onion farmers of Daregaon villa<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meemumbaikar ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1199764536</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Maharashtra sugarcane industry in for a bitter harvest this season]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Maharashtra_sugarcane_industry_in_for_a_bitter_harvest_this_season/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:01:42 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Maharashtra_sugarcane_industry_in_for_a_bitter_harvest_this_season/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bailed out by the state Government last season following a sugarcane glut, the sugar industry in Maharashtra is heading for a much serious crisis. The abundance of cane this season is likely to result in over 100 lakh tonnes of cane remaining uncrushed, as against 43 lakh tonnes last year. Since the state Government includes politicians who are also sugar barons, the package to bail out t<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meekon ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1199248131</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers to dump debt papers on new year's eve]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_to_dump_debt_papers_on_new_years_eve/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:12:59 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_to_dump_debt_papers_on_new_years_eve/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With suicides by debt-ridden farmers continuing unabated, Kisan Coordination Committee (KCC) has come out with a &quot;novel plan&quot; to &quot;bid goodbye&quot; to debt by dumping loan documents in the sea here on the eve of the new year.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manech ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1198907407</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers refuse to part with land for Pune airport, threaten agitation]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_refuse_to_part_with_land_for_Pune_airport_threaten_agitation/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:10:43 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_refuse_to_part_with_land_for_Pune_airport_threaten_agitation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They are the reluctant inheritors of wealth. Reluctant, not because they don't want the money, but they don't want it at the cost of one thing they cherish as much as their lives - their farm land which is under threat of being acquired for the proposed new international airport at Chakan. Unlike in some other villages, also in Khed taluka, where land is being acquired quite peacefully and wi<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meekon ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1198725275</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[For these Pune farmers, country liquor spray helps in harvest]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/For_these_Pune_farmers_country_liquor_spray_helps_in_harvest/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:36:04 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/For_these_Pune_farmers_country_liquor_spray_helps_in_harvest/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Liquor-laced chocolates, we're familiar with. But liquor-sprayed vegetable is still virgin ground, one would think. Not quite. For farmers in dozens of villages in the Haveli and Purandar talukas of Pune district, government-approved country liquor (desi daru) and hathpatti (local illegal brew) have been donning the role of key agricultural input for almost one year, a trend that could well sweep<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meemumbaikar ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia Development Bank, is planning to open 60 agri business centres (ABCs) in Maharashtra]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Asia_Development_Bank_is_planning_to_open_60_agri_business_centres_ABCs_in_Maharashtra/</link>
<comments>3 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:26:13 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Asia_Development_Bank_is_planning_to_open_60_agri_business_centres_ABCs_in_Maharashtra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Centre, with the assistance of the Asia Development Bank, is planning to open 60 agri business centres (ABCs) in Maharashtra, including 12 in Nashik district, next year. The move is aimed at creating a platform for farmers for direct sale of their produce and help them fetch a better price. Only two states in the country � Maharashtra and Bihar � have been selected for this novel project.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[tejascs ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1197958161</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Got Rs 1,000 Crore? A River Is Yours !]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Got_Rs_1000_Crore_A_River_Is_Yours_/</link>
<comments>1 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:05:16 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Got_Rs_1000_Crore_A_River_Is_Yours_/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maharashtra's minister for water resources, Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar,is a busy man. After all, it requires considerable ingenuity and a lot of paperwork to try and sell a 208-km stretch of a major river-the Nira-and the Deogarh dam on it to the highest private bidder. The river up for sale runs through the districts of Pune and Satara and is likely to have a command area that could also feed S<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[meekon ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Neem plantation has led to drop in suicides in Maharashtra]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Neem_plantation_has_led_to_drop_in_suicides_in_Maharashtra/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:17:34 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Neem_plantation_has_led_to_drop_in_suicides_in_Maharashtra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Claiming that its neem plantation campaign in the Vidarbha region of Maharasthra has helped in bringing down the suicide rate among farmers, the Neem Foundation on Tuesday said it planned to extend the scheme across the country<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[limin ]]></postedby>
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<title><![CDATA[Nearly 1.5 lakh farm suicides from 1997 to 2005]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Nearly_1-5_lakh_farm_suicides_from_1997_to_2005-1/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:35:39 CST</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Nearly_1-5_lakh_farm_suicides_from_1997_to_2005-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 1,50,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in nine years from 1997 to 2005, official data show. While the suicides occurred in many States, nearly two-thirds of such deaths were concentrated in five States where just a third of the country's population lives. This means that farm suicides occurred in these (mainly cash crop) regions with appalling intensity.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[limin ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1194846975</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers benefiting from organized retails]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_benefiting_from_organized_retails/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:34:09 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Farmers_benefiting_from_organized_retails/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For farmers, organized retails like reliance fresh is a good opportunity for making more money, they get better value for their goods, free pick up of his produce, no commission agent and goods are weighed electronically. As least this is what some of the news reports says, unless there is a different ground reality.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1193715841</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[पॅकेज अडवा, पॅकेज जिरवा!]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:09:26 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
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<description><![CDATA[दुष्काळाचा प्रश्न असो... पुराची समस्या असो... वा कर्जाच्या ओझ्याखाली दबलेल्या शेतकऱ्यांनी जवळ केलेला गळफास, कोट्यवधी रुपयांच्या पॅकेजचे सरकारी उत्तर तयार असते. या पॅकेजमधील निधी वाहताना सरकारी आणि प्रशासकीय जमिनीत इतका जिरत जातो की वंचितांचे हात बहुतांश कोरडेच राहतात.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1193377609</postedon>
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<title><![CDATA[Reuters goes rural, empowers Maharashtra farmers]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Reuters_goes_rural_empowers_Maharashtra_farmers/</link>
<comments>0 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:58:38 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Reuters_goes_rural_empowers_Maharashtra_farmers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global news agency Reuters on Monday kicked off a mobile information service in Maharashtra that will provide thousands of farmers in the state with critical information about commodity prices, weather forecasts and other important news, in their native language.The information, which will cost the farmer Rs60 a month, will help him achieve better yields by providing him with accurate weather f<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[saurabh ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1191400536</postedon>
<linkid>672</linkid>
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<title><![CDATA[Onions draw tears again in Maharashtra]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Onions_draw_tears_again_in_Maharashtra/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:41:49 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Onions_draw_tears_again_in_Maharashtra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Onion prices are going through the roof, and you can blame it on the rain. The torrential downpours this year have damaged part of the crop, pushing retail prices from Rs 15 per kg in mid-August to Rs 25 on Saturday. Onion is an important economic indicator and is one of the five foods - potato, rice, wheat and pulses are the others - whose prices are used to calculate the inflation rate. Ris<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[saurabh ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1191247210</postedon>
<linkid>667</linkid>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweet discovery]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Sweet_discovery-1/</link>
<comments>2 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:52:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Sweet_discovery-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sweet news indeed ... but are the politicians and bureaucrats listening ???Whereas 98 per cent of the water used for irrigation in Maharashtra goes towards sugarcane cultivation, TSB can be grown in dry areas with one-third to half the water. Sugarcane needs an initial harvest period of 18 months and 3 ratoons of 12 months each. TSB can be harvested after five months with a yield pegged a<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[manishbhau ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1190346961</postedon>
<linkid>605</linkid>
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<title><![CDATA[Compact Biogas Plant makes waves in Maharashtra]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Compact_Biogas_Plant_makes_waves_in_Maharashtra/</link>
<comments>13 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:50:42 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Compact_Biogas_Plant_makes_waves_in_Maharashtra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Biogas has not been commercially viable because of the high amount of biodegradable waste required to produce small quantity of methane. This scene is likely to change with the development of Compact Biogas Plant, which requires small amount of biodegradable waste and can be installed in a household. About 40 kg of dung is required to ferment for 40 days to produce 250 gm of methane.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[limin ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1189666064</postedon>
<linkid>563</linkid>
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<title><![CDATA[Vidarbha Farmers are Lazy - CM]]></title>
<link>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Vidarbha_Farmers_are_Lazy_-_CM/</link>
<comments>15 comment(s)</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:50:10 CDT</pubDate>
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<category>Agriculture</category>
<guid>http://www.marathikatta.com/Agriculture/Vidarbha_Farmers_are_Lazy_-_CM/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It was an oft-repeated comment - that people, indeed, farmers, from Vidarbha are lazy - but Union minister for textile Shankar Sinh Vaghela and Maharashtra CM Mr.  Deshmukh could not have made it at a worse time or place.Those who attended this function went back disappointed. They had come in the hope that some measures would be announced to alleviate the suffering of the of the fa<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<postedby><![CDATA[kiran ]]></postedby>
<postedon>1189493099</postedon>
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