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Avatar Posted by sandeshp 128 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: vidarbha farmer suicide drought
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 read more »
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Avatar Posted by madshri 173 days ago (http://www.marathikatta.com)
Category: General | Tags: kumar ketkar shivsangram
Kumar Ketkar was assulted by Rashtrwadi's Ranaveer group called Shivsangram leaded by some (!)Vinayak Mete in last week on 5th of june 2008.this news should appear in this site. The freedom of expression is in danger in marathi world in maharashtra itself. Ketkar had written an agralekh titled ' Avatarali Shivashahi ' criticising the state govt. read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 250 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: farmers loans suicides
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. read more »
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Avatar Posted by funaholic 278 days ago (http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: maay marathi
Today is a Birthday of Most Popular and eminent Marathi poet and author Mr V. V. Shirwadkar alias Kusumagraj.hence todays day is also recognised as "Jagatik Marathi Bhasha Din."

मराठी भाषेच्या संवर्धनासाठी सतत प्रयत्नशील राहिलेल्या कविवर्य कुसुमाग्रजांचा जन्मदिवस आपण 'मराठी भाषा दिन' म्हणून राज्यात साजरा करतो. आज राज्यात आणि विशेषत: मुंबईत मराठीची काय स्थिती आहे? मराठी भाषिक राज्यासाठी ल read more »
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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 329 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: street mob violence buddhist builders
A Localised violent protest in Deonar on Sunday afternoon after the body of a Buddhist monk was found threatened to turn into a larger conflagration with 5,000-odd protesters demanding action against what they claim is a murder.

Trouble started on Sunday morning when the body of Bhatne Sangaraj Mathero (72) was found lying face down with a rope around his neck. The body was found in his room b read more »
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