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Sharad Pawar seeks loan waiver, cash aid for drought-hit farmers

India, Sept. 28 -- A day after the Maharashtra government declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday wrote to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a 17-point... Read More


Farmers upset about govt's order to start cane-crushing season early

India, Sept. 28 -- Concerned about a possible sugar shortage in the festive season, the Maharashtra government has decided to begin the sugar-crushing season from October 15, a fortnight earlier than ... Read More


Pawar seeks loan waiver for farmers hit by drought

Mumbai, Sept. 28 -- A day after the state government declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar sought a 17-point relief package from CM Devendra Fadnavis for farmers, agr... Read More


Sharad Pawar seeks loan waiver, cash aid for drought-hit farmers

MUMBAI, Sept. 28 -- A day after the Maharashtra government declared drought in 265 of its 358 talukas, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday wrote to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a 17-poin... Read More


Farmers upset over govt's order to start sugarcane crushing season early

MUMBAI, Sept. 28 -- Concerned about a possible sugar shortage in the festive season, the Maharashtra government has decided to begin the sugar-crushing season from October 15, a fortnight earlier than... Read More


Uddhav seeks special legislature session on drought

India, Sept. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded a special session of the state legislature in the coming week to discuss concrete measures to tackle the drought situatio... Read More


State to frame policy to regularise pre-2011 encroachments in Mumbai, Pune

India, Sept. 25 -- The Maharashtra government on Thursday constituted a 10-member committee to recommend a comprehensive policy to regularise pre-January 1, 2011 residential encroachments on governmen... Read More


Fadnavis flags gaps in loss assessment under crop scheme

Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has written to union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan regarding discrepancies between loss assessment via technology and actual crop cutt... Read More


New policy to regularise pre-2011 encroachments in Mumbai, Pune

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- The Maharashtra government on Thursday constituted a 10-member committee to recommend a comprehensive policy to regularise pre-January 1, 2011 residential encroachments on governme... Read More


Uddhav demands spl legislature session to tackle drought situation

MUMBAI, Sept. 25 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded a special session of the state legislature in the coming week to discuss concrete measures to tackle the drought situati... Read More