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Aligarh: A 50-year-old farmer committed suicide here after being handed a highly-inflated power bill. According to family members of the victim, officials turned up at Ramji Lal’s house at Sunaira village in Atrauli tehsil and handed over…

New Delhi: A 40-year-old farmer committed suicide at the Singhu border site where the farmers are protesting on the outskirts of the national capital. Identified as Amarinder Singh, the farmer was a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab.…

Bhopal: In a weird incident, a 50-year-old farmer from Madhya Pradesh has declared his dog and wife to be his legal heirs. According to the will, half his property will go to his dog Jackie and the other half to wife Champa after his death.…

Udaipur: Inflated electricity bills have been making the headlines during lockdown period, with consumers of several states complaining that the due amount is much higher far than normal. Even a farmer in Rajasthan wasn’t spared. He was…

Bargarh: Ramakrishna Patel (25), of Bheden in Bargarh district achieved a rare feat when he completed intermediate in Arts stream from Remuda Junior College of the district. His friends moved to Raipur, the capital city of neighbouring…

Phulbani: A farmer of Kilupada village of K. Nuagan block in Kandhamal district Gobardhan Mallick died on Friday evening after allegedly consuming pesticides. According to the family members, the deceased had raised paddy in three acres of…

Sundargarh: Angry villagers ransacked the Bonai electricity office in Sundergarh district on Friday after a farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire. Sources said the deceased, Shyamsundar, was ploughing his field…

Balangir: A farmer allegedly committed suicide due to crop loss and debt burden at Barakani in Balangir on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Bhaktabandhu Dandasena. Sources said Dandasena was depressed after his crops were…

New Delhi: Over 26 million farmers have registered for the PM-Kisan scheme, assured income support of Rs 6000 annually for the farm community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch it on Sunday from Gorakhpur. 1. About 5.5 million…