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Farmers block roads; compensation for crop damage

Jaipur, Mar 13: Farmers in Bharatpur district are resorting to road blockades in at least ten different places today demanding compensation for the damage to their crops due to heavy rainfall yesterday.

According to police, farmers have blocked national highway passing through Bharatpur near Daira mode, four places under Chiksana police station and Uchain police station.

The police are trying to disperse the assembled farmers and open the road blockades and streamline the huge traffic.

Last night, many parts of Rajasthan including Jaipur, Barmer, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts received heavy rainfall and hailstorm. The hail measured at least 300 gm in Chomu near Jaipur.

Crops like wheat, mustard, gram, potato have been totally damaged.

The hailstorm killed many birds also.

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Phalgun Utsav to showcase Bengali culture in Goa

Panaji, Feb 20:  As part of an initiative to showcase Bengali culture and its links with Goa, the Bengali Cultural Association has decided to organise a three-day 'Phalgun Utsav' from February 22.The secretary of the association R P Paul told mediapersons that the House of Dempos, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Eastern Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata and Wisitex Foundation besides the state department of Art and Culture will collaborate for the event, claimed to be first of its kind in the.....
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