As India looks to complete 60 years of being a Republic a group of elderly people in Jammu and Kashmir is trying to study after having missed their chance when young. The group of 45 farmers of Jhinder Mailu village near Jammu have decided that it is never too late to study and they have enrolled themselves in a school. For his age Bailu Ram is a fast learner. The 90-year-old, a farmer all his life, is doing the one thing he always wanted, going to school.
Reports show a third of earnings of the poor go in buying rice in cities.
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Railway Ministry wants to set up a coach factory on the Nano plot.
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Most of the farmers have shifted from dal cultivation to other lucrative crops.
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The Govt has said that mill owners will continue to bear SAP.
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It has taken a massive protest to get the farmers' voices heard.
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The Government has agreed to amend the sugarcane ordinance.
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The price of sugar has spiralled exponentially this year.
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Parliament's winter session was rocked by protests against price rise.
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Delhi Police issues advisories asking people to stay away from central Delhi.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/farmers-storm-delhi-to-protest-sugarcane-prices/105543-3.html
The farmer discontent is the latest political battleground.
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In last one month more than 10 farmers committed suicide in Orissa.
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