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“Farming is no longer viable for me. I would rather move to Delhi and work as a labourer.” So says Chandan Singh Rajput, a farmer from Patha village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, who has suffered heavy crop losses over the past four years. Rajput leases 20 bighas (just over three hectares) in neighbouring Jhinna village for Rs 85,000 a year, growing wheat, peas and sesame. To protect his crops, he lives in a makeshift hut in the field and keeps watch day and night. “Every night, herds of nilgai (blue bulls) try to raid the fields. Even a brief lapse can mean the destruction of an entire crop,” he says, pointing to fresh hoof marks and dropping left by nilgai the previous night. “We stay awake with torches, ready to chase them away at the slightest movement. Even then, it is not enough”. Last kharif season, he sowed sesame across all 20 bighas but harvested barely 400 kilogramme. In the following rabi season, his pea crop yielded only 1,000-1,200 kg; without animal damage, he estimates, the harvest would have been five times larger. He reckons the losses amounted to Rs 1.5 lakh, including Rs 55,000 on peas alone...

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has vacated his official residence, nearly 40 days after his surprise resignation from the post citing health reasons. He has temporarily shifted to a private farmhouse in Delhi’s Chhatarpur, owned by Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala, until his government-allotted bungalow is ready. The government has allocated a bungalow for Dhankhar on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the capital.

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday visited the Maa Katyayani Temple in Chhatarpur, south Delhi, offering prayers on the occasion of the Hindu New Year and Navratri. Gupta also took part in a “shobha yatra” at Pitampura. Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo) She said that the Hindu New Year not only marks the beginning of another year but a celebration of Indian culture, traditions, and national identity. “This festival strengthens our connection to our heritage and inspires a promising future. More than just a change in date, this festival offers an opportunity for introspection on how far we have progressed in our commitment to re-establishing India as a Vishwaguru,” she said.

Grocery store owner Santosh Singh Parmar suffered a huge financial loss on December 31, 2024 — his black Royal Enfield Bullet, for which he was still paying EMIs, was stolen from a lane adjacent to his house in Rajpur Khurd, near Chhatarpur. The black Royal Enfield Bullet, which was stolen on December 31, 2024. (HT Photo) As soon as he discovered the theft, Parmar filed a complaint online and an e-FIR was lodged, but police made no headway. Four months on, the 38-year-old has begun investigating the case on his own, and shares details of what he discovers with police in the hope that he gets his two-wheeler back.

Lakhera, a resident of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, has 25 criminal cases registered against him in different police stations in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.