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KARNATAKA FARMER SUICIDES
Farm sector suicides at 10,546 in 2024, second straight yearly decline: NCRB reportFarmer suicides saw a slight decrease in 2024. Over 10,500 individuals in the farming sector died by suicide. Maharashtra recorded the most...- Over 2,800 farmers died by suicide in Karnataka since 2023-24 FY: MinisterKarnataka has recorded 2,809 farmer suicides since the 2023-24 fiscal year, placing it second nationally. The state government has disburse...
- Karnataka HC quashes FIR against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over farmer suicide postThe Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya concerning a social media post linking a farmer's suicide to Waqf Boar...
- Declare drought, give Rs 1 crore grant to each constituency: Bommai tells Karnataka governmentSenior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai has called on the Karnataka government to declare an “agriculture drought” amid reports that sowing has ...
- Farmers who commit suicide are cowards, says Karnataka agriculture minister"The farmers who commit suicide are cowards. Only a coward who can't take care of his wife and children commits suicide. When we have falle...
- Citing poor payout numbers, BJP says Congress duping farmersOne of the reasons for Congress winning the Assembly elections in these five states is said to be its promise of a farm loan waiver that ga...
- Karnataka minister slams BJP 'chargesheet' on crimes"The Union law minister does not know the law. His statements are baseless," said the state's home minister, Ramalinga Reddy.
- Farmer suicides up 42% between 2014 & 2015Several states across the country battled severe drought in both 2014 and 2015. Some, including Maharashtra, experienced two successive yea...
- 229 farmer suicides reported by 4 states so far in 2016The Maharashtra government has reported 57 cases so far in 2016 while Punjab's count stood at 56 and Andhra Pradesh's 35, the data showed.
- Karnataka waives interest on crop loans, announces relief packageThe govt would also increase monthly widow pension from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000 and bear educational expenses of children up to post-graduation ...
- 184 farmers commit suicide in Karnataka in last 3 months: GovernmentSo far, 1,031 cases have been filed against erring money lenders and 515 persons arrested.
- H D Deve Gowda to sit on hunger strike from Monday over farmers' crisisThe JD(S) leader will seek a special package for farmers and a thorough discussion in Parliament on the agrarian crisis.
- Rahul Gandhi raises farm distress issue in Tamil Nadu, but won’t meet Karnataka farmersFar away from the scam vs scam battle, Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to have a stop-over in Congressruled Karnataka, whe...
- Farmer suicides register over 50 per cent drop, as data collection methodology changesThe new method records only those suicides that have farm distress or related reasons as the cause. Earlier any suicide by a farmer for any...
- Farm trouble: Karnataka government cracks down on private moneylendersDesperate to stall the spate of farmer suicides in the state over dues to private moneylenders, the Karnataka government has directed a cra...
- Karnataka government sets up enforcement cells to keep eye on private money lendersKarnataka government would set up enforcement cells to keep a check on private money lenders in the backdrop of rising incidents of farmers...
- Number of farmers' suicide decline in 2013 to 11,772: GovernmentHe quoted the data from the report on 'Accidental deaths and suicides in India' released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
- Fewer number of farmers committed suicide in 2012Fewer number of farmers committed suicide in India in 2012 compared to the preceding year, though number of such incidents was higher in st...
- 3,450 farmer suicides in 3 yrs: GovtMaharashtra heads the death list.
- State should learn from AP, K’takaInept handling of the farmers’ travails by the Maharashtra government has meant that suicides continue unabated in Vidarbha region.
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