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MARATHWADA FARMER SUICIDES
Maharashtra: Marathwada records 269 farmer suicides in Jan-March 2025, up by 65 in same period last yearMarathwada region witnessed a surge in farmer suicides, reaching 269 between January and March 2025, a significant increase from 204 in the...
'Over 1 lakh Marathwada farmers on brink of suicide'The survey has also found out that since 2012 to 2022 period, 8,719 farmers suicides have taken place in Aurangabad alone. The survey done ...
300 Maharashtra farmers killed selves in November while parties jostled for powerBetween October and November last year, the number of cases rose 61%, shows the latest revenue department data. The state recorded 186 farm...
808 Maharashtra farmer suicides in first four months of 2019The year 2018-19 has been challenging for farmers, with 42% of talukas in Maharashtra facing a severe drought.
26,339 Maha farmers committed suicide in last 17 yrs: GovtAt least 12,805 farmers took their lives due to indebtedness and unproductive land
BJP MP Nana Patole flays Maharashtra government over tardy farm loan waiverSaying that farmers' suicides are still on the rise despite the announcement of the debt write-off, Patole said the government is "insensit...
580 Marathwada farmers ended life in last 8 monthsIn the last 8 months, 580 cultivators have committed suicide from Marathwada. Farmers across the state have been under a lot of stress due ...
Farm suicides: Congress advises Devendra Fadnavis to undergo 'counselling'Opposition Congress today advised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to undergo "counselling" for "failing" to curb farmer suicid...
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray assures help to drought-affected farmers in Marathwada"We will also take care of education of children of the drought-hit farmers," Thackeray, who is on a visit of the drought-hit areas of Mara...
628 farmer suicides in Marathwada this yearAs many as 628 farmer suicides have been reported so far this year in the Marathwada region, which has experienced the most deficient rainf...
Farmer commits suicide 8 hours after Maharashtra CM visits district to meet farmers & assauge concernsFadnavis’s tour to Marathwada to visit farmers and understand their grievances and express solidarity with the farmers has not helped in cu...
Maharashtra using drones, satellites to assess crop damageMadhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments, too, are expected to soon start using lowcost drones to assess crop losses.
Unseasonal rain: 601 farmers commit suicide in Maharashra in just 3 monthsIn 2014, the state had reported 1,981 farmer suicides. In just three months this year, it has reached 30% of that figure.
40% rise in farmer suicides in Maharashtra: DataFarmer suicides shot up by over 40% when the impact of these twin calamities kicked in compared to the same span last year, state governmen...
Bhartiya Janta Party failed to keep promises, Congress on BJP's 100 days in powerThe oppn Congress accused the BJP-Shiv Sena govt of reneging promises, particularly on issue of Local Body Tax, toll tax and farmers' welfa...
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 7000 crore package for farmersHe said that since farmers have not been able to pay off their electricity bills, he has decided to give them a one-time waiver to farmers.
Tackle drought or leave power: Shiv Sena tells Devendra Fadnavis governmentA delegation of Sena leaders today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the issue and sought immediate measures for affected farmers.
- Loan waiver brings little cheer to Vidarbha farmers
Maharashtra government has doled out another debt waiver to farmers but the critical region of Vidarbha is not happy.
- Appropriate measures to relax loan waive conditions: Sonia
Appropriate measures were likely to be taken by the Union Government to relax the two hectare cap to benefit more farmers under the ambitio...
- Rise in farmer suicides fuels political fire
Political warfare is set to intensify over the sensitive issue of farmers’ suicide in the Maharashtra hinterland in the days to come.