Only 11% debt-ridden farmers in UP get max loan waiverRecords show that just 10 lakh of the total targeted 86 lakh debt-ridden farmers in the state could get the maximum benefit of Rs 1 lakh as...
19 Feb, 2018, 12.31 PM IST
Demonetisation pushed debt ridden farmers into ruin: Shiv SenaThe government, it said, came to power with the promise of developing the agriculture sector. But today, it keeps threatening to get the se...
07 Jun, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Captain vows to settle farm loans post winAmarinder claimed that the Badals, including Sukhbir and Harsimrat Kaur Badal, are “frustrated and desperate as they have failed to do anyt...
19 Dec, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
Rahul meets family of Punjab farmer who committed suicideRahul Gandhi today visited the family of a debt-ridden farmer, who committed suicide last week, barely a month after he had met the Congres...
18 Jun, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
- Kerala HC issues notices to union, state governments on debt-ridden farmers' suicides
HC issued notices to the central, state governments to provide financial aid to debt-ridden farmers.
16 Nov, 2011, 12.50 PM IST
- Vidarbha farmers demand 'Peepli' ban
Objecting to the way the issue of farmer suicides have been depicted in Aamir Khan's home production 'Peepli Live', Vidarbha Janandolan Sam...
15 Aug, 2010, 05.22 AM IST
- Vidarbha farmer's organisation demands ban on 'Peepli Live'
Objecting to the way the issue of farmer suicide has been depicted in superstar Aamir Khan's home production 'Peepli Live', Vidarbha Janand...
14 Aug, 2010, 04.50 PM IST
- Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide on crop failure
Mounting debt and crop failure drove a farmer to commit suicide at Lakhanwadi village near here, the police said.
30 Oct, 2009, 10.18 PM IST
- 'Loan waivers not enough to end suicides'
With no financial assistance coming in despite various packages, four debt-trapped farmers took an extreme step of ending their lives on Su...
02 Sep, 2008, 12.12 AM IST
- 'Loan waiver not a solution to agrarian crisis'
Ramon Magsaysay Awardee and noted journalist P Sainath on Saturday said the Centre's loan waiver scheme was not a solution to the agrarian ...
12 Jul, 2008, 04.09 PM IST
- UBI completes farm-loan waiver programme
The bank will start the process of financing eligible farmers from the first week of next month
30 Jun, 2008, 05.50 PM IST
- Centre to relieve debt-ridden farmers within 3 weeks
The Centre, as per its announcement in the annual budget, will relieve debt-ridden farmers from their loans within three weeks by issuing f...
03 May, 2008, 10.00 PM IST
- Govt announces loan waiver for Wayanad farmers
In a relief to debt-ridden farmers of Wayanad district, Kerala's LDF Government on Wednesday announced the take over of loans of upto Rs 25...
23 Jan, 2008, 02.34 PM IST
- NCDEX gives IT tips to farmers for better future(s)
Undeterred by the suspension of futures trading, related foreign brokerage such as FMI Financial Markets International and future NCDEX Nat...
30 Mar, 2007, 03.50 AM IST
- Picture gets gloomier as 4 more commit suicide in state
Manmohan Singh’s promised package is yet to rekindle hope among debt-ridden farmers of Maharashtra.
04 Jul, 2006, 12.52 AM IST
- PM visits farmers, assures package
The Prime Minister on Friday announced that a comprehensive economic package would be worked out for the debt-ridden farmers.
01 Jul, 2006, 02.11 AM IST
- Farmers look forward to PM's visit
The debt-ridden farmers of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Manmohan Singh, who they hope will offe...
30 Jun, 2006, 02.17 AM IST