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Maharashtra govt ignoring distressed farmers, pursuing unnecessary projects: Jayant PatilSenior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil has slammed the Maharashtra government. He stated that funds are unavailable for distressed farmers. Ho...
Maharashtra farmer sells 25 sacks, gets nothing, asked to pay Re 1 insteadA farmer from Paithan, Maharashtra, received just Re 1 after selling 25 sacks of onions. This incident underscores the severe agrarian cris...
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
The politics of 'Thalapathy': How Vijay’s films built the image of a people’s leaderTamil Nadu Elections 2026: Vijay's electoral success in Tamil Nadu was not sudden. For years, his films positioned him as a protector of th...
West Bengal elections: High-pitched campaign for 152 seats in first phase ends; voting on April 23The high-pitched campaign for West Bengal's first phase of assembly elections concluded Tuesday, with the BJP and TMC clashing over elector...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
Veerappan’s family enters electoral politics in Tamil NaduVeerappan's daughter and widow are contesting elections in Tamil Nadu. They aim to redefine the forest brigand's image from an outlaw to a ...
UP govt accuses SP of doing little for farmers during its ruleThe UP minister's statement assumes significance as the SP leaders had protested outside the UP Assembly this morning blaming the saffron p...
After Salman Khurshid, Ahmed Patel scores another self goal for CongressIn an attempt to undermine BJP, Congress leader Ahmed Patel came to nought when he tweeted that the "fall in food prices since 2014 underli...
Taskforce on Maharashtra agrarian crisis submits report to governmentIt includes improving educational facilities in farm suicide area, zero pendency and corruption free local governance, as well as job creat...
Over 3,000 farmers committed suicide in last three years: Jayant Sinha tells parliamentCiting NCRB data, Sinha said the major causes of suicide include indebtedness, crop failure, drought, socio-economic and personal condition...
In Telangana, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Narendra Modi over farmers issueRahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, whom he dubbed as "Mini-Modi".
Rahul Gandhi undertakes padyatra on farmers' issueThe padyatra and interaction with farmer families will continue through Laxmanchanda, Pottupalli, Rachapur and Vadial in Laxmanchanda manda...
Rahul Gandhi's 15-km padyatra on farmers' issues in Telangana to start tomorrowIn the first leg of his stir, he had taken out a similar padyatra in Vidarbha region, notorious for farmer suicides, on April 30.
Rahul Gandhi visit will boost confidence among Telangana farmers: CongressTelangana Opposition parties Congress, TDP, BJP and others alleged that hundreds of farmers have committed suicide due to agrarian crisis s...
AIKS demands withdrawal of Land Acquisition OrdinanceIn an open letter, AIKS sought Modi's response to 11 questions on "agrarian crisis".
Government fully geared to deal with monsoon crisis: Rajiv Pratap RudyUnion Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said the government is "fully geared" to deal with any contingency that arises on account below aver...
Maharashtra elections: Feelings too dead in YavatmalClosely fought contests across the seven seats of this district have prompted local leaders to look for issues which are known to attract v...
- '228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in April-January FY13'
The government on Friday said 228 farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra because of agrarian distress.
- Over 200 farmers committed suicide in April-January period in Maharashtra
As many as 228 farmers in Vidarbha region, which is facing drought this year, have committed suicide due to agrarian distress.