'Indifferent to suffering': Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt for inaction amid rising farmer suicides in MaharashtraRahul Gandhi criticised the Modi government over farmer suicides in Maharashtra, alleging indifference to their debt and ignored demands fo...
03 Jul, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
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 ...
18 Jul, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
'PM farmer harassment scheme': Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's swipe at governmentThe former Congress chief has been attacking the government over the problems being faced by the farmers and has accused it of working for ...
25 Jul, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Over 17,000 farmers committed suicide in 3 years: Govt in Lok SabhaAccording to the ADSI report, 5,763 farmers or cultivators committed suicide in 2018, while another 5,957 killed themselves in 2019. The re...
08 Feb, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
3,515 Karnataka farmers committed suicide in five yearsOut of the 3,515 suicide cases reported, agriculture department accepted 2,525 cases which were due to drought and crop failure, the data s...
27 Dec, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
Over 12,000 farmer suicides per year, Centre tells Supreme Court"A total of 12,602 persons involved in farming sector -- 8,007 farmers-cultivators and 4,595 agricultural labourers - committed suicide dur...
03 May, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil moves breach of privilege notice against Eknath KhadseLeader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil today moved a breach of privilege notice against Revenue ...
17 Mar, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
Plea in Supeme Court for probe into hanging of farmer during AAP rallyGajendra Singh, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar
26 Apr, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
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.
19 Apr, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Cotton proving to be risky crop for farmers of GujaratCotton has left many Gujarat farmers in distress and sparked fears that Saurashtra region may turn into another Vidarbha.
22 Dec, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
- Chhattisgarh eliminates farmer suicides by fudging death data
A ground investigation shows the claim of eliminating farmer suicides may be nothing more than a statistical feat.
27 Aug, 2012, 11.26 AM IST
Farmers and their Sisyphean taskTo blame rising farmer suicides on factors such as indebtedness and liberalisation misses a major part of the story, but ad hoc solutions o...
13 Jan, 2011, 05.05 AM IST
- We are ahead; Modi’s lying, says Deshmukh
An ongoing war of words between Gujarat and Maharashtra found its echo in election-bound neighbouring state when Maharashtra chief minister...
08 Dec, 2007, 12.13 AM IST
- 'State should lead 2nd Green Revolution'
The agriculture scenario in Maharashtra, as things stand today, can hardly be termed inspiring.
01 Sep, 2007, 02.41 AM IST
- ‘It’s suicidal not to address real problems of farmers’
The state government’s claim that farmers’ suicides in Vidarbha region are in decline has been called into question by the local NGOs and s...
21 Feb, 2007, 03.23 AM IST
- The fine line between aspiration & resignation
As farmers suicides have forced their way into government and public consciousness, research into the causes of this phenomenon is now begi...
29 Jan, 2007, 02.02 AM IST
- Centre extends relief to farmers in 30 districts
The centre is planning to offer a special assistance package for 30 distressed districts in four states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka a...
11 Apr, 2006, 12.46 AM IST