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3 Farmers Commit Suicide Allegedly Over Crop Failure, Loans Near Maharashtra's Amravati
Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.
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Declare Suicide Prone Areas As Organic Farming Zones In Maharashtra: Activist
In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for expansion of organic farming across the country, a prominent farm activist has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ban the use of chemicals in 14 suicide prone districts of the state.
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In Vidarbha, First the Skies Dried Up, Then the Government's Promises
First the skies dried up, and then it rained heavily, too heavily for Ramesh Khamankar's cotton crop. In January, the cotton farmer from Maharashtra's Vidarbha region poisoned himself to death.
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Comments on Farmers' Deaths Taken Out of Context, Says Maharashtra Lawmaker
Sanjay Dhotre, BJP's Member of Parliament from Maharashtra's Akola, has claimed that his alleged callous comments on farmer suicides were "taken out of context".
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12 Farmers in Vidarbha Commit Suicide In 72 Hours
In 72 hours, 12 farmers from Vidarbha region in Maharashtra committed suicide due to crop losses, Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samittee chief Kishore Tiwari announced today.
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First Father, Then Son: Two Lives Lost in Vidarbha For Just Rs 75,000
Little Kanhaiya is hungry and crying. The one-year-old has no idea that he has lost his father. Battling her pain, his 25-year-old mother, Yogita Chaudhary manages a fake smile to console her child. But who will console her?
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Farmer in Drought-Hit Vidarbha Lights his Own Funeral Pyre
A 76-year-old soyabean farmer in Maharashtra performed his own last rites by building a pyre in the middle of his fields, climbing atop it and setting it ablaze on Friday last.
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'He Killed Himself, But Don't Blame the Rain Gods': Son of a Vidarbha Farmer
53-year-old Prayag Jadhav's, faced with numerous hurdles, finally ended his life a few days ago by consuming poison.
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Vidarbha farmer's widow writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks help
A woman hailing from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, who recently became famous after appearing on quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), has written a letter to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi threatening to commit suicide due to "atrocities" by a local Congress leader and police.
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Vidarbha: 9 farmer suicide in 5 days as cold destroys crop
The gushing in of bone-chilling cold wave has spelt disaster for the cotton farmers in Vidarbha. Nine farmers have killed themselves since Thursday as snow and hail ruins an almost-ready crop."My brother was very worried after the cold winds and the hail killed the crop. Two days ago, he talked about it with my wife. We did not think he will kill h...
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3 Farmers Commit Suicide Allegedly Over Crop Failure, Loans Near Maharashtra's Amravati
Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.
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Declare Suicide Prone Areas As Organic Farming Zones In Maharashtra: Activist
In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for expansion of organic farming across the country, a prominent farm activist has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ban the use of chemicals in 14 suicide prone districts of the state.
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In Vidarbha, First the Skies Dried Up, Then the Government's Promises
First the skies dried up, and then it rained heavily, too heavily for Ramesh Khamankar's cotton crop. In January, the cotton farmer from Maharashtra's Vidarbha region poisoned himself to death.
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Comments on Farmers' Deaths Taken Out of Context, Says Maharashtra Lawmaker
Sanjay Dhotre, BJP's Member of Parliament from Maharashtra's Akola, has claimed that his alleged callous comments on farmer suicides were "taken out of context".
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12 Farmers in Vidarbha Commit Suicide In 72 Hours
In 72 hours, 12 farmers from Vidarbha region in Maharashtra committed suicide due to crop losses, Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samittee chief Kishore Tiwari announced today.
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First Father, Then Son: Two Lives Lost in Vidarbha For Just Rs 75,000
Little Kanhaiya is hungry and crying. The one-year-old has no idea that he has lost his father. Battling her pain, his 25-year-old mother, Yogita Chaudhary manages a fake smile to console her child. But who will console her?
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Farmer in Drought-Hit Vidarbha Lights his Own Funeral Pyre
A 76-year-old soyabean farmer in Maharashtra performed his own last rites by building a pyre in the middle of his fields, climbing atop it and setting it ablaze on Friday last.
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'He Killed Himself, But Don't Blame the Rain Gods': Son of a Vidarbha Farmer
53-year-old Prayag Jadhav's, faced with numerous hurdles, finally ended his life a few days ago by consuming poison.
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Vidarbha farmer's widow writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks help
A woman hailing from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, who recently became famous after appearing on quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), has written a letter to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi threatening to commit suicide due to "atrocities" by a local Congress leader and police.
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Vidarbha: 9 farmer suicide in 5 days as cold destroys crop
The gushing in of bone-chilling cold wave has spelt disaster for the cotton farmers in Vidarbha. Nine farmers have killed themselves since Thursday as snow and hail ruins an almost-ready crop."My brother was very worried after the cold winds and the hail killed the crop. Two days ago, he talked about it with my wife. We did not think he will kill h...
