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Maharashtra Farmer, Whose Rs 1 Lakh Debt Ballooned To Rs 74 Lakh, Has 1 Kidney: Police
A farmer from Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, who had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney to clear a part of his loan, has only one kidney, police have said, citing his medical examination.
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Rs 1 Lakh Loan Balloons To Rs 74 Lakh, Maharashtra Farmer Sells Kidney
A farmer from Maharashtra was forced to travel to Cambodia and sell his kidney as a Rs 1 lakh loan and the Rs 10,000 per day interest caused his debt to balloon to Rs 74 lakh.
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Rs 62,944 Crore Debt, Rotting Grain: Madhya Pradesh Admits To Food Supply Failure
Experts say the corporation's condition has reached a breaking point where its financial instability, collapsing storage systems, and the precarious position of farmers and poor consumers are symptoms of a deeper policy paralysis.
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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Denied Loan By Government Banks, UP Farmer Puts Up Kidney For Sale
Distressed over mounting debt, a 30-year-old farmer has put up posters here seeking buyers for one of his kidneys after government banks allegedly turned down his loan requests.
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Prakash Javadekar Says Congress "Duping" Farmers, Did "Not" Waive Loans
The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of "duping" farmers in the states ruled by the party by "not" waiving off their loans as promised and dubbed the party as "anti-farmers".
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Maharashtra Farmer Under Rs 27 Lakh Debt Allegedly Commits Suicide
A farmer who was under a debt of Rs 27 lakh died after allegedly consuming poison on November 11, the Nashik police said today.
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Maharashtra Government To Give Free Seeds To Tenant Farmers, Reassures On MSP
Addressing the issue of agricultural distress widespread in the state, the government of Maharashtra is planning to supply free seeds and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep cost effective farming alive in the state.
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'My Son Will Go To School,' Says 21-Year-Old Whose Husband Committed Suicide
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: She married at 17 for love. Today, she is a widow, who is determined that her two-year-old son would not grow up to be a farmer like his father. He would go to school when he turns three and will complete his education. “I don’t know how I am going to manage,” said the 21-year-old who has no family, except a widowed mo...
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Re 1 For 1,000 Kg Onions: What A Debt-Hit Farmer Made In Maharashtra
On May 10, Pune farmer Devidas Maruti Parbhane sold almost a 1000 kg of onion at the city’s wholesale market. At the end of his transaction, he had earned Re 1. Mr Parbhane’s was not a rare distress sale. A bumper crop in Maharashtra has meant that prices have hit rock bottom. For farmers in the state, already struggling with a severe water sho...
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Even After Compensation, Farmer's Family Still In Debt In Karnataka
One of those who died in Mandya was 62-year-old sugarcane, banana and vegetable farmer C Rajendra of Chinanahalli village.
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Rahul Gandhi Frustrated, Telling Lies: BJP
BJP today accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi of telling "lies" after he attacked the government over the issues of price rise and farmers and claimed that the Narendra Modi government has provided complete protection to peasants.
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Farmer Suicides: Telangana Hikes Compensation from Rs 1.5 Lakh to Rs 6 Lakh
The Telangana government has decided to hike compensation for farmer suicide deaths from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakhs. The decision was taken after a five-hour cabinet meeting that discussed farmer suicide deaths and agriculture crisis in the Telangana districts this kharif season.
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37 Farmers Committed Suicide Due to Debt in Andhra Pradesh Since July 2014
As many as 37 farmers have committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh due to indebtedness since July last year, state Agriculture minister P Pulla Rao said in Hyderabad today.
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Farmers Have Not Gained Real Freedom Yet: BJP Lawmaker Varun Gandhi
BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said that farmers of the country are put behind bars for non-payment of small loans whereas big industrialists go "unpunished" even after failing to clear loans worth crores of rupees.
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Maharashtra Farmer, Whose Rs 1 Lakh Debt Ballooned To Rs 74 Lakh, Has 1 Kidney: Police
A farmer from Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, who had claimed that he was forced to sell his kidney to clear a part of his loan, has only one kidney, police have said, citing his medical examination.
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Rs 1 Lakh Loan Balloons To Rs 74 Lakh, Maharashtra Farmer Sells Kidney
A farmer from Maharashtra was forced to travel to Cambodia and sell his kidney as a Rs 1 lakh loan and the Rs 10,000 per day interest caused his debt to balloon to Rs 74 lakh.
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Rs 62,944 Crore Debt, Rotting Grain: Madhya Pradesh Admits To Food Supply Failure
Experts say the corporation's condition has reached a breaking point where its financial instability, collapsing storage systems, and the precarious position of farmers and poor consumers are symptoms of a deeper policy paralysis.
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Punjab Chief Minister Writes To PM, Demands Complete Waiver Of Farmers' Debt
A day after Parliament passed a Bill to repeal the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete waiver of the debt of farmers and farm labourers.
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Denied Loan By Government Banks, UP Farmer Puts Up Kidney For Sale
Distressed over mounting debt, a 30-year-old farmer has put up posters here seeking buyers for one of his kidneys after government banks allegedly turned down his loan requests.
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Prakash Javadekar Says Congress "Duping" Farmers, Did "Not" Waive Loans
The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of "duping" farmers in the states ruled by the party by "not" waiving off their loans as promised and dubbed the party as "anti-farmers".
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Maharashtra Farmer Under Rs 27 Lakh Debt Allegedly Commits Suicide
A farmer who was under a debt of Rs 27 lakh died after allegedly consuming poison on November 11, the Nashik police said today.
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Maharashtra Government To Give Free Seeds To Tenant Farmers, Reassures On MSP
Addressing the issue of agricultural distress widespread in the state, the government of Maharashtra is planning to supply free seeds and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep cost effective farming alive in the state.
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'My Son Will Go To School,' Says 21-Year-Old Whose Husband Committed Suicide
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: She married at 17 for love. Today, she is a widow, who is determined that her two-year-old son would not grow up to be a farmer like his father. He would go to school when he turns three and will complete his education. “I don’t know how I am going to manage,” said the 21-year-old who has no family, except a widowed mo...
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Re 1 For 1,000 Kg Onions: What A Debt-Hit Farmer Made In Maharashtra
On May 10, Pune farmer Devidas Maruti Parbhane sold almost a 1000 kg of onion at the city’s wholesale market. At the end of his transaction, he had earned Re 1. Mr Parbhane’s was not a rare distress sale. A bumper crop in Maharashtra has meant that prices have hit rock bottom. For farmers in the state, already struggling with a severe water sho...
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Even After Compensation, Farmer's Family Still In Debt In Karnataka
One of those who died in Mandya was 62-year-old sugarcane, banana and vegetable farmer C Rajendra of Chinanahalli village.
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Rahul Gandhi Frustrated, Telling Lies: BJP
BJP today accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi of telling "lies" after he attacked the government over the issues of price rise and farmers and claimed that the Narendra Modi government has provided complete protection to peasants.
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Farmer Suicides: Telangana Hikes Compensation from Rs 1.5 Lakh to Rs 6 Lakh
The Telangana government has decided to hike compensation for farmer suicide deaths from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakhs. The decision was taken after a five-hour cabinet meeting that discussed farmer suicide deaths and agriculture crisis in the Telangana districts this kharif season.
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37 Farmers Committed Suicide Due to Debt in Andhra Pradesh Since July 2014
As many as 37 farmers have committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh due to indebtedness since July last year, state Agriculture minister P Pulla Rao said in Hyderabad today.
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Farmers Have Not Gained Real Freedom Yet: BJP Lawmaker Varun Gandhi
BJP MP Varun Gandhi today said that farmers of the country are put behind bars for non-payment of small loans whereas big industrialists go "unpunished" even after failing to clear loans worth crores of rupees.
