Madhya Pradesh Farmers

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Struggle With Urea Shortage As State Blames Centre

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday December 12, 2019

Farmers at several places in Madhya Pradesh have started protesting over acute shortage of urea during peak Rabi season while the state government has blamed the Centre for the fertilizer crisis.

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Stand Guard Over Onion Crops After Theft Cases

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday December 5, 2019

After cases of theft of onions were reported recently, farmers in Madhya Pradesh have taken to guarding their crops by patrolling their fieldsnight and day. Onions, now the staple of political debates besides the kitchen due to its skyrocketing prices, are now selling for as high as Rs 120 in many parts of the country.

Thieves Stole Onions Worth Rs 30,000, Alleges Madhya Pradesh Farmer

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

A farmer has alleged that thieves harvested and stole seven quintals of onions worth over Rs 30,000 from his field in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

150 Farmers Committed Suicide In Madhya Pradesh This Year: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 2, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh BJP said 150 farmers had committed suicide in the last 11 months in the state, including 72 between January and July this year after the Congress' Kamal Nath government took over.

Madhya Pradesh Farmer Uses Sound To Protect Crops From Wild Animals

India News | ANI | Tuesday November 19, 2019

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh has found a unique solution to keep wild animals off his crops -- sound of his own voice recorded with that of barking dogs.

Digvijaya Singh Invites Shivraj Chouhan To Protest Outside PM's Residence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 8, 2019

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday asked BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan to join him in a protest in front of the prime minister's residence in case the Centre continues to "discriminate" against Madhya Pradesh in relief disbursal for rain-affected farmers.

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Treated Like "Criminals" During Survey

Cities | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Swati Sharma | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Farmers in a village in Madhya Pradesh accused Vidisha district administration officials of treating them like "criminals" when they were made to wear slates around their necks and photographed in front of their fields during an exercise to evaluate crop damage.

Jyotiraditya Scindia Unhappy With Madhya Pradesh Government's Flood Survey

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday September 25, 2019

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has objected to a survey by his party's government in Madhya Pradesh to assess crop loss due to rain and flood in parts of the state.

Madhya Pradesh Farmer Grows Horn On Head After Injury

Offbeat | Wednesday September 18, 2019

A farmer from Madhya Pradesh who grew a 4-inch horn on his head following an injury has now had it surgically removed.

Essar Asked To Pay Rs 50 Lakh To Madhya Pradesh Farmers After Ash Leak

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Days after a toxic ash leak at a coal plant in Madhya Pradesh damaged farmland in a 4-km area, the local administration has directed the power company to deposit Rs 50 lakh as compensation to the farmers.

Unable To Repay Rs 9,000 Loan, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Commits Suicide

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday April 25, 2019

A farmer committed suicide in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh, the home constituency of Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Akadu Ooeke, a resident of Meghasiwni village, was found hanging from a shed in his field this morning.

Madhya Pradesh Farmers To Be Debt-Free In 15 Days, Says Chief Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 21, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said loans of 25-30 lakh farmers in the state will be completely waived off in another 15 days.

Farmers Shocked To Get Rs 13 Loan Waiver In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday January 24, 2019

Farmers in Madhya Pradesh who have started filing forms to claim loan waiver under the Jai Kisan scheme were in for a shock on seeing the amount marked against their names in the list of beneficiaries.

Madhya Pradesh Farmer Gets Rs 13 Instead Of Rs 24,000 Loan Waiver

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 23, 2019

A Madhya Pradesh farmer, Shivlal Kataria, was surprised to see Rs 13 marked against his name, instead of Rs 24,000, on the list of beneficiaries for the farm loan waiver issued by the authorities today.

"Farmers Don't Need To Worry": Kamal Nath On Urea Shortage Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 26, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday assured restive farmers of finding a solution to the acute urea shortage in the state.