Maharashtra Farmers

Maharashtra Farmer Allegedly Kills Self Over Weak Monsoon, Indebtedness

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

A 45-year-old farmer from parched Latur district of Maharashtra allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at his farm apparently due to indebtedness and dry spell, police said on Tuesday.

How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years

India News | Reported by Sohit Mishra, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday June 23, 2019

As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.

Over 12,000 Farmers Committed Suicide In 3 Years: Maharashtra Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 22, 2019

More than 12,000 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra between 2015 and 2018, the Legislative Assembly was informed Friday.

Maharashtra Farmer Comes To Mumbai With Loan Waiver Complaint, Detained

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday June 21, 2019

A farmer who had come to meet Dhananjay Munde, Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, was detained by Mumbai police today for criticising the Devendra Fadnavis government's loan waiver scheme before the media.

Maharashtra Farmer Suicides: Widows To Get Land Rights Transferred

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

The Maharashtra government has decided to transfer land titles of farmers who have committed suicide to their widows with an aim to empower them.

Drought-Hit Maharashtra Farmers Given Rs 4,461 Crore: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The Maharashtra government today expressed solidarity with farmers reeling under the impact of severe drought in large parts of the state and said a sum of Rs 4,461 crore has been credited in bank accounts of more than 66 lakh cultivators as part of relief measures.

Maharashtra Farmer Attempts Suicide Before Minister Over Power Connection

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Upset over being denied an agricultural power connection in his fields since 1980, a farmer recently attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison in the presence of the Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

Farmer Tries To Commit Suicide At Event Attended By Maharashtra Ministers

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2019

A 39-year-old farmer allegedly tried to commit suicide at an event in Buldhana district of Maharashtra where two state ministers were present, as he was upset over not getting a power connection, police said Sunday.

Maharashtra Farmer's Son Clears UPSC Exam

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 6, 2019

A farmer's son from Maharashtra's Palghar and the daughter of a former Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs are among the aspirants from Maharashtra to clear the UPSC 2018 exams, the results of which were announced on Friday evening.

Farmer Suicides Doubled In Maharashtra In Last 4 Years, Shows RTI Reply

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Wednesday March 6, 2019

At a time when drought has been declared in about half of Maharashtra - about 150 tehsils out of 360 - a Right to Information query has revealed that the number of farmer suicides in the state has doubled in the last four years.

1,507-Crore Paid To Maharashtra Farmers In Drought-Hit Areas: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 27, 2019

An aid of Rs 1,507 crore has been credited into bank accounts of 42 lakh drought-affected farmers, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Wednesday. He said Rs 2,909 crore have been allocated for this purpose.

Farmers End March To Mumbai After Talks With Maharashtra Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 22, 2019

A leading farmers' organisation on Thursday announced suspension of its ongoing protest march from Nashik to Mumbai over agrarian concerns after talks with the Maharashtra government.

Night Without Food, Shelter For Protesting Maharashtra Farmers: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday February 21, 2019

For the second time in a year, thousands of farmers are marching for their rights after talks with the Maharashtra government remained inconclusive last night. After spending the night without food and shelter over their heads at Nashik maidan, farmers this morning started their march. They will walk 180 km from Nashik to Mumbai on foot, protesting...

To Protest "Betrayal", 50,000 Maharashtra Farmers March To Mumbai Again

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Thursday February 21, 2019

Over 50,000 farmers on Wednesday embarked on a 180-km march from Nashik to Mumbai for the second time in the last 12 months to protest against what they termed as the "betrayal" of peasants by the BJP governments at the state and centre. The Kisan Long March-2 -- expected to take over nine days to complete -- is being organised by the CPI(M)'s All ...

Maharashtra Farmer Burned To Death While Trying To Douse Fire In Field

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

A farmer was Monday charred to death while trying to douse a fire in his sugarcane field in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, the police said.