Marathwada Farmer Suicides
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34 Farmer Suicides Reported In Maharashtra's Marathwada In Last 8 Days
Thirty-four farmers have committed suicide in Marathwada region of Maharashtra in the last eight days, a government report said on Wednesday.
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Citing Drought, BJP Lawmaker Wants Rain Dance Banned In Mumbai This Holi
A BJP legislator in Mumbai has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC) seeking a ban on "rain dance" functions in the metro during the festival of Holi.
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6% Water Left In Marathwada Dams, Farmers Blame Government For Suicides
This 45-year-old farmer in Maharashtra ended his life just a day before the state cabinet toured the drought-hit Marathwada to assess the ground-level situation in the region. The situation is so grim that the dams in the region are left with just six per cent of water.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer 'Invites' Villagers For Last Rites, Then Hangs Self
When a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Jalna district of Marathwada region kept 'inviting' people in his village for his 'last rites', little did they know that he wasn't joking.
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Rights Activist Alleges Fraud In Loans To Maharashtra Farmers, Seeks CBI Probe
Farmers' Rights activist Kishore Tiwari has alleged fraud in distribution of funds to farmers by nationalized and cooperative banks in Maharashtra and has written to the Prime Minister seeking a CBI investigation.
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8-Year-Old Donates Piggy Bank to Maharashtra Farmers
Desperate to do her bit for the crisis among farmers in Maharashtra, a young girl in Maharashtra has made a very big gesture.
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Inspired by Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar Reaches Out to Drought-Hit Farmers
Inspired by actor Nana Patekar, now Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has reached out to Maharashtra's drought-hit farmers who have committed suicide.
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Newsroom: When Nana Patekar Became a Real Life Hero
How do we make the stories of Marathwada relevant in Mumbai's Pali Hill drawing rooms or even in Chennai and Bengaluru?
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With Over 100 Suicides in 30 Days, Situation Grim for Farmers in Maharashtra
Shashikhant Mule, a farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on his barren field last week in a village in Maharashtra's Latur district. He was only 26. His 19-year-old pregnant wife is too stunned to react, her elder sister is inconsolable and his 70-year-old father, who had to cremate his young son, is yet to come to terms with th...
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
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Ignoring Drought-Hit Farmers Could Lead to a 'Bloody Revolution': Nana Patekar
In a move that would make him appear to be a misfit in Bollywood, Nana Patekar spends his weekends in Maharashtra's suicide belts of Marathwada and Vidarbha.
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Foolish to Commit Suicide, But No Honour, No Life: Farmer's Suicide Note
He lived with honour, till the killer droughts in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the past few years took all he had, his self-respect and ultimately his own life. Embarrassed at not being able to repay a loan of Rs three lakh, a cotton farmer, Kailash Dambare, hanged himself in Beed district.
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How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
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PM Modi, Come to Marathwada, See Our Plight, Say Desperate Farmers
"I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - please come to Beed, to Marathwada, and see what we are going through," says 64-year-old farmer.
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Nearly 70 Farmers Are Killing Themselves Every Month in Maharashtra's Marathwada
With less than 50 per cent rain this monsoon, the agrarian crisis in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra has further deepened. At the heart of the crisis is a spurt in farmer suicides.
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34 Farmer Suicides Reported In Maharashtra's Marathwada In Last 8 Days
Thirty-four farmers have committed suicide in Marathwada region of Maharashtra in the last eight days, a government report said on Wednesday.
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Citing Drought, BJP Lawmaker Wants Rain Dance Banned In Mumbai This Holi
A BJP legislator in Mumbai has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC) seeking a ban on "rain dance" functions in the metro during the festival of Holi.
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6% Water Left In Marathwada Dams, Farmers Blame Government For Suicides
This 45-year-old farmer in Maharashtra ended his life just a day before the state cabinet toured the drought-hit Marathwada to assess the ground-level situation in the region. The situation is so grim that the dams in the region are left with just six per cent of water.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer 'Invites' Villagers For Last Rites, Then Hangs Self
When a 40-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Jalna district of Marathwada region kept 'inviting' people in his village for his 'last rites', little did they know that he wasn't joking.
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Rights Activist Alleges Fraud In Loans To Maharashtra Farmers, Seeks CBI Probe
Farmers' Rights activist Kishore Tiwari has alleged fraud in distribution of funds to farmers by nationalized and cooperative banks in Maharashtra and has written to the Prime Minister seeking a CBI investigation.
-
8-Year-Old Donates Piggy Bank to Maharashtra Farmers
Desperate to do her bit for the crisis among farmers in Maharashtra, a young girl in Maharashtra has made a very big gesture.
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Inspired by Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar Reaches Out to Drought-Hit Farmers
Inspired by actor Nana Patekar, now Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has reached out to Maharashtra's drought-hit farmers who have committed suicide.
-
Newsroom: When Nana Patekar Became a Real Life Hero
How do we make the stories of Marathwada relevant in Mumbai's Pali Hill drawing rooms or even in Chennai and Bengaluru?
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With Over 100 Suicides in 30 Days, Situation Grim for Farmers in Maharashtra
Shashikhant Mule, a farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree on his barren field last week in a village in Maharashtra's Latur district. He was only 26. His 19-year-old pregnant wife is too stunned to react, her elder sister is inconsolable and his 70-year-old father, who had to cremate his young son, is yet to come to terms with th...
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Farmer Suicides on Rise as Marathwada Reels under Severe Drought
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing hundreds of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself.
-
Ignoring Drought-Hit Farmers Could Lead to a 'Bloody Revolution': Nana Patekar
In a move that would make him appear to be a misfit in Bollywood, Nana Patekar spends his weekends in Maharashtra's suicide belts of Marathwada and Vidarbha.
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Foolish to Commit Suicide, But No Honour, No Life: Farmer's Suicide Note
He lived with honour, till the killer droughts in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the past few years took all he had, his self-respect and ultimately his own life. Embarrassed at not being able to repay a loan of Rs three lakh, a cotton farmer, Kailash Dambare, hanged himself in Beed district.
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How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
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PM Modi, Come to Marathwada, See Our Plight, Say Desperate Farmers
"I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - please come to Beed, to Marathwada, and see what we are going through," says 64-year-old farmer.
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Nearly 70 Farmers Are Killing Themselves Every Month in Maharashtra's Marathwada
With less than 50 per cent rain this monsoon, the agrarian crisis in the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra has further deepened. At the heart of the crisis is a spurt in farmer suicides.
