Telangana Farmer Suicides
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Curry Mixed With Demonetisation And A Pinch Of Pesticide
When the government outlawed 86 per cent of India's currency, burying his hope of selling land to pay off growing debts, Varda Balayya of Dharmaram village in Telangana killed himself and tried to poison his entire family by mixing pesticide in their chicken curry
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Telengana Man, Son Die After Eating Poisoned Chicken Curry In Alleged Suicide
A 60-year-old farmer and his son died moments after eating chicken curry laced with pesticide on Tuesday night.
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He Hanged Himself With a Towel As Ministers Discussed Farmer Suicides
On Saturday evening in Hyderabad, as the Telangana cabinet discussed farmer suicides, less than 10 km away, a 58-year-old man climbed the high wall of a pump house and hanged himself with a towel.
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Now, Telangana Ropes in Sport Icons to Help Distressed Farmers
Telangana has roped in sports icons to help distressed farmers even as it announced on Sunday that it is hiking compensation for farmer suicide from one and a half lakh rupees to six lakh rupees.
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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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5 Farmer Suicides in KCR's District, Telangana Yet to Declare Drought
A single village in Telangana chief minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao's home district Medak, has recorded 34 farmer suicides, five of them after the new state of Telangana was born. Opposition parties say even though farmer suicides are being reported everyday, the chief minister is reluctant to declare a drought.
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Her Father Drank Pesticide, Said Sorry Before he Died
The eyes of 12-year-old Vinoda well up with tears each time she recalls how her father said sorry to her before he died. A cotton farmer in Telangana's Medak district, Balanarasaiah had drunk pesticide last month, leaving behind his two children, his mother and a debt of Rs 3 lakh.
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KCR in China. What About Us, Come Listen, Plead Farmers
A sing-song mourning ritual punctuated by shrill wails rents the air in the villages of the Medak district of Telangana as virtually every day this week, at least half a dozen farmer suicides have been reported from the rural part of the state.
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What Rahul Gandhi's Telangana Tour Did For the Congress
Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Telangana turned the tide in favour of the revival of the Congress, says K Jyoti Devi.
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Rahul Gandhi Finds a 'Mini-Modi' to Attack in Telangana
Rahul Gandhi has added another term to the arsenal he uses to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this time calling Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao, or KCR, "mini-Modi" while accusing both of neglecting farmers.
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60 Gurgaon Mothers Offer to Help 2 Children Orphaned by Farmers' Crisis in Telangana
After NDTV highlighted the plight of two minor orphaned children in Telangana's Medak, forced into manual labour after their debt-ridden father committed suicide, the state government has stepped in, announcing an "immediate" compensation of Rs one lakh for the family.
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In Telangana, 2 Orphaned Children Stare at Debt, Bonded Labour
The death of an indebted farmer often pushes his family and children into a worse crisis, especially when the administration doesn't come forward to support.
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With Telangana Tour, Rahul Gandhi to Take on Chief Minister KCR
In about a week, Rahul Gandhi will bring his tour of farmers' homes to Telangana, whose arrival as India's youngest state was facilitated by his mother, Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
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Telangana, With 700 Farmer Suicides, Outraged at 'Cowards' Remark
Till this week, OP Dhankar, a minister in Haryana, was unheard of in this small village in Telangana where farmers spend hours in 40-degree heat trying to cultivate cotton, paddy and maize. Today, a 23-year-old says that Mr Dhankar owes him a public apology.
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Telangana Lawmakers Turn 'Progressive Farmers' for All Expense Paid Trip to Israel
In Telangana, farmers have suffered massive crop loss first due to drought and then due to unseasonal rain and a reported 700 farmers have committed suicide in less than a year. But next week, it is lawmakers who will travel to Israel to learn how to improve agricultural productivity. They are listed as "progressive farmers" in a government order o...
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Curry Mixed With Demonetisation And A Pinch Of Pesticide
When the government outlawed 86 per cent of India's currency, burying his hope of selling land to pay off growing debts, Varda Balayya of Dharmaram village in Telangana killed himself and tried to poison his entire family by mixing pesticide in their chicken curry
-
Telengana Man, Son Die After Eating Poisoned Chicken Curry In Alleged Suicide
A 60-year-old farmer and his son died moments after eating chicken curry laced with pesticide on Tuesday night.
-
He Hanged Himself With a Towel As Ministers Discussed Farmer Suicides
On Saturday evening in Hyderabad, as the Telangana cabinet discussed farmer suicides, less than 10 km away, a 58-year-old man climbed the high wall of a pump house and hanged himself with a towel.
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Now, Telangana Ropes in Sport Icons to Help Distressed Farmers
Telangana has roped in sports icons to help distressed farmers even as it announced on Sunday that it is hiking compensation for farmer suicide from one and a half lakh rupees to six lakh rupees.
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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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5 Farmer Suicides in KCR's District, Telangana Yet to Declare Drought
A single village in Telangana chief minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao's home district Medak, has recorded 34 farmer suicides, five of them after the new state of Telangana was born. Opposition parties say even though farmer suicides are being reported everyday, the chief minister is reluctant to declare a drought.
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Her Father Drank Pesticide, Said Sorry Before he Died
The eyes of 12-year-old Vinoda well up with tears each time she recalls how her father said sorry to her before he died. A cotton farmer in Telangana's Medak district, Balanarasaiah had drunk pesticide last month, leaving behind his two children, his mother and a debt of Rs 3 lakh.
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KCR in China. What About Us, Come Listen, Plead Farmers
A sing-song mourning ritual punctuated by shrill wails rents the air in the villages of the Medak district of Telangana as virtually every day this week, at least half a dozen farmer suicides have been reported from the rural part of the state.
-
What Rahul Gandhi's Telangana Tour Did For the Congress
Rahul Gandhi's padyatra in Telangana turned the tide in favour of the revival of the Congress, says K Jyoti Devi.
-
Rahul Gandhi Finds a 'Mini-Modi' to Attack in Telangana
Rahul Gandhi has added another term to the arsenal he uses to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this time calling Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao, or KCR, "mini-Modi" while accusing both of neglecting farmers.
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60 Gurgaon Mothers Offer to Help 2 Children Orphaned by Farmers' Crisis in Telangana
After NDTV highlighted the plight of two minor orphaned children in Telangana's Medak, forced into manual labour after their debt-ridden father committed suicide, the state government has stepped in, announcing an "immediate" compensation of Rs one lakh for the family.
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In Telangana, 2 Orphaned Children Stare at Debt, Bonded Labour
The death of an indebted farmer often pushes his family and children into a worse crisis, especially when the administration doesn't come forward to support.
-
With Telangana Tour, Rahul Gandhi to Take on Chief Minister KCR
In about a week, Rahul Gandhi will bring his tour of farmers' homes to Telangana, whose arrival as India's youngest state was facilitated by his mother, Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
-
Telangana, With 700 Farmer Suicides, Outraged at 'Cowards' Remark
Till this week, OP Dhankar, a minister in Haryana, was unheard of in this small village in Telangana where farmers spend hours in 40-degree heat trying to cultivate cotton, paddy and maize. Today, a 23-year-old says that Mr Dhankar owes him a public apology.
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Telangana Lawmakers Turn 'Progressive Farmers' for All Expense Paid Trip to Israel
In Telangana, farmers have suffered massive crop loss first due to drought and then due to unseasonal rain and a reported 700 farmers have committed suicide in less than a year. But next week, it is lawmakers who will travel to Israel to learn how to improve agricultural productivity. They are listed as "progressive farmers" in a government order o...
