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Farmer suicides

692 suicides in 10 months as drought crisis persists

Agriculture Department director GT Puthra said, 'The government has been providing compensation for accidental deaths at least since 2010'.

26 February 2024, 05:20 IST

692 suicides in 10 months as drought crisis persists

692 suicides in 10 months as drought crisis persists

692 suicides in 10 months as drought crisis persists

26 February 2024, 05:20 IST

Farmer ends life in Kerala's Kannur over suspected financial stress

The deceased was reportedly upset over the financial liabilities of several lakhs of rupees as he had defaulted on loans taken for cultivation and was carrying out plantain cultivation in leased lands.

07 January 2024, 14:47 IST

Farmer ends life in Kerala's Kannur over suspected financial stress

Farmer ends life in Kerala's Kannur over suspected financial stress

Farmer ends life in Kerala's Kannur over suspected financial stress

07 January 2024, 14:47 IST

Debt-ridden farmer consumes pesticide near Maharashtra legislature complex

The winter session of the Maharashtra legislature is currently under way at the Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur. The farmer arrived at the Samvidhan square at around 11 am and drank pesticide from a bottle concealed under his shirt, the official said.

20 December 2023, 03:11 IST

Debt-ridden farmer consumes pesticide near Maharashtra legislature complex

Debt-ridden farmer consumes pesticide near Maharashtra legislature complex

Debt-ridden farmer consumes pesticide near Maharashtra legislature complex

20 December 2023, 03:11 IST

Reeling under drought & loan burden, Karnataka reported 456 farmer suicides so far this year

Of the 456 suicides reported so far, authorities have disbursed compensation in 354 cases. The thumb rule while deciding to pay compensation is that the farmer must have borrowed a bank loan and death must be due to suicide.

17 December 2023, 22:20 IST

Reeling under drought & loan burden, Karnataka reported 456 farmer suicides so far this year

Reeling under drought & loan burden, Karnataka reported 456 farmer suicides so far this year

Reeling under drought & loan burden, Karnataka reported 456 farmer suicides so far this year

17 December 2023, 22:20 IST

2,366 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 10 months this year: Minister

The Amravati revenue division reported the highest number of such deaths at 951, the minister said in a written reply to a question asked by Congress legislator Kunal Patil.

14 December 2023, 07:36 IST

2,366 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 10 months this year: Minister

2,366 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 10 months this year: Minister

2,366 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 10 months this year: Minister

14 December 2023, 07:36 IST

Law needs teeth to fight 'meter baddi' menace, admits Karnataka govt

In Karnataka, the ‘meter baddi’ system has earned notoriety over the years. It has been linked to farmers’ suicide as well.

12 December 2023, 22:24 IST

Law needs teeth to fight 'meter baddi' menace, admits Karnataka govt

Law needs teeth to fight 'meter baddi' menace, admits Karnataka govt

Law needs teeth to fight 'meter baddi' menace, admits Karnataka govt

12 December 2023, 22:24 IST

Bengal: 2 farmers die by suicide following crop damage due to unseasonal rain

When contacted, the state’s Agriculture Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said farmers who are facing losses due to crop damage would be duly compensated.

11 December 2023, 10:40 IST

Bengal: 2 farmers die by suicide following crop damage due to unseasonal rain

Bengal: 2 farmers die by suicide following crop damage due to unseasonal rain

Bengal: 2 farmers die by suicide following crop damage due to unseasonal rain

11 December 2023, 10:40 IST

685 farmer suicides in Marathwada so far in 2023, most cases from Agri Minister's district: Divisional Commissioner Report

294 of these deaths took place in three monsoon months alone. The highest number of suicides in the region at 186 was reported from Beed, the home district of state Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde.

12 September 2023, 05:42 IST

685 farmer suicides in Marathwada so far in 2023, most cases from Agri Minister's district: Divisional Commissioner Report

685 farmer suicides in Marathwada so far in 2023, most cases from Agri Minister's district: Divisional Commissioner Report

685 farmer suicides in Marathwada so far in 2023, most cases from Agri Minister's district: Divisional Commissioner Report

12 September 2023, 05:42 IST

Farmer suicides in Karnataka spiked after aid hiked to Rs 5 lakh

When asked about compensation not being distributed in 53 cases of suicides in the district in the last 2 years, he said, compensation was being distributed, but added that it was wrong to report the farmers’ death cases as suicides as soon as the FIR is registered.

06 September 2023, 02:26 IST

Farmer suicides in Karnataka spiked after aid hiked to Rs 5 lakh

Farmer suicides in Karnataka spiked after aid hiked to Rs 5 lakh

Farmer suicides in Karnataka spiked after aid hiked to Rs 5 lakh

06 September 2023, 02:26 IST

Five farmer suicides reported in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district over three days

A local official confirmed the incidents but said the causes of these suicides were yet to be ascertained.

18 August 2023, 13:28 IST

Five farmer suicides reported in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district over three days

Five farmer suicides reported in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district over three days

Five farmer suicides reported in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district over three days

18 August 2023, 13:28 IST