Bhubaneswar: Two more farmers died on Monday in Odisha after consuming poison following crop failure. Sixty-two-year-old Sudam Biswal of Dabardhua village under Banarpal block of Anugul district died on Monday.A private company had acquired Biswal's two acre farmland for settting up
Nagpur: A 35-year-old farmer from Washim district in Vidarbha allegedly committed suicide after writing a suicide note addressed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis drawing his attention to the agrarian crisis and plight of cultivators
With 25 farmers in Karnataka committing suicide in June, it appears evident that rural India is in distress–the long-term cause, a growth rate of almost zero (0.2%), and the immediate cause, crop failures caused by
Mumbai: A belligerent opposition targeted ministers facing allegations of wrong doing by shouting slogans and singing nursery rhymes on the opening day of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature here on Monday.Led by Leader of
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare today said a countrywide agitation will be launched over the issues of One Rank One Pension (OROP) and the Land Acquisition Bill."I will inform you about the date of the
New Delhi: Congress workers have adopted the households of nine debt-ridden Vidarbha farmers, who had committed suicide, and paid off their loans after party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited them in April during his ‘padyatra' over
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will take his "battle" for the cause of farmers to tribal- dominated Chhattisgarh next week where he is likely to corner ruling BJP over several issues including displacement due to
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of a debt-ridden farmer from Punjab who had met him, and blamed the Narendra Modi government for the plight of farmers in the
Maggi in deeper soup: Centre files complaint before NCDRCIn further troubles for Nestle over Maggi issue, the government has filed a complaint on its own with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) -- using
Patna: A farmer today allegedly attempted suicide in front of Union minister of state Ram Kripal Yadav demanding compensation for his land acquired by the state government.The incident took place in Bihta sub-division of Patna
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Maharashtra coalition government not to invite the 'wrath' of the farming community writhing under natural calamities and resorting to suicides."We
Modi Govt stands for crony capitalists: Rahul GandhiStepping up the attack on the Narendra Modi Government, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused it of “abandoning” farmers at a time when the country is faced
New Delhi: Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi today once again launched an attack on the ruling NDA government and stated that Narendra Modi led government is anti-farmer. Speaking exclusively to IndiaTV, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia
Amravati: A day ahead of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's day-long padyatra in Vidarbha to highlight the plight of farmers, suicide of yet another agriculturalist has come to light.The agriculturist, Gajanan Sheshrao Khongal, allegedly committed suicide
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over farmers' issues in Lok Sabha and said that it is not a government of farmers.Rahul Gandhi who was in Punjab
New Delhi: Delhi Police is trying to piece together the last 24 hours of farmer Gajendra Singh's life by analysing his mobile phone data and questioning people to find out where he had visited and
New Delhi: The Delhi government today gave approval for the setting up of a farmer compensation scheme to be named after Gajender Singh, who allegedly committed suicide during an AAP rally on April 22.The government
New Delhi: Targeting AAP over the suicide tragedy at its rally against the NDA government's land Ordinance, BJP today charged that the ruling party in Delhi had used a farmer as a "pawn" in politics
Chandigarh: Cautioning against taking farmer suicides "lightly", RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said small and marginal farmers across the country should have access to formal financing.Speaking within days of a farmer committing suicide at a
1. PM Narendra Modi to deliver special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj DayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today deliver a Special Address at Conference on National Panchayati Raj Day. The inaugural address will
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