Farmer Suicide
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55-year-old farmer attempts suicide at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital
India | January 09, 2025 14:09 ISTRanjodh Singh was distressed by the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (70), who has been on a fast-unto-death since November 26 at the Khanauri border.
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Farmer who attempted suicide over Jagjit Dallewal's deteriorating health at Shambhu border dies
India | December 18, 2024 17:17 ISTFarmers protest: Farmers have blocked train routes at several places in Punjab today as part of their three-hour 'Rail Roko' protest to press the Centre to accept their various demands.
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Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought
Karnataka | October 09, 2023 16:18 ISTAnother farmer has committed suicide in Karnataka. In the past 40 days, five farmers have taken their own lives in the Kadur taluk.
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Nirmala Sitharaman: Centre spent Rs 5 lakh crore on MGNREGA scheme in 8 years
India | September 02, 2022 11:52 ISTTelangana has been given Rs 20,000 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in the past eight years.
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Uttar Pradesh: Farmer commits suicide after rain destroys crops in Firozabad
India | February 13, 2022 10:07 ISTSatyendra Kumar had sown chilly on his 3-bigha land and had taken another 20 bigha on rent. His crop was destroyed due to rains.
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Chhattisgarh: Farmer commits suicide outside govt office in Raigarh
India | August 03, 2021 12:42 ISTA 38-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in front of a government office in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district.
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Haryana farmer commits suicide at Delhi border
India | March 07, 2021 11:47 ISTHundreds of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three farm laws for over 100 days on the borders of Delhi.
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Protesting against new farm Bills, Punjab farmer dies after consuming poison in Muktsar
India | September 19, 2020 13:20 ISTPritam Singh, a resident of Akkanwali village of Mansa district, consumed the poisonous substance Friday morning and died at a hospital later in the day, they said.
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Debt-ridden farmer allegedly died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh
News | August 07, 2020 9:52 ISTA farmer died allegedly by suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district area. District Magistrate Shivraj Singh Verma said, "He has written in his suicide note about borrowing from a money lender.
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Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in UP's Saharanpur
India | March 08, 2020 19:47 ISTA debt-ridden farmer hanged himself to death in front of a bank in Sharanpur's Chhutmalpur, police said on Sunday. SP (Rural) Vidya Sagar Mishra said the incident took place on Saturday evening and the farmer has been identified as 50-year-old Vedpal.
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14,591 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in five years: Minister
India | March 02, 2020 18:01 ISTAs many as 14,591 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between October 2014 and August 2019, state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday.
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Priyanka Gandhi accuses govt of tampering with report on farmer suicides
India | November 10, 2019 23:15 ISTCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday accused the government of "tampering with" and "suppressing" a report on farmer suicides. She also tagged a media report which claimed that several changes have been made in the latest NCRB report on farmer suicides and for the first time, a list of state-wise figures was not given.
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Unable to repay loans, two farmers commit suicide
India | October 08, 2019 14:15 ISTThe SDM said a probe has been ordered and due compensation will be given to the farmer's family once the report comes.
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Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government over farm suicides
India | July 27, 2019 11:59 ISTPriyanka Gandhi cited a media report which said that five farmers have committed suicide in as many days in Bundelkhand's Banda.
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Debt ridden farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh
India | July 24, 2019 7:31 ISTRajkumar, a family member, said Singh had taken a loan of around Rs 5 lakh from two banks. He was worried as he was frequently receiving the loan repayment notice.
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Farmer attempts suicide over debts, money lender shoots video
India | July 11, 2019 18:21 ISTThe farmer, Sudam Phapala, tried to kill himself at his farm in Belore village in Majalgaon on June 29, an official said, adding that he is now out of danger and undergoing treatment at a government hospital.
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Farmer who committed suicide wasn't under debt, says Sachin Pilot
India | June 26, 2019 6:34 ISTDeputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said the farmer who committed suicide on Sunday in a Sri Ganganagar village, leaving behind a "farewell video clip", was not under financial debt.
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Rajasthan: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide
India | May 25, 2019 14:21 ISTThe farmer's family members said he was debt-ridden and that might have led him to take the extreme step, they said.
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Gujarat farmer suicide: Protesters hold rallies, burn vehicles; Jignesh Mevani detained
India | February 18, 2018 18:07 ISTThe protests were held after police detained Dalit leader and independent MLA Jignesh Mevani, and over 70 others, in Saraspur area of Ahmedabad this morning when they tried to stage demonstrations over Vanakar's death.
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Shiv Sena warns BJP against inaction on farmer's death
India | January 30, 2018 19:24 IST"This is not governance. The Chief Minister (Devendra Fadnavis) should run the state, not the BJP. Your administration stands on the dead body of Dharma Patil. His funeral pyre will reduce your chair to ashes," the Sena said.
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