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  Over 3,500 Karnataka farmers committed suicide in five years

  India | December 27, 2017 14:11 IST

  "3,515 farmers were reported to have committed suicide from April 2013 to November 2017, and from April 2008 to April 2012, as many as 1,125 farmers were reported to have committed suicide," data reveals.

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  Hazare blames Centre for farmers’ suicides, to launch protest on March 23

  India | December 24, 2017 22:16 IST

  The Gandhian activist on Sunday blamed the Centre for farmers’ suicides and urged everyone to join him in his protest.

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  Issue of farmers’ suicides can’t be dealt with overnight, govt justified to seek more time: SC

  India | July 06, 2017 14:49 IST

  The apex court further said that the government was justified in requesting for a year’s time to show effective results of its pro-farmer schemes.

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  MP: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide as tons of onion left to rot in the market

  News | July 03, 2017 11:00 IST

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  MP minister spotted distributing movie ticket amid farmers suicide issue

  News | June 24, 2017 8:24 IST

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  Madhya Pradesh: Seven more farmer commits suicide in 24 Hour

  News | June 23, 2017 23:09 IST

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  Debt-ridden farmer ends life, says ‘don’t cremate me till CM Fadnavis meets demands’

  India | June 08, 2017 16:13 IST

  A cultivator allegedly committed suicide at a village in Solapur district, leaving behind a note purportedly stating that he should not be cremated till Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visits his place and meets their demands

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  Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Maharashtra, leaves suicide note behind

  News | June 08, 2017 16:12 IST

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  Hema Malini is a ‘bumper drinker’, has she committed suicide: Maha MLA on farmers’ suicide

  Politics | April 14, 2017 12:20 IST

  Independent MLA from Maharashtra Omprakash Babarao alias Bachhu Kadu, raked up a controversy here on Thursday by alleging that actress and Bharatiya Janata Party star MP Hema Malini is a "bumper drinker".

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  42 pc rise in farmer suicides in 2015, Maharashtra tops the chart again: NCRB

  India | January 06, 2017 9:06 IST

  The farmers suicide cases in India saw a sharp rise of over 40 pc with number of deaths increasing from 5,650 in 2014 to 8,007 in 2015, says a report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

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  Farmers’ suicide up by 40 pc due to drought in 2015; Maharashtra worst-hit

  India | August 19, 2016 13:30 IST

  India has been witnessing an alarming rise in farmer suicide cases. According to a report, in 2014, 5,650 farmers committed suicide whereas in 2015, the figure crossed 8,000 mark -- showing a 40 per cent rise.

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  116 farmers committed suicide in last 3 months

  India | April 27, 2016 8:57 IST

  Suicides by farmers touched a grim high in 2015. According to the data placed before Lok Sabha by MoS for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kundariya, over 2,000 farmers’ suicide cases were reported due to agrarian reasons in 2015 with highest number of 1,841 ca

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  Fashionable for farmers to commit suicide: BJP MP Gopal Shetty

  Politics | February 18, 2016 11:32 IST

  Mumbai: In a major embarrassment to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state and at the Centre, a party MP from Maharashtra has mocked the serious issue of farmers' suicide saying the

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  Odisha farmer's son consumes pesticide outside state secretariat

  India | October 19, 2015 16:29 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Nirakar Sahu, a hotel management student, tried to commit suicide on Sunday outside the State Secretariat complex by consuming pesticide.His father, a farmer in Khuntuni near Cuttack, had borrowed Rs 70,000 for cultivation this

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  Shocking: Unable to feed her 5 kids, woman farmer burns herself to death

  India | September 07, 2015 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: In yet another shocking incident that highlights the plight of farmers, a mother who was unable to feed her five children any more burnt herself to death in the drought hit Marathwada region.According

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  Nana Patekar deserves a big round of applause!

  Bollywood | August 25, 2015 17:03 IST

  New Delhi: Actor Nana Patekar is not only a reel but a real star. While most celebs always make it to Page 3 and the top paragraphs of tabloids, Nana stays away from the limelight.

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  Mahrashtra farmer suicides: Yavatmal collector summoned

  India | July 04, 2015 12:08 IST

  Nagpur : The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has summoned the Yavatmal collector over the spate of suicides reported among Kolam tribal farmers of this district in the past few months, an activist said

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  Rahul Gandhi visits family of farmer who committed suicide in Punjab

  Politics | June 18, 2015 10:37 IST

  Fatehgarh Sahib: Rahul Gandhi today visited the family of a debt-ridden farmer, who committed suicide last week, barely a month after he had met the Congress Vice President to apprise him of farmers' woes.Rahul will

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  Haryana govt releases cheques of Rs 28 crore for farmers

  Politics | May 02, 2015 9:08 IST

  Faridabad: Haryana government on Friday released cheques for a total of Rs 28 crores for rain-hit farmers here whose crops were damaged in the unseasonal rains in the state.Speaking on the occasion, Krishan Pal Gurjar,

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  Farmers committing suicide are cowards, criminals: Haryana minister

  Politics | April 29, 2015 13:25 IST

  Chandigarh: A minister of Haryana government on Tuesday courted controversy after he said that farmers committing suicide are cowards and criminals under the law.Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar told media here that the state government could not