Farmers Protest: Sant Ram Singh committed suicide in support of farmers
Sant Baba Ram Singh, who was supporting farmers protest, has committed suicide by shooting himself. Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that Baba committed suicide in support of farmers.
Dec 16, 2020, 20:26 PM IST
DNA Exclusive: Punjab emerging as new abode of farmers' suicide; here's why
Zee News team visited such villages in Punjab and came out with startling facts.
Nov 18, 2020, 01:16 AM IST
Maharashtra notched around 3,500 farmers' suicides in 2019
This is more or less the annual average for the past 10 years though there are periodic increases in the monthly figures of suicides, owing to certain specific conditions that may prevail, according to Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalamban Mission (VNSSM) President Kishore Tiwari.
Jan 03, 2020, 15:00 PM IST
Shiv Sena attacks Centre, says its lack of concern forcing farmers to end life in Marathwada
Shiv Sena has attacked Centre over its failure to declare unseasonal rains in Maharashtra as ''natural calamity.''
Nov 20, 2019, 09:16 AM IST
Issue of farmers' suicides can't be dealt with overnight: Supreme Court
The bench was hearing the PIL raising the issue of farmer suicides in Gujarat, which was later expanded pan-India by the Supreme Court.
Jul 06, 2017, 14:23 PM IST
Farmers in three Marathwada villages create oasis in suicide-prone region
According to the KVK data, agriculture income from this watershed area was Rs 27 crore in 2012-13 when rainfall was just 29 per cent of the annual average. In 2015-16, the income rose to Rs 42 crore when rainfall was 60 per cent. Before the watershed project, the average yearly income in the villages was Rs 77 lakh.
Jun 23, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
Two more farmers end lives in Madhya Pradesh; 17 suicides since June 8
In Dhamna village of Narsinghpur district, 65-year-old farmer Laxmi Gumasta allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his home this morning, the police said.
Maharashtra Opposition Leader adopts 208 suicide-hit farmers' families
Bollywood personalities Nana Patekar, Makarand Anaspure, Akshay Kumar and others have also extended different types of help to distressed farmers in the state.
Jun 15, 2017, 23:46 PM IST
Govt going in "wrong direction" to check farmers' suicide: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today expressed grave concern over farmers' suicide due to indebtedness and crop failure and said it felt the government was going in a "wrong direction" in tackling the real problem.
Mar 03, 2017, 19:25 PM IST
Bhoot, pret, upari saya: MP minister clarifies on reasons behind farmers' suicide
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh, who had blamed 'ghosts' for farmer suicides in the state, has now clarified his remarks.
Jul 22, 2016, 11:09 AM IST
Aam Aadmi Party accuses Badal govt of trying to suppress protest
AAP had planned to gherao Badal's residence in Chandigarh tomorrow on the issue of alleged food grain scam and farmers' suicide.
May 16, 2016, 01:02 AM IST
Farmer commits suicide in Tamil Nadu over non-payment of dues
Seems, the tentacles of law choose to torment the downtrodden over the mighty. At a time when business tycoon Vijay Mallya, who owes nearly a billion dollars to banks, fled the country to evade the law of the land, a poor farmer in Tamil Nadu was compelled to end his life over non-payment of dues.
Mar 12, 2016, 17:32 PM IST
BJP MP Gopal Shetty creates furore, says it`s fashionable for farmers to commit suicide
In controversial remarks, BJP MP Gopal Shetty has attributed farmers' suicides to a "fashion" and "trend" to end lives.
Feb 18, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
Siddhivinayak Temple's noble move to bring back smiles of dead farmers' children
The Siddhivinayak Temple has set aside a budget of Rs 1 crore to finance the studies of children of farmers who have committed suicide in Maharashtra. Siddhivinayak Temple Trust's 'Siddhivinayak Scholarship Scheme' will help in studies of such students till graduation.
Jan 01, 2016, 14:20 PM IST
Maharashtra CM wants to rope in Deepika Padukone for engaging with farmers
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he wanted Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone to engage with farmers against the backdrop of agrarian crisis in the state.
Oct 10, 2015, 21:29 PM IST
