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Drought, Closure Of Factory Turn Sugarcane Farmers Bitter In Karnataka
Mandya is the sugarcane belt of Karnataka, at least in good years. But in 2015, the district saw the highest number of farmer suicides in the state.
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No Water For Crops In Karnataka's Sugarcane Belt
Usually, the fertile sugarcane belt of Mandya is a feast for the eyes with green sugarcane and brilliant green paddy. But water scarcity this year means that it was not worth planting much of the January paddy - and the farmers who went ahead with sugarcane are watching their crops dry in the field.
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PM's Farmer Outreach in Karnataka That Witnessed 1,000 Suicides Last Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Karnataka today for a rally as part of his farmer outreach programme. The PM is scheduled to speak later this afternoon at Belagavi in the north of the state.
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Karnataka Farmer Suicides: Opposition to Move No Confidence Motion Against Government
With 107 farmer suicide deaths reported in Karnataka this year, the state government has come under fire from the opposition. Most of the deaths have been reported from the fertile sugarcane belts of South Karnataka due to low prices of their crop.
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13 Farmer Suicides in 20 Days in Karnataka's Sugar Belt
13 farmers have committed suicide in the last 20 days in the sugarcane belt of Mandya in Karnataka. Sugarcane prices have fallen and sugar factories have not been always been paying farmers for the crop they have taken.
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Drought, Closure Of Factory Turn Sugarcane Farmers Bitter In Karnataka
Mandya is the sugarcane belt of Karnataka, at least in good years. But in 2015, the district saw the highest number of farmer suicides in the state.
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No Water For Crops In Karnataka's Sugarcane Belt
Usually, the fertile sugarcane belt of Mandya is a feast for the eyes with green sugarcane and brilliant green paddy. But water scarcity this year means that it was not worth planting much of the January paddy - and the farmers who went ahead with sugarcane are watching their crops dry in the field.
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PM's Farmer Outreach in Karnataka That Witnessed 1,000 Suicides Last Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Karnataka today for a rally as part of his farmer outreach programme. The PM is scheduled to speak later this afternoon at Belagavi in the north of the state.
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Karnataka Farmer Suicides: Opposition to Move No Confidence Motion Against Government
With 107 farmer suicide deaths reported in Karnataka this year, the state government has come under fire from the opposition. Most of the deaths have been reported from the fertile sugarcane belts of South Karnataka due to low prices of their crop.
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13 Farmer Suicides in 20 Days in Karnataka's Sugar Belt
13 farmers have committed suicide in the last 20 days in the sugarcane belt of Mandya in Karnataka. Sugarcane prices have fallen and sugar factories have not been always been paying farmers for the crop they have taken.
