Vidarbha Farmer Suicides

When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.

Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...

Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit

A bizarre comment on actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has landed a Maharashtra lawmaker in trouble. Bacchu Kadu, an independent legislator, was making a point on farmer suicides in the state when he referred to the BJP MP.

Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.

Maya Pawar is just 25. Little less than two months ago, her life changed forever. Her husband Vishal, a 34-year-old soya bean farmer, jumped in his well and committed suicide in the parched lands of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for expansion of organic farming across the country, a prominent farm activist has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ban the use of chemicals in 14 suicide prone districts of the state.

In a move that would make him appear to be a misfit in Bollywood, Nana Patekar spends his weekends in Maharashtra's suicide belts of Marathwada and Vidarbha.

Seven farmers from Maharashtra's Wardha district have written to the state government seeking permission to kill themselves. Deficient rainfall and hailstorms earlier this year had destroyed their crops, and they have not been given the promised compensation by the government since January this year.

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 the farm distress issue.

The BJP has come to believe that Rahul Gandhi is an ineffectual 'Pappu'. Suddenly, has has hit and they don't know whether to attack him, says Kumar Ketkar.

Rahul Gandhi has described his interaction with farmers in Maharashtra over a 15-km trek today as "disturbing." He visited five villages in Amravati in the Vidarbha region, where over 600 desperate farmers in debt have committed suicide since January this year.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has begun a day-long 15-km 'padyatra' or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, which has come to be known for its high rate of suicide among desperate, debt-ridden farmers.

A day ahead of the Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's day-long 'padyatra' in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to highlight the agrarian crisis, suicide of yet another debt-burdened farmer has come to light.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a 15-km day-long padyatra in Amravati division of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra on April 30, for highlighting the farmers' woes.

When Vaishali Yede was newly married, her husband walked into these fields one October afternoon and drank pesticide. The crop was poor, and he had debts he could not repay. He became one of tens of thousands of farmers to die by suicide in India over the past decade, a grim trend that shows no signs of abating.

Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...

Over 600 farmers have been affected by pesticide inhalation in Maharashtra Vidarbha. With symptoms like blurred vision, nausea, skin rashes, headaches and dizziness, over 100 farmers are still recovering at the district hospital in Yavatmal. Some have lost their sight and others are in the intensive care unit

A bizarre comment on actor-parliamentarian Hema Malini has landed a Maharashtra lawmaker in trouble. Bacchu Kadu, an independent legislator, was making a point on farmer suicides in the state when he referred to the BJP MP.

Three farmers of a family committed suicide after they were allegedly frustrated over crop failure and worried about the repayment of their bank loan. Police said The incident happened in Buldana district near Amravati in Maharashtra, police said today.

Maya Pawar is just 25. Little less than two months ago, her life changed forever. Her husband Vishal, a 34-year-old soya bean farmer, jumped in his well and committed suicide in the parched lands of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

In the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for expansion of organic farming across the country, a prominent farm activist has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to ban the use of chemicals in 14 suicide prone districts of the state.

In a move that would make him appear to be a misfit in Bollywood, Nana Patekar spends his weekends in Maharashtra's suicide belts of Marathwada and Vidarbha.

Seven farmers from Maharashtra's Wardha district have written to the state government seeking permission to kill themselves. Deficient rainfall and hailstorms earlier this year had destroyed their crops, and they have not been given the promised compensation by the government since January this year.

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 the farm distress issue.

The BJP has come to believe that Rahul Gandhi is an ineffectual 'Pappu'. Suddenly, has has hit and they don't know whether to attack him, says Kumar Ketkar.

Rahul Gandhi has described his interaction with farmers in Maharashtra over a 15-km trek today as "disturbing." He visited five villages in Amravati in the Vidarbha region, where over 600 desperate farmers in debt have committed suicide since January this year.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has begun a day-long 15-km 'padyatra' or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, which has come to be known for its high rate of suicide among desperate, debt-ridden farmers.

A day ahead of the Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's day-long 'padyatra' in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to highlight the agrarian crisis, suicide of yet another debt-burdened farmer has come to light.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a 15-km day-long padyatra in Amravati division of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra on April 30, for highlighting the farmers' woes.