Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti

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.

Another fresh spell of heavy unseasonal rains lashed large parts of Maharashtra on Sunday evening, again hitting the spirit of already-beleaguered farmers. Many districts in Vidarbha, Marathawada and western Maharashtra were hit by strong showers and hailstorms accompanied by gusty winds, damaging the standing rabi crop.

Little Kanhaiya is hungry and crying. The one-year-old has no idea that he has lost his father. Battling her pain, his 25-year-old mother, Yogita Chaudhary manages a fake smile to console her child. But who will console her?

A 45-year-old farmer hanged himself in his home in Maharashtra's Beed district this morning.

Narendra Modi's next 'Chai pe Charcha' campaign is dedicated to the farmers of Maharashtra, where nearly a dozen have committed suicide in three weeks due to massive crop damage.

Jolted by reports of 22 farmer suicides in three weeks driven by massive crop failure, the Maharashtra government today appealed to farmers "not to take emotional steps" and wait for relief measures.

Nearly two dozen farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra in the past three weeks due to massive loss of crops, a report has claimed.

A farmer whose house and crops were damaged in heavy floods in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, received a relief cheque from the state government recently - a princely sum of Rs 80.

May 1 is celebrated as Maharashtra Day across the state. However for five families it's not meant to be that. There are reports that five farmers including one woman farmer have committed suicide in the Vidarbha region of the state in the last 24 hours. Three farmers were from Yavatmal, one each from Washim and Amravati districts. According to stat...

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.

Another fresh spell of heavy unseasonal rains lashed large parts of Maharashtra on Sunday evening, again hitting the spirit of already-beleaguered farmers. Many districts in Vidarbha, Marathawada and western Maharashtra were hit by strong showers and hailstorms accompanied by gusty winds, damaging the standing rabi crop.

Little Kanhaiya is hungry and crying. The one-year-old has no idea that he has lost his father. Battling her pain, his 25-year-old mother, Yogita Chaudhary manages a fake smile to console her child. But who will console her?

A 45-year-old farmer hanged himself in his home in Maharashtra's Beed district this morning.

Narendra Modi's next 'Chai pe Charcha' campaign is dedicated to the farmers of Maharashtra, where nearly a dozen have committed suicide in three weeks due to massive crop damage.

Jolted by reports of 22 farmer suicides in three weeks driven by massive crop failure, the Maharashtra government today appealed to farmers "not to take emotional steps" and wait for relief measures.

Nearly two dozen farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra in the past three weeks due to massive loss of crops, a report has claimed.

A farmer whose house and crops were damaged in heavy floods in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, received a relief cheque from the state government recently - a princely sum of Rs 80.

May 1 is celebrated as Maharashtra Day across the state. However for five families it's not meant to be that. There are reports that five farmers including one woman farmer have committed suicide in the Vidarbha region of the state in the last 24 hours. Three farmers were from Yavatmal, one each from Washim and Amravati districts. According to stat...