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Maharashtra Farmer Who Set Himself On Fire Last Week, Dies
A 60-year-old farmer, who had allegedly attempted suicide in the early hours of May 6 in Umarkhed taluka, Yavatmal, today died after battling for life at Nanded's Government Medical College, police said.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer Allegedly Sets Himself On Fire In Maharashtra's Yavatmal
A 75-year-old farmer lighted his own 'pyre' and immolated himself in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, his son has alleged.
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Farmer Who Blamed Modi Government For Committing Suicide Cremated
Shankar Bhaurao Chayare, the farmer from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra who committed suicide on Tuesday and blamed the Narendra Modi government for his decision was finally cremated on Thursday evening. Earlier the family had refused to accept the body and perform last rites till the government took responsibility for his death.
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Farmer Commits Suicide, Blames Modi Government For His Situation
A farmer from Maharashtra's Yavatmal district committed suicide on Tuesday. A suicide note found near the body said that the Narendra Modi government was responsible for him taking the extreme step. The family refused to perform last rites till the government addresses farmers' issues.
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Maharashtra Farmer Drinks Poison, Names PM Modi In Suicide Note
A 50-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district committed suicide by drinking poison on Tuesday, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling NDA government in his suicide note.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
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
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Farmer, Son Found Hanging From Tree In Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Yavatmal
A father and son were found hanging from the same tree near their village in the drought-hit Yavatmal district in Maharashtra on Tuesday.
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This Crowd-Funded Scheme Could Curb Farmer Suicides In Maharashtra
A flagship micro-irrigation scheme of the state government, that wants to end dependency on large dams and move to village-level projects for harvesting and conserving water, is beginning to yield results, farmers in Yavatmal's Kolura village say.
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'Maharashtra's Yavatmal Has Become Crematorium For Farmers'
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.
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Mahrashtra Farmer Suicides: Yavatmal Collector Summoned
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 here on Saturday.
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Pilot Project in 2 Maharashtra Districts to Combat Agrarian Crisis: CM Devendra Fadnavis
A pilot project would be undertaken in Maharashtra's Yavatmal and Osmanabad districts with Israeli cooperation to combat agrarian crisis, which has led to several farmers' suicide, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.
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Maharashtra to Undertake 'Vulnerability Mapping' to Help Farmers
To keep a check on farmer suicides, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today unveiled a project for "vulnerability mapping" of agriculturists in the worst-hit Yavatmal and Osmanabad districts.
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Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
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67 Per Cent Farmers in Maharashtra's Yavatmal District Suffer from Depression: Survey
A census conducted in four villages of Maharashtra's Yavatmal district worst affected by the unseasonal rains says that 67 per cent of the farmers in the areas were suffering from depression.
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'He Killed Himself, But Don't Blame the Rain Gods': Son of a Vidarbha Farmer
53-year-old Prayag Jadhav's, faced with numerous hurdles, finally ended his life a few days ago by consuming poison.
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Maharashtra Farmer Who Set Himself On Fire Last Week, Dies
A 60-year-old farmer, who had allegedly attempted suicide in the early hours of May 6 in Umarkhed taluka, Yavatmal, today died after battling for life at Nanded's Government Medical College, police said.
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Debt-Ridden Farmer Allegedly Sets Himself On Fire In Maharashtra's Yavatmal
A 75-year-old farmer lighted his own 'pyre' and immolated himself in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, his son has alleged.
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Farmer Who Blamed Modi Government For Committing Suicide Cremated
Shankar Bhaurao Chayare, the farmer from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra who committed suicide on Tuesday and blamed the Narendra Modi government for his decision was finally cremated on Thursday evening. Earlier the family had refused to accept the body and perform last rites till the government took responsibility for his death.
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Farmer Commits Suicide, Blames Modi Government For His Situation
A farmer from Maharashtra's Yavatmal district committed suicide on Tuesday. A suicide note found near the body said that the Narendra Modi government was responsible for him taking the extreme step. The family refused to perform last rites till the government addresses farmers' issues.
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Maharashtra Farmer Drinks Poison, Names PM Modi In Suicide Note
A 50-year-old debt-ridden farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district committed suicide by drinking poison on Tuesday, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling NDA government in his suicide note.
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20 Farmers Die Of Pesticide Poisoning In Maharashtra, Some Critical
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
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Farmer, Son Found Hanging From Tree In Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Yavatmal
A father and son were found hanging from the same tree near their village in the drought-hit Yavatmal district in Maharashtra on Tuesday.
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This Crowd-Funded Scheme Could Curb Farmer Suicides In Maharashtra
A flagship micro-irrigation scheme of the state government, that wants to end dependency on large dams and move to village-level projects for harvesting and conserving water, is beginning to yield results, farmers in Yavatmal's Kolura village say.
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'Maharashtra's Yavatmal Has Become Crematorium For Farmers'
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.
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Mahrashtra Farmer Suicides: Yavatmal Collector Summoned
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 here on Saturday.
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Pilot Project in 2 Maharashtra Districts to Combat Agrarian Crisis: CM Devendra Fadnavis
A pilot project would be undertaken in Maharashtra's Yavatmal and Osmanabad districts with Israeli cooperation to combat agrarian crisis, which has led to several farmers' suicide, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.
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Maharashtra to Undertake 'Vulnerability Mapping' to Help Farmers
To keep a check on farmer suicides, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today unveiled a project for "vulnerability mapping" of agriculturists in the worst-hit Yavatmal and Osmanabad districts.
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Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
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67 Per Cent Farmers in Maharashtra's Yavatmal District Suffer from Depression: Survey
A census conducted in four villages of Maharashtra's Yavatmal district worst affected by the unseasonal rains says that 67 per cent of the farmers in the areas were suffering from depression.
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'He Killed Himself, But Don't Blame the Rain Gods': Son of a Vidarbha Farmer
53-year-old Prayag Jadhav's, faced with numerous hurdles, finally ended his life a few days ago by consuming poison.
