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Rajkot farmer dies by suicide, family blames crop failure but police disagree

October 28, 2024 1:23 am

Digpalsinh Jadeja, Head Constable, Aji Dam Police Station, ruled out crop failure as the reason for the suicide.

How a Kolhapur student's work to prevent farmer suicides reached UK

September 08, 2024 11:11 pm

About rehabilitation, Hegana said, “If there is a suicide in the family, a lot of difficulties arise. The government and some NGOs provide money.

Blaming state govt for leaving him in debt, Kerala farmer dies by suicide

November 11, 2023 7:20 pm

Police recovered his "suicide note", in which he said banks were denying him loans citing a pending "PRS loan", which the government had not paid off.

Karnataka minister Shivanand Patil says farmer suicides have risen after govt hiked damages, stirs row

September 06, 2023 6:18 pm

Farm leader Mallikarjun Ballari asks if the minister will kill himself if his family is given Rs 50 lakh as compensation

Ludhiana: Industrialist's arrest in farmer's suicide case triggers protest

August 17, 2023 8:35 am

A farmer identified as Sukhwinder had allegedly died after consuming poisonous substance on August 11 and in the suicide note recovered by the police, he accused Ashwani Jain, his father Devraj of Mall Enclave and Rajesh Jain of Rishi Nagar for abetment.

Farmer sets himself on fire over 'police inaction'; five cops suspended

May 19, 2022 8:09 pm

Police said that Kishanpal, a resident of Dauri Rasoolpur village, was upset with police not registering an FIR against his relatives, who had allegedly set his crop on fire last month.

Depressed over low wheat yield, farmer dies by suicide; 14th such death in Punjab in April

April 24, 2022 10:29 am

A suicide note was recovered from farmer Manjit Singh in which he stated that he was taking the extreme step due to low yield of wheat this season.

Families of 18 farm suicide victims yet to receive government assistance in Andhra Pradesh, say NGOs

March 26, 2022 8:08 pm

The HRF found that all 18 tenant farmers ended their lives owing to appalling state of institutional credit leading to excessive reliance on private money lenders resulting in high indebtedness

Madhya Pradesh: As fertiliser crisis continues, 43-year-old farmer dies by suicide

October 30, 2021 12:47 pm

Ahead of the sowing season of Rabi crops like mustard and wheat, farmers of several districts of MP are struggling with shortage of fertiliser at the distribution centres of co-operative societies.

Sangli farmer attempts suicide, blames police for inaction in daughter’s kidnap case

August 31, 2021 10:29 am

Officials said they found a note in the farmer’s house where he has blamed three police officials for mentally harassing him by refusing to act on his minor daughter's kidnapping case.

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Top Frames: Suicide, strife and spirituality

April 25, 2015 8:00 am

A farmer attempts suicide during Aam Aadmi Party rally in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar.

BJP stages protest against CM Arvind Kejriwal after farmer’s suicide in Delhi

April 23, 2015 2:06 pm

BJP workers protested at Delhi Police Headquarters demanding action against AAP Kisan rally organisers.

Farmer hangs himself during CM's rally at Jantar Mantar

April 23, 2015 12:30 pm

A farmer who hanged himself at an AAP rally on Wednesday to protest against the government’s land bill is dead, doctors said.

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HIGHLIGHTS: When Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, talked about Jay Shah, Rafale deal and more

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

In his long speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, attacked the government on the issues of farmers, women's safety, lack of jobs and accused the BJP of playing divisive politics. And it all ended with a hug and a wink.

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