Key Maharashtra farmers’ bodies to stay away from strike

Mumbai: Some of the key farmers' organisations in Maharashtra have decided against participating in the farmers' strike, which began on Friday, called by the Rashtriya Kisan Sabha, owing to the controversial reputation of its leader, Sandeep Gidde. Member of Parliament, Raju...

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By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, May 9th, 2018

Maharashtra farmers to launch ‘jail bharo’ protest on May 14

Mumbai: Farmers in Maharashtra will court arrests on May 14 to protest the state government's "failure" to keep various welfare assurances it had given to them earlier. Leaders of farmers and various political fronts said they are planning the 'Jail Bharo'...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Maharashtra farmers set to launch fresh agitation from 1 June

Mumbai: The Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, a farmers’ organization affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), will launch yet another protest on farm issues from 1 June to mark the first anniversary of the Maharashtra farmers’ strike. The Maharashtra state...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, July 10th, 2017

Maharashtra farmers not satisfied with C.M.’s largesse, go on for 13 days protest rally

Nagpur: While on the one hand Devendra Fadnavis addressed people on a televised show yesterday called ' Mee Mukhyamantri boltoy' (I speak to you as Chief Minister) to explain how his loan waiver scheme was meant to benefit all small...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, June 11th, 2017

आखिर किसानों को गुस्सा क्यों आया ? – आंदोलन की शुरुआत महाराष्ट्र के कोपरगांव से हुई

File Pic नागपुर: हाल ही में सरकारी स्तर पर सामने आई जानकारी से पता चला है कि सकल घरेलू उत्पाद वृद्धि दर 6.1 फीसदी रह गई है। अलबत्ता लंबे समय से संकटग्रस्त रहे कृषि क्षेत्र में बढ़त दर्ज की गई है।...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, June 3rd, 2017

Maharashtra farmers call off strike after meeting CM Fadnavis

Mumbai/Nagpur: The farmers, who have been striking for two days with several issues including debt waiver, decided to end the strike at 4 am on Saturday morning. Farmers have taken this decision after meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. In the...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, June 1st, 2017

Maharashtra Farmers begin indefinite strike against Fadnavis goverment,Spill milk on highways

Mumbai: Minor incidents of violence marred the start of an unprecedented ‘indefinite strike’ by over half a million farmers in Maharashtra in support of various demands including the long-pending loan waiver package, here on Thursday. Striking farmers, who had warned they...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, June 1st, 2017

फडणवीस सरकार के खिलाफ सड़कों पर उतरे महाराष्ट्र के किसान, हाईवे पर बहाया दूध,की तोड़फोड़

महाराष्ट्र में किसान राज्य सरकार के खिलाफ हड़ताल पर चले गए हैं. कर्ज माफी से लेकर अनाज के भाव बढ़ाने को लेकर किसान फडणवीस सरकार से नाराज हैं. ये हैं किसान की मुख्य मांगे... किसानों का कर्जा माफ किया जाए. स्वामीनाथन आयोग की...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, April 7th, 2016

How can we help with drought relief in our state?

Nagpur: Not many living in cities like Mumbai, Pune, or even Nagpur, are aware that this summer of 2016 is going to be the worst ever for many rural families of Vidarbha and Marathwada due to the horrible drought that...