3 farmers commit suicide in Nagpur district in a span of 48 hours
Nagpur: Three marginal farmers committed suicide in Nagpur district in separate incidents due to crop failure and crop loan debt in a span of two days. The incidents were reported under Jalalkheda, Airoli and Kelwad police stations. In the first case,...
9 farmers end lives daily in Maharashtra; Vidarbha worst hit
Nagpur/Mumbai: A data tabled in Rajya Sabha on March 4 this year stated that atleast 9 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2015, the highest since 2001. The data puts the suicide figures as 3228 last year. A website named IndiaSpend...
Total 3,228 farmers ended lives in 2015 in Maharashra
Mumbai/Nagpur: Figures provided by Relief and Rehabilitation department of Maharashtra government have revealed that the total number of farmers, who ended their lives last year(2015) in Maharashtra stands at 3,228. The state government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that...