Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government on Friday informed that state Legislative Assembly that as many as 91 farmers have ended their lives for various reasons across the state in the last five years. Responding to a written query by Congress MLA Tejashreeben Patel, state Agriculture Minister Babu Bokhiria said 91 farmersContinue Reading
Shetty’s remarks come at a time when Maharashtra is reeling under an agrarian crisis with 124 farmers committing suicide since January this yearContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission has expressed ‘grave’ concern over alleged farmers’ suicides in Mandya district of Karnataka over low payment by sugar mills and issued a notice to the state government seeking a reply within four weeks. Mandya, known as the ‘sugar bowl’ of Karnataka, has seen aContinue Reading