farmer suicide

Covid-19 and mounting woes of Indian farmers

On: June 13, 2020

By Mohammed Junaid New Delhi, June 12, 2020: Ompal Singh ended his life on June 4 allegedly over the delay in payment for his sugarcane dues. The death of the 50-year-old farmer from Muzaffarnagar, sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh, has triggered protests in the area, but like other farmer suicides,Continue Reading

Madhya Pradesh sees 10 farmer suicides in a week

By: Matters India

On: June 18, 2017

In: National

Narsinghpur, MP: Two more farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh, taking to 10 the number of farmer suicides in the state this week. Jagdish More, 35, consumed poison in Rampura area of Dhar Police Station on June 16. He died later in the day. Rajendra Navaria, the in-charge of Dhar PoliceContinue Reading