Topic: Farmer
BJP leader accused of killing farmer, runs Thar jeep over him in Madhya Pradesh
In a shocking incident, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and his associates have been booked for the murder of a farmer and the assault of his daughters in Madhya Pradesh’s Ganeshpura village.
Punjab Cabinet approves Rs 67.84 crore loan waiver for 4,727 Dalit families
The Punjab Cabinet, in a meeting held on Tuesday, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, sanctioned a proposal to waive loans amounting to Rs 67.84 crore.
Farmer attempts suicide at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital
A 55-year-old farmer, Resham Singh from Pahuwind village in Tarn Taran district, allegedly ended his life by consuming poison at the Shambhu border, where farmers have been protesting for nearly a year.
Farmers’ Bandh: Farmers’ protest hit traffic, other services in Punjab, 163 trains cancelled
Farmers throughout Punjab are staging extensive road and rail blockades on Monday as part of a state-wide shutdown, disrupting both commuter and freight transportation.
557 farmers die by suicide in Maharashtra’s Amravati division in first half of 2024: Report
An alarming government report has disclosed that 557 farmers died by suicide between January and June 2024 in the Amravati administrative division of Maharashtra. The division encompasses the districts of Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, and Yavatmal.
“Israelis bulldozed, shelled our land, turning it into barren pits”: Palestinian farmers
Nearly nine months into Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, once plentiful harvests have turned into widespread destruction and a severe humanitarian crisis.
