Farmer Suicide

Insight Bureau: There is no respite for farmers in Bargarh district! Another farmer Akshaya Dharei consumed pesticide in Turagaon of Sadar Block area in Bargarh. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but succumbed.…

Odisha Assembly witnessed stormy session on Thursday following ruckus by Opposition BJP leaders over suspension of Bargarh Collector and Bargarh farmer suicide case. Unable to run the House, the Speaker Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned…

Gajapati, Dec 7: First case of farmer suicide was reported in Gajapati district on Saturday. As per reports, Chakradhar Paiko (25), of Namnagada village under Serango police jurisdiction committed suicide by hanging himself.  He took such…

By Rakesh Gupta, Nabarangpur, 28 Oct, 2015: While over 50 farmers have committed suicide over the last few weeks, first farmer's suicide death was reported from Nabarangpur today. Identified as Bogo Paika (30), he hanged himself from a tree…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27: As many as seven farmers have committed suicide in a Monday due to acute drought, crop loss and debt. Odisha government failed to restore the confidence of debt ridden farmers in the state. Despite assurance from the…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: In the wake of suicides by Odisha farmers due to crop loss and debt burden, Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Saturday asked them to refrain from such an extreme step and said the state government was keeping a…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24: Suicides by farmers are continuing in Odisha as the deadly cocktail of debt and drought claimed three more lives on Saturday. A farmer identified as Debendra Mohapatra of Khetrapal village in Jajpur district on Saturday…

Just hours after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal apologised for continuing his speech at the rally even after the suicide of farmer Gajendra Singh Rajput, journalist-turned-politician Ashutosh broke down on live TV and cried vigorously while…

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal finally broke his silence and apologiged for continuing his speech after suicide of the farmer Gajendra Singh at his rally. He urged everyone to stop blame game and focus…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought a collective response from political leaders to the agrarian crisis caused by unseasonal rains and resolved not to "abandon" the farmers. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Modi said: "It should be…