Farmers Suicide

Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Five more farmers have ended their lives in the state following crop loss and debt burden on Thursday. Farmers in the state have been taking such extreme step despite the state government’s declaration of special drought…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee members today started their agitation at block offices in the state over the issue of farmers’ suicide in the state. The Congress leaders alleged the state government of failing serious…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4: The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government on Tuesday confirmed receiving the death report of 48 farmers, even as two more farmers committed suicide. The government said it would issue a white paper on the death of…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Two debt ridden farmers reportedly committed suicide in Odisha on Monday night due to crop loss in two districts – Dhenkanal and Kalahandi district. On the hand, the Odisha Human Rights Commission asked the state…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3: Taking serious note over farmers’ suicide in the state, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) directed the state government to take appropriate action to stop such incidents further in the state. On Monday,…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2: Despite the announcement of special drought package for farmers by the state government, debt ridden farmers have been ending life one by one in Odisha. One more farmer committed suicide on Monday. As per reports,…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: Two more deaths of farmers reported in Odisha state today morning. As many as 13 famers have ended their lives in last 28 days. The two deaths were reported from Kalahandi an Angul. In Kalahandi district, a famer…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 29: A delegation of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) moved Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Wednesday over farmers’ suicide in the state. The delegation under the leadership of OPCC President Prasad…

Balangir, Oct 28: One more farmer of Balangir district has committed suicide by consuming pesticide. Pari Nag, 40 of Batharla village of Gandharla Gram panchayat in Bangomunda block had cultivated 3 acres of land out of which 1 acre was…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: Driven to end his life because of drought and debt in Odisha's Sundarpur village, in death Baidhar Mahali helped a visually impaired person to view the world once again. Mahali of Sundarpur village in Bhadrak…