Nagpur- Saturday, May 19, 2012 When central Govt. and Maharashtra is working hard to disburse Rs.700 Crore relief aid released to specific districts of   western Maharashtra after server followup  of union minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar ,News Paper ‘SAKAL’ owned his family reported today that more than 300 farmers committed suicides in six districts of [...]

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3401466.ece?homepage=true A facsimile of The Times of India’s August 28, 2011 page with the ‘marketing feature’ on Bt Cotton. The same full page appeared twice in three years, the first time as news, the second time as an advertisement “Not a single person from the two villages has committed suicide.” Three and a half years [...]

* కిందటేడాది వెయ్యికిపైగా రైతులు మరణిస్తే.. 141 అంటున్న సర్కారు * జీవనోపాధి లేక, సర్కారు పరిహారం అందక రైతు కుటుంబాల విలవిల * అమలుకు నోచుకోని జీవో 421.. రైతు ఆత్మహత్య చేసుకున్న కుటుంబానికి రెండ్రోజుల్లోనే పరిహారం అందజేయాలంటూ వైఎస్ జారీ చేసిన జీవో ఇది * అత్యంత మానవీయ కోణంలో తెచ్చిన ఈ జీవోకు గ్రహణం ఆకుల రామకృష్ణ.. మహబూబ్‌నగర్ జిల్లా జడ్చర్ల మండలం నెక్కొండకు చెందిన ఈయన ఓ కౌలురైతు. 18 ఎకరాలు కౌలుకు తీసుకుని పత్తి వేశాడు. [...]

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/farmer-suicides-declining-steadily-govt_700479.html New Delhi, May 4 (PTI) There has been a steady decline in suicides by farmers on account of agrarian reasons in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere because of several initiatives by the government, Parliament was informed today. A total of 123 farmers took their lives due to agrarian causes in 2011 till July end [...]

NDTV Correspondent | Updated: May 01, 2012 16:10 IST http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/five-farmer-suicides-in-maharashtra-in-24-hours-says-ngo-204801 Mumbai:  May 1 is celebrated as Maharashtra Day across the state. However for five families it’s not meant to be that. There are reports that five farmers including one woman farmer have committed suicide in the Vidarbha region of the state in the last 24 hours. Three [...]

S No Cr PC & PS Deceased Details Family Details Date of death Land and Debt Details Details mentioned in FIR Our report Contact numbers Jadcherla 3 41/11 A Ramakrishna, s/o Ramachandraiah, 32 yrs, C/Golla, Occ: Agril, r/o Nekkonda Village of Jadcherla mandal 20.01.2011 3 acres own land, 3 acres lease, Rs 164000 amount expended [...]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Yavatmal-farm-widows-plight-moves-Kelkar/articleshow/12563503.cms NAGPUR: Economist, chairman of the 13th finance commission and retired bureaucrat Vijay Kelkar, who heads the committee formed by Maharashtra governor to take a fresh look at regional imbalance, was moved by the plight of widows of farmers who ended their lives unable to bear the economic stress. “The crisis in Vidarbha’s dry-lands is [...]

The rehabilitation package has not made any difference in the lives of the farmers.  The suicides continued.  The concerned officers, scientists politicians and the industry made big profits…shame In 2006, Government of India approved Rehabilitation Package of Rs. 169.7869BN for 31 identified districts in Andhra Pradesh (16), Karnataka (6), Kerala (3) and Maharashtra (6). Rehabilitation Package included [...]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Farmer-suicides-Secret-govt-note-says-Bt-cotton-failing/SP-Article1-830881.aspx India’s Bt cotton dream is going terribly wrong. For the first time, farmer suicides, including those in 2011-12, have been linked to the declining performance of the much hyped genetically modified (GM) variety adopted by 90% of the country’s cotton-growers since being allowed a decade ago. Policymakers have hailed Bt cotton as a success story [...]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Business/Ministry-blames-bt-cotton-for-farmer-suicides/Article1-830798.aspx India’s Bt cotton dream is going terribly wrong. For the first time, farmer suicides, including those in 2011-12, have been linked to the declining performance of the much hyped genetically modified (GM) variety adopted by 90% of the country’s cotton-growers since being allowed a decade ago. Policymakers have hailed Bt cotton as a success story [...]