Tag: Farmer

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the ruling and opposition political parties in state are at loggerheads with each other over poor Minimum Support Price (MSP) hike, a government notification revealed that payment worth crores is yet to be disbursed to hundreds of farmers. A letter from Bijay Kumar Prusty, Joint Secretary of State Food Supplies […]

Dharmagarh: Vehicular movement was disrupted on Nabarangpur-Bhawanipatna road today after local farmers blocked the National Highway-26 near Moter Chhak by placing paddy sacks over procurement delay. The protesting farmers staged the road blockade since this morning alleging that the 71 local market yards have not been procuring paddy for past three days. Rabi paddy procurement […]

Bhubaneswar: The inter-ministerial meeting, which was convened for the third time to discuss the proposed Land Leasing Act, failed to reach any conclusion today due to difference of opinion. The meeting has been rescheduled for June 1. “A discussion on the benefits of landlord and farmer was held today. But, the three-hour long meeting with […]

Balasore: Yet another farmer suicide allegation came from Pakharabada village under Sadar police limits in Balasore district today. The deceased was identified as Sudam Khatua. According to family members of Sudam, he had taken Rs 1.45 lakh loan on a 10 percent interest rate from a landlord of his village. He had used that money […]

Bhubaneswar: After Bargarh, another farmer committed suicide allegedly over crop loss and debt burden in Nabarangpur. The deceased has been identified as Siba Bhadra of Sanamisi village. According to sources, Bhadra had consumed pesticide on March 3 and died while undergoing treatment at Nabarangpur hospital today. Sanadi Bhadra, wife of deceased claimed that her husband […]

Subarnapur: A farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticides at Manikapur village under Biramaharajpur block in the district after he failed to repay agricultural loans. The deceased has been identified as Chakradhara Rajahans. According to family members of Rajahans, he has taken Rs 50,000 loan from Musurndi branch of State Bank of India and Rs […]

Sambalpur: A farmer has been killed allegedly by a money lender for failing to repay loans at Mohammadpur village under Hirakud police distribution in Sambalpur district. The deceased was identified as Nandu Haridas. It is alleged that one Birupakhya Panda, a money lender, killed Nandu as the latter failed to repay the loan he had […]

Nuapada: In a tragic incident, a middle-aged farmer of Bhuliasikuan village under Khadiala block in the district allegedly ended his life by consuming pesticides due to crop loss on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Santosh Meher (43). According to sources, Meher had grown rice in 12 acres of land. But, he suffered heavy […]

Bhubaneswar: Farmers in western region of the State on Friday hit streets alleging the Odisha government’s anti-farmer policy. While hundreds of peasants of Sadar Block in Kalahandi district demanded the State government must announce their region drought-hit, farmers in Bargarh district have sought payment of pending crop insurance and bonus for paddy crop. Farmers in […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the State government is gearing up to roll out direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme in the ensuing khariff season, a farmers’ body has raised doubt over the implementation of the scheme as the State government is yet to identify sharecroppers in Odisha. “Has the State government identified sharecroppers? If not, then how […]

New Delhi: A day after farmers protested for higher crop prices on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, the BJP-led government on Wednesday approved MSP for rabi crops ensuring at least 50 per cent profit over production cost, including a Rs 105 hike for wheat. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra […]

New Delhi: To draw the attention of thousands of Delhiites towards farmers’ suicides, Jai Kisan Andolan of Swaraj India displayed farmers’ dummies hanging from various flyovers in Delhi and Noida on Thursday. With a message, “Three lakh farmers committed suicide in India, Let’s stop this now”, Jai Kisan Andolan is trying to solicit people’s support […]

Mumbai: For the first time ever a Maharashtra “shutdown” called by farmers organisations got underway here on Monday with minor incidents of violence on the fifth-day of the ongoing farmers strike. The shutdown got enthusiastic response from the farmers with many regulars markets, locals markets and weekly markets remaining shut, with the ruling ally, Shiv […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Thursday that his government was committed to the welfare of farmers, thousands of peasants rallied here to demand remunerative prices for farm produce and pension. Rallying under the banner of Navanirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS), the farmers took out a huge march in Bhubaneswar to demand […]

Jajpur: The Jajpur district administration has decided to set up a food processing unit at Beruda panchayat area of the district to find a solution to the problems faced by the farmers growing vegetables. This decision was taken in wake up the suicide attempt by a young farmer unable to repay the loan due to […]