Maharashtra woman farmer commits suicide in drought-hit Marathawada

Sep 07, 2015, at 05:04 pm

Mumbai, Sept 7 (IBNS) Adding to the series of tragedies involving the peasantry in the drought-hit regions of Maharashtra, a 40-year-old woman in Marathawada has committed suicide after being left with nothing to feed her five children, media reports said.

93 farmers commit suicide in Marathawada this year

Mar 03, 2015, at 04:39 pm

Mumbai, Mar 3(IBNS) As many as 93 debt-trapped farmers have reportedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Marathwada region over the last two months because of a major agricultural crisis.