INTERVIEW | ‘Farmer suicides can’t be stopped by curing depression’: Kinshuk Surjan

18 hours, 33 minutes ago

Unable to repay loans, farmer ends life in Telangana

MAHABUBABAD: Allegedly unable to bear the pressure of mounting debts, a 38-year-old farmer died by suicide in Seerole mandal on Sunday. Police said the victim, Thejavath Sreenu, a resident of Sakaram Naik Thanda, consumed pesticide at his agricultural field the evening before. Facing crop losses and struggling to repay the loans, Sreenu became increasingly distressed. Seerole Sub-inspector Ch Nagesh stated …

6 days, 18 hours ago

Gujarat woman dies by suicide, details quarrels at home in 2 videos to boyfriend

India Today

A 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her home in Gujarat's Palanpur after recording two videos addressing her boyfriend, apologising to him and saying that she was "tired of home and quarrels". Before taking the extreme step, she also recorded two videos, of over two minutes, addressing her boyfriend where she could be heard saying, "Please forgive me, my …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Lives of farmers committing suicide more valuable than mine: Farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal

Hindustan Times

Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 19th day on Saturday, said the lives of those farmers, who are committing suicide because of the “wrong policies of governments”, is more valuable than his. Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal being helped to the media interaction on Saturday. I appeal to the Supreme Court to pressure the government …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haveri farmer's suicide due to crop loss, not Waqf notice: Police

Deccan Chronicle

Haveri: Haveri district Superintendent of Police Anshu Kumar has clarified that the suicide of a farmer in Haveri two years ago was due to crop loss and debt, not related to any Waqf property notice. “A media report alleged that Rudrappa, a farmer from Harangiri village, took his life after discovering his 4-acre farmland had been marked as Waqf property. …

Waqf Waqf Property Haveri Udr Rudrappa

2 months ago

A Journey Through Resilience: The Unlikely Story of Indian Farmer Widows in 'Marching in the Dark'

Hindustan Times

Kinshuk Surjan's documentary, 'Marching in the Dark,' is a poignant and powerful exploration of the lives of farmer widows in rural Maharashtra. The film follows the journeys of several women who have faced loss and grief, finding solace and strength in their shared experiences. Surjan's intimate and deeply personal approach to filmmaking creates a deeply moving and unforgettable experience. The …

Law Crime Women's Empowerment Documentary Mumbai

2 months ago

Husband and Wife Suicide in Jaipur: Heartbreak and Grief Over Two Young Children

India TV News

A tragic incident unfolded in the Harmara area of Jaipur on Sunday night, where a husband and wife lost their lives in what appears to be a suicide pact. The couple, Ghanshyam Bunkar (38) and Mona (35), had reportedly been involved in a heated argument after Ghanshyam returned home late from work on the night of Karwa Chauth.

Law Crime Family Suicide Jaipur

3 months ago

Farmers on camera

Hindustan Times

Over eight months between 2020 and 2021, soon after the Shaheen Bagh protests went silent, farmers from all over the country — and largely from Punjab — made it to the street peripheries of Delhi from their homes. It became one of the biggest, most organised non-violent protest movements of modern times, which, as Bedabrata Pain’s documentary Déjà Vu — …

India Film Delhi Farmers Indian Pain Documentary

5 months, 1 week ago

557 farmers ended lives in six months this year in Maharashtra's Amravati: Govt report

The Hindu

As many as 557 farmers have died by suicide in five districts under the Amravati administrative division of Maharashtra between January and June this year, an official report said. A report prepared by the Amravati divisional commissionerate said 557 farmers ended their lives in the division from January to June this year. ‘Serious issue’ Reacting to the figures mentioned in …

Farmers Maharashtra 557 Farmers Amravati Swavlambi Mission

5 months, 1 week ago

557 farmers died by suicide in first half of 2024 in Maharashtra's Amravati division: Govt report

New Indian Express

AMRAVATI: As many as 557 farmers have died by suicide in five districts under the Amravati administrative division of Maharashtra between January and June this year, an official report said. A report prepared by the Amravati divisional commissionerate said a total of 557 farmers died by suicide in the division from January to June in 2024. Reacting to the figures …

Suicide Farmers Maharashtra 557 Farmers Amravati

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Day after his death, speculation abounds over suicide of farmer in Telangana

New Indian Express

KHAMMAM : There are several doubts circulating on social media regarding the suicide of farmer Bogedla Prabhakar. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vkramarka on Wednesday assured people that the government will not spare anyone responsible for the farmer’s suicide. Family members of the farmer on Wednesday staged a protest before Mandal Revenue Officer K Ramesh at the water tank …

Prabhakar

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Accusing leaders of land grab, tiller dies by suicide in Telangana

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD.KHAMMAM : Alleging that his agriculture land was dug up and grabbed with the support of local leaders of the ruling Congress and TDP, Bogedla Prabhakar, a 43-year-old farmer, died by suicide after recording a video clip in Khammam on Monday evening. The farmer hailed from Proddutur of Chintakani mandal in Madhira Assembly segment of Khammam which is represented by …

Khammam

5 months, 4 weeks ago

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG

The Hindu

The biggest achievement of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao till recently was its “farmer first” policy through which the government had several initiatives for the welfare of farmers and development of the agriculture sector, working president of the BRS K.T. All such initiatives have resulted in bringing down the distress deaths and suicides of farmers …

Farmers Congress Telangana Brs Farmer

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kota Police Rope in Meta to Prevent Suicide Among Coaching Students

News 18

The Kota police have tied up with Meta to identify students exhibiting suicidal tendencies on the company’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, allowing for their timely intervention. A dedicated team, working round the clock on eight-hour shifts, has been deputed at Abhay Command Centre in the city to monitor red-flag tags indicating suicidal tendencies, as shared by Meta. Kota …

Suicide Student Kota City Meta

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sorry to all, says Ranchi college student gang raped by 2, dies by suicide

Hindustan Times

The Ranchi Police in Jharkhand have registered an abetment to suicide case after a second-year forestry student at Birsa Agriculture University died by suicide during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, two months after she was gang-raped by her acquaintances. A police official familiar with the incident said a first information report was registered on the statement of her …

Suicide Gang Fir Woman Note Contact No Her Suicide

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm Unions Call BRS Farmer Suicide Data a Bluff

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: With elections round the corner the issues of farmers have taken the centrestage in the state.With the state staring at drought and groundwater levels plummeting, the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi, which was recent;y trounced in the Assembly elections, is trying champion the cause of farmers by alleging a spike in farmer suicides due to the four-month-old Revanth Reddy government. …

Data Suicide Farmers Congress Relief Tribunal Brs

8 months ago

Man Dies by Suicide Over Immense Pressure Caused by his Friends

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A 37-year-old trader, Uttam Rakesh Kiran, of SRT Sanathnagar, died by suicide, after alleging pressure from his friends to repay some money that he had borrowed from them. Police said Kiran had borrowed money from his friends and initially managed to repay some of the loans when he made profits through trading. When he incurred losses later, his friends …

Friends His Friends Kiran

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gone too soon — the subject of youth suicide in India

The Hindu

Suicide is the tragic and untimely loss of human life, all the more devastating and perplexing because it is a conscious volitional act. Suicide in young people is best understood as multidetermined and the result of interaction between biological, psychological, familial, and social cultural factors. A current review of adolescent suicides in India shows that the most commonly reported risk …

Health India Youth Mental Health Suicide Young Behaviour

9 months, 1 week ago

BRS Accused of Downplaying Figures of Farmers' Suicides

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Farmer organisations are castigating the BRS regime for having systematically playing down the figures with regard to farmers dying by suicide across the state, after the launch of the Rythu Bhima life insurance scheme on August 15, 2018. The BRS government had abandoned the process of enumerating farmer deaths and verification to settle family debts mandated under GO 194, …

Compensation Farmers Brs Suicides Tenant Farmers Rythu Bhima

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmer suicides in Maharashtra | Ploughing through the pain

The Hindu

Trigger warning: the following article has references to suicide. Data, debt, death Veteran journalist and author P. Sainath, who runs the media website, People’s Archive of Rural India, says the number of farmer suicides could be significantly understated. Last year, a ‘classified’ report compiled by Sunil Kendrekar, the then Divisional Commissioner of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, found that about one lakh farmers …

Suicide Farmers Maharashtra Debt Region Crop Marathwada

1 year ago

Kannur farmer found dead after receiving foreclosure notice from Kerala Bank

The Hindu

A 68-year-old farmer reportedly took his own life after receiving a foreclosure notice from Kerala Bank’s Peravoor branch in Kannur on November 27, 2023. Albert reportedly faced a November 28 deadline to repay a loan. Desperate to source funds, the family made an attempt to seek financial assistance from Kudumbashree on November 26, but the efforts proved futile. Assistance for …

1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought

India TV News

In yet another tragic incident, a farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district took his own life on Monday. Farmer had a loan of Rs 3 lakh According to the police, Naik, was residing in Lingadahalli, Kadur taluk. 1,219 farmers have committed suicide According to officials, in Karnataka, a total of 1,219 farmers have lost their lives in the past 18 months …

Karnataka Crop Crop Loss Kadur Taluk Farmers Dies

1 year, 2 months ago

Couple Commit Suicide Hours After Wife's Gang-rape in Uttar Pradesh's Basti

News 18

In a tragic incident, a man and his wife allegedly committed suicide, hours after the woman was gang-raped in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district, police said. Basti Superintendent of Police, Gopal Krishana, said that the husband died on Friday night while his wife died at a hospital in Gorakhpur the following day. The couple’s relatives have alleged that …

Suicide Hours

1 year, 3 months ago

What’s killing our students? Understanding the Causes of Student Suicides

The Hindu

Published : Sep 21, 2023 11:00 IST - 13 MINS READ Arjun Gupta, 25, had a troubled adolescence. Adolescents could also have issues relating to sexual identity and orientation.” According to Arjun Kapoor, a research fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, half of India’s suicides are due to mental health issues while “the remaining 50 per …

Health India Youth Support Mental Health Students Suicide

1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan: Cops, Coaching Centres Blame Parents For Pressuring Kids As Kota Reports 23rd Suicide This Year

ABP News

A 16-year-old girl from Ranchi, Jharkhand, allegedly hanged herself in her hostel room less than six months after moving to Kota to prepare for the medical entrance exam NEET, news agency PTI reported citing officials. According to official figures, Richa Sinha became the 23rd student who committed suicide in Kota this year, the highest ever for the country's coaching hub. …

Coaching Parents Suicide Student Kota Report This Year

1 year, 3 months ago

Kota reports 23rd suicide this year as NEET aspirant from Ranchi hangs herself

The Hindu

Less than six months after she moved to Kota to prepare for the medical entrance exam NEET, a 16-year-old girl from Jharkhand's Ranchi allegedly hanged herself to death in her hostel room, police said. According to official figures, Richa Sinha became the 23rd student who committed suicide in Kota this year, the highest ever for the country's coaching hub. "The …

Suicide Student Neet Fans Kota Ranchi Hangs

1 year, 3 months ago

World Suicide Prevention Day| Aamir Khan's daughter Ira says people scared of using the word ‘suicide’: We should talk

Hindustan Times

Ira Khan has been working towards spreading awareness around mental health. Ira Khan, daughter of actor Aamir Khan, speaks up on World Suicide Prevention Day On World Suicide Prevention Day, today, her mental health foundation, Agastu, is set to organise an awareness drive in Mumbai. There is stigma, but lack of knowledge, too.” The daughter of actor Aamir Khan and …

Khan Ira Word Suicide World Suicide Prevention Day

1 year, 3 months ago

‘Sharing feelings with close ones till formal proper therapy is available, can help prevent suicide’: Dr Bhide

New Indian Express

What about suicide pacts and some influenced by cults? Postpartum depression is three times more than the normal depression where she kills the child first and then commits suicide. The other is the case where the man of the house who is in an economic crisis, kills the children, his wife and then commits suicide. There are also cases where …

Suicide Cult Lead

1 year, 3 months ago

Author Sreemoyee Piu Kundu on helping families and children cope with the trauma of suicide

The Hindu

Trigger warning: The following article has references to suicide. On the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day, she talks about her memoir, Everything Changes, where she writes about how the mystery and the whispers surrounding her father’s demise shadowed her childhood and growing-up years, the stifled suffering of survivor families, and how it took her four decades to accept and …

Mental Health Children School Suicide Families Father My Mother

1 year, 3 months ago

Kota Suicides: President Droupadi Murmu tells students to take it easy

Firstpost

Earlier this week, two more NEET aspirants, aged 17 and 18, died by suicide, taking the count to 23, the highest in eight years President Droupadi Murmu Friday expressed concern over the rising cases of suicide among students in Kota, Rajasthan. एक अत्यंत गंभीर विषय है जिसे मैं आपके समक्ष रखना चाहती हूँ। कुछ दिनों पहले ही NEET की तैयारी …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Four farmers in Kurnool and Nandyal districts commit suicide over mounting debts

Deccan Chronicle

KURNOOL: Four farmers have committed suicide in Kurnool and Nandyal districts during the past three days owing to debts incurred for taking up farming activities, apart from family issues. The victims are Nagesh, 23, from Owk mandal in Nandyal district; K. Beerappa, 33, from Nandavaram mandal in Kurnool district; Siva Kumar, 31, from Dhone mandal of Nandyal district; and Srikrishna …

District Debts Kurnool Nandyal District Mandal Incurred Consumed Pesticide

1 year, 4 months ago

‘Kshetrapathi’ movie review: A loud and melodramatic look at farmers’ issues

The Hindu

Actor Naveen Shankar, who debuted with the smart cyber-thriller Gultoo in 2018, had a breakthrough last year with three movies making the right noises. Kshetrapathi, from debutant director Shrikant Katagi, is Naveen’s first solo lead film after his debut; he deserved a better project. The film attempts to tackle issues such as price fixing of agricultural products, farmers’ income, and …

Film Director Basava Kshetrapathi Shrikant Katagi

1 year, 4 months ago

Couple Takes Selfie Video While Attempting Suicide in Jangaon

Deccan Chronicle

WARANGAL: A couple clicked a selfie before attempting suicide in the Jangaon district. The selfie video shot by the couple while attempting suicide by consuming pesticide was posted on social media and went viral. In the video, the couple identified as Bhukya Guru and Sunitha, residents of Surya Thanda of Narmetta mandal alleged that some middlemen encroached on the 1.09 …

Couple Middlemen Bhukya

1 year, 4 months ago

'20 Students Died By Suicide In 8 Months In Kota': Rajasthan CM Expresses Concerns, Shares Own Struggles

ABP News

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot raised the issue of student suicides in Kota during the inauguration ceremony of the state-level 'Yuva Mahapanchayat' on Saturday. He expressed his concern about the recent suicides of 20 students in the city known for its coaching centres in the last eight months. "It is a matter of concern that 20 students committed suicide in …

Suicide Kota Prajapat 20 Students

1 year, 4 months ago

Experts express concern over rise in suicidal tendencies among teens

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Medical experts expressed concern over a spike in attempted suicide, especially by youngsters due to unhappiness arising from an array of issues, ranging from parental expectations to anxiety. They said that a 2021-22 study indicated a 40 to 60 per cent increase in cases of mental illnesses among the youth and bemoaned a lack of governmental intervention to bring …

Suicide Mental Parent

1 year, 4 months ago

Rajasthan parents die by suicide after daughter marries against their wishes

Hindustan Times

A couple in Rajasthan allegedly committed suicide because their daughter married her boyfriend outside their caste, the police said. My relatives, please take care of our dear son,” the elderly couple wrote in their suicide note before jumping in front of a moving train. The deceased were identified as 55-year-old Ashok Vyas and his 50-year-old wife Meena Vyas, residents of …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Kota: As another student commits suicide, Here's what is leading to soaring student suicides in the education hub

Op India

On Monday, July 17, a 17-year-old NEET aspirant who had just arrived in Kota to study for the medical entrance exam committed suicide, bringing the total number of student suicides in Kota this year to 17. Over the past few years, there have been a number of student suicides at Kota, with many placing the blame on the stress of …

Education Rajasthan Stress Students Suicide Student Kota

1 year, 5 months ago

Farmer's Suicide Note Leads to Controversy

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: A farmer's suicide note blaming Chief Minister Y.S. The farmer, Subba Reddy, from Tudumulapalli in Khazipet mandal of Kadapa district consumed pesticide in his fields on outskirts of the village on Thursday night and died. With Subba Reddy leaving a suicide note holding CM responsible for his death, the area revenue divisional officer released a statement saying the farmer …

Farmer Subba Reddy Rdo

1 year, 6 months ago

Newly-wed couple in Keesara ends life by suicide over financial crisis

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Depressed over financial problems, a young couple ended their lives by suicide at their house in Gruhakalpa Colony in Keesara on Monday night. The deceased identified as Addaratri Anji, 25, and A. Vaishnavi, 22, were found dead at their house, Keesara police said. We rushed to the scene and broke open the main door and found the couple dead, …

House Keesara

1 year, 7 months ago

Climate change is causing increase in farmer suicides in India

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Climate change is making agriculture an extremely risky, potentially dangerous and loss-making endeavour for farmers, and it’s increasing their …

India Climate Change Climate Suicide Farmers Indian Cent

1 year, 8 months ago

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives?

The Hindu

Watch | Why are farmers in Maharashtra taking their own lives? On an average, eight farmers end their lives every day in the State as they are unable to repay the loans taken from private money lenders and banks due to crop loss and falling crop prices. According to the data provided by the Maharashtra government, 1,023 farmers have ended …

Maharashtra Farmer Farmer Suicides

1 year, 8 months ago

The half-sickle women of Maharashtra soldier on after death by suicide of their farmer husbands

The Hindu

March 24, 2023 01:32 am | Updated March 25, 2023 01:00 pm IST Trigger warning: the following article contains references to suicide; please avoid reading if you are disturbed by the subject. “Our loans were adding up to nearly ₹5 lakh,” says Ms. Renuka, adding that he had taken these over five years to grow cotton and bajri on their …

Suicide Farmers Maharashtra Loans Crop Marathwada State

1 year, 9 months ago

Farm suicides have come down, says Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu

The number of farmers suicides has come down after the BJP came to power at the Centre and in the State, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje said on Sunday. Addressing a rally of farmers and women in Raibag in Belagavi district, she said that farmers suicides reached a peak during the Congress regime. “The …

Farmers Bjp Farm Farmers Suicides

1 year, 10 months ago

'Facing Trouble For...': BJP Corporator, Wife Die By Suicide in MP After Poisoning Sons Suffering From Incurable Genetic Disease

News 18

A couple in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha died by suicide after poisoning their sons who were suffering from an incurable disease called muscular dystrophy. The 45-year-old BJP corporator left a suicide note behind and also posted it on social media before ending his life. The genetic disease his 13-year-old and seven-year-old sons suffered from forced them to kill themselves, the couple …

Sons Bjp Corporator

1 year, 11 months ago

Farmer ends life over losing his land for industrial zone

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Fearing that his agricultural land will be taken for the proposed industrial zone, a 38-year-old farmer in Kamareddy district died by suicide, provoking a farmer-led protest demanding that the project be scrapped. Enraged family members of the deceased and farmers attempted to protest in front of the Kamareddy municipal office along with the body of the farmer. However, police …

Protest Farmer Industrial Zone Kamareddy Proposed Project

1 year, 11 months ago

Take more steps to prevent farmer suicides, Revanth to KCR

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Alleging that 7,069 farmers had committed suicide in the state since 2014, TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that tenant farmers be given due recognition in all government schemes as almost 80 percent of those who ended their lives were from this category. In an open letter addressed to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Congress leader …

Farmers Farmer

2 years ago

Farmer suicides in Telangana drop drastically

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The number of farmers and cultivators committing suicide in Telangana fell by about 59 per cent from 2017 till 2021, but the state still accounted for over 10 per cent of such incidents nationwide during that period, the Centre said on Friday. Presenting the data to Parliament, the Union agriculture and farmers welfare ministry said that from 2017 till …

Suicide Telangana Farmer

2 years, 2 months ago

Somy Ali Feels Vaishali Takkar's Demise Should Be Wake-up Call to 'Stop Rate of Suicides by Simply Listening'

News 18

The sudden death of television actor Vaishali Takkar has raised many eyebrows. Former actor Somy Ali, who has often been vocal about issues pertaining to mental health and suicide, says that Takkar’s demise ‘is the saddest news ever’. We have to take the time to talk to someone about their mental health," says the 46-year-old, who currently runs an NGO …

Mental Health Suicide Vaishali Takkar Vaishali Takkar

2 years, 2 months ago

Grieving families mourn through the night in temples after children massacred at Thailand nursery

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Relatives of the children, aged two to five, were …

Children Thailand Buddhist Grieving Families Khamrap

2 years, 3 months ago

122 Farmers' Suicides in West Bengal District, RTI Query Reveals; Mismatch in State Data Given to NCRB

News 18

A West Bengal district, Paschim Midnapore, alone reported 122 farm-related suicides officially last year, according to data revealed by the state government in response to an RTI query. However, the same year, the National Crime Records Bureau data stated that West Bengal reported “zero suicides of farmers/cultivators as well as agricultural labourers”. Information provided by the Bengal government to the …

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INTERVIEW | ‘Farmer suicides can’t be stopped by curing depression’: Kinshuk Surjan

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