Nashik: Dramatic developments, including an unprecedented post-midnight ‘peasant rally’ addressed by Maharashtra Ministers, led to a mammoth “long march” of farmers from Nashik to Mumbai being called off early on Friday. “Yes… The government has agreed to all our 15 demands and has promised their implementation in a time-bound manner,[Read More…]
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Maharashtra: 3 farmers commit suicide, officials term the deaths ‘accidental’
Nashik: The death toll among farmers due to debt has risen as three farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Malegaon on Friday. The three farmers were allegedly debt-ridden and resorted to suicide as their last resort after being caught in the endless abyss of debt. Among the three, two allegedly[Read More…]
Social Networking Forum helps overcome water problems in Nashik; frees 11 Adivasi villages from drought
Many villages in Maharashtra are facing water problems and have been as drought-prone areas. The situations of Adivasi villages are taught to face lack of water supply. They totally depend on rainwater and small ponds. In the year 2018, tribal villages in Nashik district of Maharashtra state faced a severe[Read More…]
Nashik: Milkman sells bike to ride horse after petrol becomes unaffordable
A dairy farmer of Belgaon in Nashik district of Maharashtra has started to ride a horse for his business to deliver milk from door to door. Kalu Gowardhan is a milkman who supplies home delivery of milk to his customers. Earlier Kalu used to ride a motorcycle to reach his[Read More…]
Controlling onion prices not in our hands: Food Minister
Saying that the onion yield this year is expected to be lower, the Centre on Wednesday expressed its helplessness in controlling the rising prices of onions, which crossed Rs 60 per kg this week in Delhi. Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the production this year was expected to[Read More…]
Monsoon levels to drop in north Madhya Maharashtra
As weather experts at India Meteorological Department (IMD) observe a massive decline in rainfall over the region of north Madhya Maharashtra, there could be a serious threat over this area in the next few years. The weather analyst stated that monsoon trends are changing in Maharashtra which might have an[Read More…]