The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, headed by MP Raju Shetti, on Wednesday announced snapping of ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra, while......
'Our politics is transparent -- it's about ensuring farmers don't die by suicide, about ensuring agriculture remains viable, about ensuring food security for the nation.''If that's politics, then......
'The government's priority is not farmers.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff A total number of 479 farmer......
'You've got to understand it is not easy to die by suicide.''People commit suicide only when they lose everything and find no other way to live.' IMAGE: Farmers protest against the Maharashtra......
The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana has joined the saffron alliance in Maharashtra. Will the votes it brings to the table loosen the political hold of the Maratha-dominated sugar barons of the......
Dairy companies in the organised sector are yet to state their stance on the proposed stir Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, a farmers' outfit led by Raju Shetti, a Lok Sabha member, has convened a......
Onion supply in Nashik low but is expected to normalise in a couple of days Striking farmers in Maharashtra have resumed supplying commodities after a positive response from Chief Minister......
The core stir issues of remunerative prices and a basic income for farmers has taken a political turn with three major agrarian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh going to the......
Assembly elections in Maharashtra are scheduled later this month. The farmer protests are likely to affect the results, especially in the onion-growing belt of Nashik. IMAGE: An onion-seller......
'We are not talking pennies. The milk business is as large as the automobile industry (about Rs 4 trillion in sales),' points out T N Ninan. IMAGE: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana activists pour......