The Vidarbha region, once famous for its oranges will not fill the markets with the citrus magic. The crop has taken a hit and trees are drying up as monsoons fail to turn up in Nagpur. While rest of Maharashtra battles floods, this part waits for a shower.
In Sep 2006, four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji were murdered.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/khairlanji-killings-death-for-six-life-term-for-two/74228-3.html
Members of the Bhotmange family were murdered on September 2006.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/khairlanji-killings-sentencing-to-be-made-today/74213-3.html
A mob attacked and lynched four of the Bhotmange family in Sep 2006.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/for-bhotmange-the-whole-village-was-to-blame/73590-3.html
Kalavati complained of getting no assistance from the Government.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-help-from-govt-rahuls-kalavati-threatens-suicide/69634-3.html
The June to September monsoon has been 33 per cent below average.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rain-continues-to-stay-elusive-despite-met-forecasts/69595-3.html
In Vidarbha field after field is barren and there is little to show that sowing has begun.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/farm-loan-waiver-of-not-much-help-in-vidarbha/68734-3.html
Loans worth Rs 71,000 cr waived off but farmers still in trouble.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-rains-in-vidarbha-and-no-loans-too/68653-3.html
The farmer had taken a 1.75 lakh-rupee loan to cultivate his 10 hectares of land.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/debtridden-farmer-jumps-into-pile-of-burning-hay/63152-3.html
The farmer had taken a 1.75 lakh-rupee loan to cultivate his 10 hectares of land.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vidarbha-farmer-sets-himself-afire/63146-3.html
Rs 60,000-cr loan waiver doesn’t seem to be helping region.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/14-farmer-suicides-in-3-days-in-vidarbha/61914-3.html
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