A Season Of Rape & Bondage: How The State Failed 2 Adivasi Girls In Maharashtra’s Rs 80,000-Crore Sugar Economy Two Adivasi teenage girls, who travelled from Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra, part of an annual distress migration of about 1.2 million to find work cutting sugarcane, were raped by men who kept an eye o...

The Bombay HC ordered safeguards for #sugarcane workers in March 2025—ID cards, sanitation, policing, schooling. In #Marathwada where two minors were raped, none of this existed. #India’s 80,000-cr #sugar industry ignores #worker rights, reports Kavitha Iyer

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A Season Of Rape & Bondage: How The State Failed 2 Adivasi Girls In Maharashtra’s Rs 80,000-Crore Sugar Economy Two Adivasi teenage girls, who travelled from Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra, part of an annual distress migration of about 1.2 million to find work cutting sugarcane, were raped by men who kept an eye o...

2 #Adivasi girls who migrated 750 km to cut sugarcane in #Marathwada were raped in Majalgaon. Out of school, with no workplace protections despite a Bombay HC order, they are among millions of vulnerable women, children in #India’s cane fields. Kavitha Iyer reports

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Experts suggest long-term solutions to deal with crises like #Marathwada. Implementing climate-resilient farming practices, introducing farmers to technology are some of the recommendations.

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Suraj Patke writes.

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The aid primarily targets farmers in 29 of the state’s 36 districts, especially in the #Marathwada region, who have suffered heavy crop and land losses due to relentless rains and flooding, #Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.

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Rahul Gandhi appeals to govt to expedite relief efforts in rain-hit Marathwada New Delhi, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) As heavy rains continue to lash Marathwada in Maharashtra, leading to loss of lives and livestock plus extensive damage to crops, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday expressed condolences to the affected families and appealed to the government to expedite relief efforts. Taking to X, LoP Rahul Gandhi said, “The news of loss of lives and extensive damage to crops due to heavy rainfall in Marathwada, Maharashtra, is extremely heartbreaking.

Rahul Gandhi appeals to govt to expedite relief efforts in rain-hit Marathwada #RahulGandhi #Marathwada #socialnewsxyz

Marathwada rain toll rises to 11, extensive kharif crop loss across state | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar News - Times of India Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Eleven people have died in rain-related incidents since Aug 14 in the eight districts of Marathwada, divisional revenue aut.

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Climate change heightens risk of Indian farmer suicides. Between 2022 and 2024, 3,090 farmers took their own lives in Marathwada, an average of nearly three a day > www.khaleejtimes.com/world/asia/i... via #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #Suicide #Farmers #Marathwada #India

Maharashtra: Five Die In Rain-Related Incidents In Marathwada, Downpour Batters Latur The downpour caused flooding in Nanded and Beed districts besides some other pockets in Marathwada, said the revenue department official.

[India] Maharashtra: Five Die In Rain-Related Incidents In Marathwada, Downpour Batters Latur news.abplive.com/cities/mahar... via #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #SevereWeather #Storm #Rains #Flood #Nanded #Beed #Marathwada #Latur #India

Gadchiroli set to be next 'steel city', will be Maoist-free in next 3 years: Fadnavis - Yes Punjab News Maharashtra CM Fadnavis reveals Gadchiroli's transformation into a 'Steel City,' highlights major industrial projects, investment in Vidarbha, and agricultural initiatives.

Gadchiroli set to be next 'steel city', will be Maoist-free in next 3 years: Fadnavis yespunjab.com?p=74533

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#MaharashtraElection2024 | At least 430 farmers died by suicide in #Marathwada region of #Maharashtra between Jan & June 2024. Which means, two suicides every day.

Stated reasons:
1- debt for daughters’ marriage
2- crop failure

#PrateekGoyal reports for #NewsLaundry
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Mahayuti in Marathwada Faces Ghost of Lok Sabha Debacle - The Raisina Hills The BJP faces uphill task in the Marathwada region in the Maharashtra Assembly elections amid Opposition raising Soybean farmers' distress.

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