Purba Bardhaman district

Manipur: Farmers fear shortage of locally grown 'Meitei Rice'

3 farmers found dead in Bengal’s rice bowl Bardhaman

by Press Trust of India December 19, 2021

Bardhaman: Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal’s rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday. The deceased farmers’ families claimed that they have died by suicide after Cyclone Jawad-induced untimely rain destroyed potato and paddy crops, while the district administration is probing the incidents. Two farmers were […]