The Latest Breaking News from Beed

The women getting their wombs removed so they can keep cutting sugarcane: ‘My body is enslaved to the system’

WOMBS OF DEBT: To avoid missing work and losing daily wages, female sugarcane cutters in Maharashtra feel forced to undergo hysterectomies to stay in the fields. They tell Noopur Jambhekar how they are trapped in a cycle of debt – but still dream of better futures for their children

The Independent UK · Oct 20

‘Vote chori sarkaar’ perfected ‘gramin mazdoori chori’: Congress slams VB G RAM G Act after alleging no workers found at 5 Beed sites

Congress has accused the Modi government of replacing MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G, undermining rural support systems. Allegations of attendance fraud and wage theft have emerged from investigations in drought-hit Maharashtra. The VB-G RAM G Act, effective from July 1, aims to modernize rural employment while facing criticism. Local politicians…

The Economic Times · Oct 20

5 killed as car crashes into state transport bus in Maharshtra's Beed district

Five individuals, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a car collision with a bus in Beed district. The accident occurred while the car swerved to avoid potholes on the highway. Victims were residents of Majalgaon and were en route to Tuljapur during the incident. Locals protested the poor road…

The Economic Times · Oct 18

Why Marathwada’s farm workers are migrating even in summer

In a typical year, Savitra Thadke, 50, and her husband work as sugarcane cutters at farms in Sangli or Kolhapur in western Maharashtra from October to March-April. In the summer months of April-June, they work as agricultural labourers in their village, Chopdyachiwadi in the Georai taluka of Beed district. Savitra could even…

Newslaundry · Sep 4, 2024

From Pawar to Shinde, Maratha-OBC quota row leaves parties in a bind ahead of Maharashtra polls

The Maratha demand to grant Kunbi certificates to all Marathas in order to grant them an OBC quota, and the OBC community’s opposition to these demands, have left Maharashtra’s political stalwarts in a bind ahead of the assembly polls.

Newslaundry · Aug 27, 2024

Farmer's son Avinash Sable sowing hopes for India at Paris Olympics

PUNE: It seems sowing seeds and sowing dreams come naturally to the Sable family. While Mukund and Vaishali Sable were busy planning their day on the farms of Mandwa village in Beed district, their son Avinash became the first Indian to reach the 3,000m steeplechase final in the Olympics on…

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2024

Shadow of Maratha quota agitation, Pawar vs Pawar fight loom large in Maharashtra’s poll arena in fourth phase

The spectre of the Maratha quota agitation hovers over several electoral battles as 11 key seats in Maharashtra go to polls in phase four of the general election on May 13.

The Hindu · May 11, 2024

‘Bitter’ sugarcane workers from drought-stricken Marathwada hold little hope from Lok Sabha poll

Seasonal migrant workers from Marathwada return home after sugarcane harvest, holding little hope for change post Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu · May 9, 2024

Sharad’s ‘Pawar play’ queers the pitch for the ruling alliance in high-stakes Lok Sabha seats of Madha, Baramati, Beed

Sharad Pawar strategically divides opposition, causing rifts within BJP-NCP alliance in Maharashtra ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu · Mar 23, 2024

Manoj Jarange, others booked for illegal protests seeking Maratha quota under OBC category

Manoj Jarange booked in two cases after Maratha quota protests in Beed, Maharashtra, demanding OBC status for Kunbi Marathas.

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2024