A farmer points to a muddy dobha near his farm in Pithoria in Kanke block, Ranchi, on Friday. Santu Kumar of Pithoria village had a different take. Rajeshwar Sahu, a well-respected farmer in Pithoria village, said dobhas dug in fields dried up in summer. JMM calls bandh: JMM executive president and Leader of Opposition Hemant Soren on Friday called a Pithoria bandh on Saturday. Yesterday, Ranchi DC Manoj Kumar told the media they had ruled out loan suicide.

Source: The Telegraph June 16, 2017 21:11 UTC