Tag: Farmer Strike

Bharat Bandh: Watch Impact In Odisha

Bharat Bandh: Road Services Severely Hit In Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Trade and bank unions along with several non-NDA parties including the Congress have backed the strike called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions, from 6 AM to 4 PM on Monday.

Bargarh: Normal life was hit in Bheden block of the district today after different farmer bodies observed a 12-hour bandh demanding immediate disbursal of crop insurances by the state government. The bandh that started at 6am has received support from various organizations including the Bheden’s citizen committee, traders association and social service committees. Similarly the […]

Cuttack: Protesting government’s callous attitude towards their long-standing demands for fair price, pension and prestige, farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) took to streets today. More than 30,000 farmers from across different parts of Cuttack district took out a rally in the city today and protested government’s silence on their demands. […]

Bargarh: A farmer, on agitation before the Bargarh District Collectorate today attempted suicide by consuming poison. The incident occurred when hundreds of farmers including the victim – Akur Bishi of Kanbar village under Barpali block were  staging an agitation demanding compensation for crop loss. Alleging that paddy crop in many areas of the block has […]

Jajpur: Farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) in Jajpur district protested against the government apathy towards their longstanding demands of price, pension and prestige. Demanding hike in minimum support price of paddy and pension of Rs 5000 per month, the farmers’ outfit warned the state and Centre of severe consequences as […]

Keonjhar: The Naba Nirman Krushak Sanghathan (NNKS), an outfit spearheading the farmers’ agitation in Odisha, has issued an ultimatum to State government to meet their demands of price, prestige and pension by January 30. The NNKS further warned to launch a non-cooperation agitation across the State if their demands are not met within the stipulated […]

Bhubaneswar: Pressurising the State government to fulfill their long standing demands of price, pension and prestige, farmers will go on an indefinite strike under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) from February 6. Addressing a press conference, Convenor  of  NNKS Akshay Kumar  said, “Thousands of farmers under the aegis of NNKS will join […]

Bhubaneswar: After much hue and cry over the mega farmer agitation in the capital city few days back, the Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) convenor Akshay Kumar today gave an ultimatum to the state government demanding ordinance on security allowance of Rs 21,600 crore farmers of the state. Speaking at a presser here today, Kumar […]