Tag: Farmers Protest

This is the third Bharat Bandh since the three agricultural laws were passed by Parliament.

Apart from issuing notices to the Centre and the states, the NHRC has asked the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) to examine the adverse impact of the farmers stir on industrial and commercial activities/production and disruption of transport services on commercial and normal consumers

Malkangiri: Farmers in Kudumulgumma block of the district are under distress over failing to sell their hard-earned produce in due time. Braving intense cold, farmers are guarding paddy under the open sky at several places, whereas some others have hit the streets protesting delay in opening of mandis. With good rains, farming community of the […]

Berhampur: Allegations of irregularities in paddy procurement have cropped up in Ganjam district. Farmers are a worried lot owing to the paddy procurement delay in various blocks in the district. Farmers alleged the Ganjam district, which is the constituency of State Cooperation Minister Surjya Narayan Patro, reflects the failure of implementation of various government schemes. […]

Nuapada: Palpable tension prevailed in Khasbahal panchayat under Khariar block of the district after farmers along with the locals staged a 12-hour road blockade today over various demands including drought-hit status to their panchayat. According to sources, road communication between Khariar and Bhawanipatna was severely disrupted due to the protest staged near Dohelpada village, which […]

Cuttack: Demanding price, pension and prestige, farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) sat on dharna the entire night on Wednesday at Pasupatigada under Tangi block of Cuttack district. “We are protesting for the past 9 years demanding demand respect, social security and adequate provisions for farmers” said Akshay Kumar, Convener of […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the government’s attempt to prevent them from holding a mega convention at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar on November 5, farmers on Thursday staged demonstration in front of police stations across the State. Protesting the action of the government, farmers today took out rallies raising slogans against the government and staged protests in front […]

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Odisha government of being indifferent towards their long-standing demands of fair price, pension and prestige, the Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Monday announced that it will launch an 8-day ‘Jan Satyagraha Padayatra’ starting from October 29. The padayatra will begin on October 29 and continue till November 5. The farmers’ association […]

Sundergarh: Unavailability of sufficient fertilisers triggered sharp resentment among farmers in Sundergarh district of Odisha today. As per reports, a group of farmers had gathered at Bonai LAMPS today for fertilisers. However, after allegedly failing to get sufficient fertilisers, they blocked the main road to Bonai Town and also NH 215 near Lahunipara. Without sufficient […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing farmers’ agitation over ‘price, prestige and pension’ was today postponed till May 5 after the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan held discussions with four BJD leaders in connection with fulfillment of their demands. Sangathan Convener Akshay Kumar informed about the agitation being deferred after BJD leaders Sameer Das, Dibyaranjan Mishra, Prashant Muduli and Rabi […]

Bhubaneswar: A five-member delegation of the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday met the farmers sitting on dharna at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar following threats from them to gherao the Odisha Assembly on March 21. Alleging neglect by the State government, the farmers, under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan, have been staging protest in […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting State government’s callousness towards their demands, hundreds of farmers sitting on dharna at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar have decided to gherao the Odisha Assembly on March 21. The farmers under the aegis of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) have been staging Satyagraha since March 12 demanding Rs 21,600 crore allocation in the budget […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding waiver on agriculture loans, price, prestige, and pension for farmers and holding protests over the killing of farmers in police firing in Madhya Pradesh, various farmers association have taken to streets today under Navanirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) banner to observe a symbolic two-hour bandh. The agitation started from 10 am and will continue […]

Bhopal: Amid spiralling protest by Madhya Pradesh farmers, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday began his indefinite fast here that will continue “until peace is restored”. The Chief Minister sat down on fast at the BHEL Dussehra Maidan here at 11 a.m. He will also run his government from the venue, an official said. […]

New Delhi: Protesting in the national capital for over a month, Tamil Nadu farmers on Saturday drank their own urine to draw the Centre’s attention to the drought in their state and other demands. On Friday, they had collected their urine in plastic bottles and threatened to consume it if the Union government fails to respond […]