Tag: Farmers Protest

Bagalkot (Karnataka): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently would enable farmers to increase their income manifold, as they will be able to sell their produce anywhere in the country to anyone for the highest price. “The farm laws will help farmers to increase […]

Ghazipur: The farmers protesting against the new Central farm laws have announced a ‘Tractor March’ on Republic Day. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the petition of the Delhi Police on the issue. The apex court said it is for the Delhi Police to decide whether it would allow the farmers to enter Delhi or […]

Jharsuguda: Miffed over the closure of the only wholesale vegetable market in the town, around hundred farmers and traders on Tuesday dumped their produces on the road to register their…

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday said that after several round of talks with the farmers groups, it has permitted the tractor rally inside Delhi on January 26. Police has said that the barricades would be lifted at Singhu, Tikri and Gazipur borders on January 26 after the Republic Day parade is over and […]

Kalahandi/Jharsuguda: Hundreds of farmers blocked road at two separate places in as many districts on Monday morning during protests over the alleged delay in procurement of paddy crop in the State. As per reports, hundreds of farmers registered at the Kalampur Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) stacked their paddy bags on the road near Pandigaon […]

New Delhi: Ahead of their proposed tractor parade on Republic Day, protesting farmer unions on Monday announced they will march towards Parliament from different locations on February 1 when the annual Union Budget is scheduled to be presented. Darshan Pal of the Krantikari Kisan Union said the protesting farmers remain firm in their stand of […]

New Delhi: Groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital broke police barricades on Tuesday morning to force their way into the city, much ahead of the time they were granted permission by Delhi Police for their tractor parade. Tractors bearing flags could be seen, along with […]

Bhubaneswar: Several political parties and outfits have strongly condemned the large-scale violence which was witnessed during farmers’ protest in Delhi on the occasion of Republic Day today. Hundreds of protesting farmers swarmed the historic Red Fort after their ‘Kisan Gantantra Parade’ turned violent. #WATCH Protestors enter Red Fort in Delhi, wave flags from the ramparts […]

New Delhi: A total of 20 people, comprising both policemen and farmers, are being treated at the Lok Nayak Hospital following clashes near the ITO crossing in central Delhi on Tuesday as some farmers deviated from the route of their tractor rally and drove into the city, officials said. The Delhi government-run hospital’s Chief Medical […]

New Delhi: Sixteen political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint session of Parliament on January 29 on the issue of farm laws. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said, “The only issue of the boycott is farm laws and 16 parties have decided to jointly boycott […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a “phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day. Addressing these leaders at […]

Ghaziabad/New Delhi: Agitating farmer leaders held a day-long fast at various protest sites on Delhi’s borders on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on Saturday as the stir against the agri laws appeared to regain momentum after rallying support from the agricultural community of the crucial western Uttar Pradesh region. More farmers gathered at Ghazipur, on the […]

New Delhi: The Singhu border in Delhi, one of the major sites of the ongoing farmers’ agitation, resembled an impregnable fortress on Sunday with a massive presence of security personnel. The heavy security deployment has come in the backdrop of violent clashes between locals and protesting farmers on Friday in which several people, including a […]

New Delhi: Twitter has blocked several accounts and tweets after the government asked the microblogging platform to take action against 250 handles and posts for containing ‘false and provocative content’ related to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, according to sources. These include accounts of Kisan Ekta Morcha and BKU Ekta Urgahan that have thousands of followers […]

New Delhi/Washington: In a clear attempt to polarise India, US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris and some international celebrities with hardly any expertise on Indian affairs, on Wednesday extended their support to the Indian protesters agitating against the new farm laws. The government in a strong reaction described them as part of “vested […]