Farmers Protest News
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Tikait, Yogendra Yadav, Chaduni lead sit-in at Haryana police station for release of farmers
India | Jun 06, 2021, 06:45 AM ISTScores of farmers led by Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Chaduni and Samukta Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav on Saturday night staged a sit-in at Sadar police station.
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Farmers observe 'Sampoorna Kranti Diwas', burn copies of farm laws in Punjab
India | Jun 05, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTFarmers burnt copies of the Centre's three farm laws near residences of BJP leaders and at other places in Punjab.
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha to observe May 26 as 'black day' marking 6 months of protest against farm laws
India | May 15, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTSamyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday announced that it will observe May 26 as ‘black day’, marking six months of their protest at Delhi’s borders against the Centre's three farm laws.
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Watch ground report on 'rail roko' agitation from different parts of country
News | Feb 18, 2021, 12:47 PM ISTAt least seven workers of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party were arrested in Patna on Thursday for blocking the movement of a passenger train at Patna Junction as part of farmers' Rail Roko agitation.
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Farmers to hold 'rail roko' on today: Rakesh Tikait
News | Feb 18, 2021, 11:59 AM ISTFarmers' Rail Roko: Farmers' organisations will hold a nationwide 'rail roko' program for 4 hours today as they continue their protest against the central farm laws. Jagtar Singh Bajwa, spokesperson of the Kisan Andolan Committee, Ghazipur border said they will carry out a peaceful protest during the 'Rail Roko' program on February 18 from 12 noon to 4 pm. We will offer refreshments to the passengers to avoid inconvenience, he said.
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Salman Khan reacts to farmers' protests: Most noble thing should be done
Celebrities | Feb 05, 2021, 10:58 AM ISTBollywood actor Salman Khan joined the host of Bollywood celebrities to react to the ongoing protests by farmers against the three farm laws. The actor said whatever is the correct, noble thing to do, should be done.
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'Vacate Ghazipur protest site': Ghaziabad admin's ultimatum to farmers, action expected tonight
India | Jan 28, 2021, 06:14 PM ISTAccording to sources, the district administration may move ahead to remove blockade at UP Gate on Delhi-Meerut Expressway by Thursday night.
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Farmers' Protest: Who is actor Deep Sidhu?
Celebrities | Feb 09, 2021, 11:25 AM ISTName of Punjabi film actor Deep Sidhu came to light for a video he shared on Facebook in which he can be seen speaking about the violent protest and hoisting of a religious flag at the Red Fort on Republic Day 2021. Wanted in the January 26 Red Fort violence case, Deep Sidhu has now been arrested.
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Govt has offered best possible proposal, now onus on farmers: Agriculture Minister
News | Jan 22, 2021, 07:00 PM ISTThe eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock. The Centre conveyed it to the farmers that the government has placed its best proposal forward and now the onus lies with them.
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The eleventh round of talks between farmer unions and Govt ended with no solution
News | Jan 22, 2021, 06:20 PM ISTThe eleventh round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers in Delhi ended on Friday, once again with no solution on the deadlock.
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Eleventh round of Centre-farmers talks underway at Vigyan Bhawan
News | Jan 22, 2021, 04:14 PM ISTThe three farm laws have already been stayed by the Supreme Court on January 11 till further orders, The court also formed a committee of experts to resolve the deadlock.
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Farm law: Govt to hold 11th round of talks with farmers today
News | Jan 22, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTThe next round of talks between the Centre and the farmers' unions is scheduled to be held today in Delhi. In the earlier 10th round of talks, the government had proposed to put on hold the implementation of farm laws for 18 months and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the farming community. Farmers on Thursday, however, rejected the Centre's proposal and said that they want nothing but a complete repeal of all the three legislations.
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Centre withdraws plea against farmers' tractor rally after SC declines to pass orders
India | Jan 20, 2021, 01:28 PM ISTThousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi for over a month now against the three laws
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Farmer unions bury differences ahead of 10th round of talks, Chaduni to be part of delegation
India | Jan 18, 2021, 10:23 PM ISTThe Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, which had earlier barred Chaduni from participating in the next round of talks with the government scheduled to be held on January 20, held a meeting at the Singhu border on Monday (January 18) evening over the controversy.
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Farmers protesting at Singhu Border burn copies of the Farm Laws to celebrate Lohri
News | Jan 13, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTThe farmers protesting against the Farm Laws on Wednesday burnt the copies of Farm Laws to celebrate the festival of Lohri.
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Ready for talks, but govt should stop repeating 'meaningless' amendments, say protesting farmers
India | Dec 23, 2020, 10:45 PM ISTShiv Kumar Kakka, national president, Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, said that the government should first create a conducive atmoshphere before proceeding for next level of talks.
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Farmers stir enters day 26: 11 farmers to sit on hunger strike everyday
India | Dec 21, 2020, 02:16 PM ISTThousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting against the laws for the last over four weeks at various border points of Delhi.
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Hannan Mollah reacts to anti-Modi slogans raised by women protesters at Shahjahanpur border
News | Dec 15, 2020, 03:05 PM ISTAs the ongoing farmers' protest continued for the 20th day on Tuesday, Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government is ready discuss the three farm laws clause by clause.
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Farmers' protest not only impacting economic recovery but putting huge dent to supply chain: CII
Business | Dec 15, 2020, 02:15 PM ISTThe current agitation by farmers has led to supply chain disruptions, which will impact the economy in the coming days and may impinge upon the ongoing recovery from the economic contraction due to COVID-19, industry body CII said.
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Farm Laws: Anti-PM Modi slogans raised by women protestors at Shahjahanpur border
News | Dec 15, 2020, 12:58 PM ISTFarmers, most of them from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting since November 26 outside Delhi against the three agri laws -- the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.