Farmers
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Farmers, govt stick to their stance over agri laws; next round of talks on Jan 15: Key Points
India | Jan 09, 2021, 08:41 AM ISTFarmers and Centre on Friday met for the 8th round of talks over farm laws but the meeting ended without any decision as the farmers union remained adamant on their demand of repealing the laws, saying they would settle nothing less than that.
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Farmers warn govt: Take tractor march as trailer for Republic Day 'parade'
India | Jan 06, 2021, 10:52 PM ISTThe leaders of the farmers' unions demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws and the procurement of crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) are now readying for a 'Tractor March' saying it will be a trailer for Republic Day parade.
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Solution has to found by PM finally: Amarinder Singh on farm laws protests
India | Jan 06, 2021, 06:46 PM ISTAs farmers continue to protest against the 3 new farm laws, being adamant on repealing them even after various rounds of talks with the Centre, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the solution has to be found at the level of the Prime Minister.
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'Highly irresponsible': Capt Amarinder Singh on reports Punjab already implemented new farm laws
India | Jan 06, 2021, 06:26 PM ISTStressing that there was nothing wrong with the demands of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Prime Minister to immediately repeal the farm laws in order to resolve the crisis.
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Farmers threaten to hold tractor rally on Jan 6 if talks on farm laws fail
India | Jan 01, 2021, 11:16 PM ISTFarmers' organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, after a meeting at Singhu border, on Friday said that if the talks with the government on January 4 fail then they will intensify the protest and hold a tractor rally on January 6.
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In support of farm laws, over 850 academics sign open letter
India | Jan 01, 2021, 06:59 PM ISTMore than 850 faculty members of various educational institutions across the country have come forward with a signature campaign in support of three contentious farm laws, against which thousands of farmers are protesting on borders of the national capital for over a month.
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Recruitment for over 50,000 posts in Punjab soon as cabinet approves restructuring
India | Dec 30, 2020, 11:29 PM ISTThe Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring of 10 departments, thus paving the way of boosting their functional efficacy through fresh recruitments and technical up-gradation.
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Green jalebi, marriage procession: Farmers look at unique ways to grab eyeballs
India | Dec 29, 2020, 10:02 PM ISTA group of farmers from Mohali in Punjab have been serving special green jalebis (sweet), saying it symbolised the colour of their crops and the prosperity associated with it.
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Farmers' protest against farm laws enters Day-33
News | Dec 28, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTIn the ongoing farmers' protest against the new agri reform laws, volunteers are serving food to farmers in the large numbers at the Singhu border.
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Ex-Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy urges farmers to try new farm laws for year
India | Dec 27, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTFormer Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the agitating farmers to consider Union Minister Rajnath Singh's appeal to try the three new farm laws as an "experiment" for a year or two.
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Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, NDA ally, quits alliance in support of farmers protest
India | Dec 26, 2020, 08:02 PM ISTThe Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) led by Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday announced that it is quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to protest the three new farm laws and in support of the farmers protest saying they do not want to stand with anyone who are not in support of farmers.
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Not a single benefit, a lot of harm: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on farm laws
India | Dec 25, 2020, 05:22 PM ISTFarmers from various parts of the country have been camping at different border points of Delhi for four weeks now to demand repeal of the three agri laws, which were voted through in Parliament in September amid strong protests by opposition parties.
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Let farm laws be implemented for two years as an experiment: Rajnath
India | Dec 25, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTRajnath Singh said that the government will amend the farm laws if they are not found beneficial. He said that Modi government will never do anything which is not in the interest of the farmers.
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PM Modi releases over Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore farmers
India | Dec 25, 2020, 01:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released over Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore farmer families under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi' (PM-KISAN).
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BJP challenges Rahul Gandhi for debate: What Congress did for farmers' welfare?
India | Dec 24, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTThe BJP on Thursday challenged Rahul Gandhi for an open debate on what the Congress did for farmers' welfare when in power and what the Modi government has done for them, as it rejected his allegations against the Centre as "baseless and illogical".
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Haryana Deputy CM says farm laws need many amendments, urges farmers to give concrete suggestions
India | Dec 24, 2020, 06:07 PM ISTHaryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Thursday said the new central farm laws need many amendments and urged protesting farmers to give "concrete suggestions".
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Super 100 News : PM Modi to interact with farmers on Dec 25
News | Dec 24, 2020, 04:42 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers on the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on December 25 | Watch Super 100 News
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Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are in favour of the new laws: Yogi Adityanath
News | Dec 23, 2020, 09:30 PM ISTA solution can only be reached when farmers will tell the government what is the problem but putting this condition of taking back the new farm laws and disturbing the comman man, is no way to practice demoracy.
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Kisan Diwas 2020: Why India observes National Farmers' Day on December 23
India | Dec 23, 2020, 09:56 AM ISTNational Farmers' Day: The government had in 2001 decided to mark Choudhary Charan Singh's birth anniversary as Kisan Diwas.
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Won't settle with amendments, farm laws must be scrapped: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee
News | Dec 22, 2020, 08:19 PM ISTLeader of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher, on December 22 said, "Government has decided its position regarding the farm laws that they will not be withdrawn.