The Delhi government and police on Wednesday agreed to allow farmers to hold the Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar from today till August 9 between 11am and 5pm. The protesters have been asked to give an undertaking that all Covid norms would be followed and the protest would be peaceful.
A stone was thrown at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupesh Aggarwal as he was being assisted by police in Patiala district's Rajpura on July 11.
Sharing his view on farmers' rally near Gurudwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula on June 26, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said, "They (farmers) are sitting at the borders for 8 months now.
Thousands of farmers tractor headed for Delhi border from UP
Many farmers were seen sleeping on the road with pieces of clothes laid out, as they waited for their turn. They had also placed stones on the ground to mark their spots in the long queue.
Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba are struggling to sell their produce during the COVID lockdown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released the eighth installment of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday via video-conferencing.
The Centre will release the next installment of Rs 2,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on Friday. The government will transfer over Rs 19,000 crore to the bank accounts of more than 9.5 crore farmers. This will be the 8th installment since the launch of the scheme in 2019.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Apr 10 said that the government had held 11 rounds of talk with the protesting farmer unions and ready for more talks over the agricultural laws.
Minister of State (MoS) for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said that the price of fertilizers will not increase.
Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait demanded COVID-19 vaccine jab for protesting farmers and jail inmates.
Backyard Horticulture plantation programme is helping growers in JandK's Anantnag. The prestigious programme was launched few months back in the Union territory. Under the programme at least three fruit plants costing Rs 200 are distributed among the farmers at 90% subsidy.
In order to deal with the scorching summer heat, on the 106th day of their agitation, farmers have started building 'pucca' houses (permanent structures made of bricks) at the Singhu border. These houses can be easily seen when one moves a few kilometres ahead of the protest site at Singhu border.
Train services resumed in Punjab's Amritsar after farmer unions on March 11 suspended their 169-day long 'dharna' on tracks ahead of the wheat harvest season.
BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said farmers' union will go to Kolkata on March 13 to speak to farmers as "Govt has gone to the state".
Turmeric farmers of Karnataka's Belagavi expressed happiness over receiving high prices for their produce. Farmers were benefitted as the prices escalated due to less production.
Farmers block Western Peripheral Expressway to mark 100th day of agitation
A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at ₹100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws and high fuel prices.
While addressing the public gathering at Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2021 in New Delhi on February 25, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, "In democracy, a government can never dare to make such a law that will harm farmers."
A graduate from Koralli village in Kalaburagi has scientifically cultivated yellow watermelons in his field. Basavaraj Patil is in direct contact with mart and Big bazar in the city and earning profits.
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