Punjab Farmers
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Why Punjab farmers are protesting across 17 districts today?
India | Jun 08, 2026, 08:45 AM ISTAccording to farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, one of the biggest concerns is the shortage of fertilisers, which farmers claim has become a nationwide problem rather than an issue limited to a particular state.
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Shahpur Kandi Project: Punjab gets a major boost in its power and irrigation capacity
India | Jan 27, 2026, 05:35 PM ISTFormally inaugurating the project, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the day marked a historic milestone not only for Punjab but for the country as a whole.
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Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal detained in Mohali, claims farmer leader | WATCH
India | Mar 19, 2025, 07:30 PM ISTFarmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained by Punjab Police while heading to protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri. Heavy police deployment raises concerns as talks with the Centre remain inconclusive.
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Dilli Chalo March: Tear gas, scuffles at Shambhu Border as protesters resume march towards Delhi
News | Dec 08, 2024, 06:33 PM ISTFarmers gathered at Shambhu Border with several demands including a legal guarantee of MSP. Security forces have been deployed in large numbers to maintain law and order situation. Meanwhile, protesters also came prepared with protective gear and flags to continue the protest.
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Italy: Employer puts Indian worker chopped hand in 'fruit box', dumps him on roadside, Meloni reacts
World | Jun 21, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTThe severed arm was found inside a fruit box. Medical assistance did not reach Singh until ninety minutes later. Despite being airlifted to a hospital in Rome, he passed away on Wednesday.
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Punjab: AAP's Vikramjit Sahney hosts all-party MPs dinner, seeks support on bailout package
India | Jul 25, 2023, 10:10 PM ISTCalling the state, "the food bowl of India", Sahney emphasised the importance of nurturing rural sectors and creating infrastructure at Mandis for the benefit of farmers.
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Punjab farmers stage protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Centre | here's why
World | Mar 13, 2023, 02:31 PM ISTFarmers' protest: A delegation of farmers also submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officials concerned.
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Accident kills 2 Punjab farmers returning from protest site(
News | Dec 11, 2021, 06:11 PM ISTTwo farmers from Punjab were killed in a road accident on Saturday in Haryana's Hisar district while they were returning from the protest site at Tikri border, police said.
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Farm laws repealed: Roads to new alliances open ahead of Punjab polls; Oppn says 'decision delayed'
India | Nov 20, 2021, 07:14 AM ISTThe ruling Congress government in Punjab, which opposed the farm laws terming them as "black laws" had recently moved a resolution in the state assembly against the three farm laws.
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Punjab farmers continue to burn stubble, say govt has not provided compensation or equipment
India | Nov 15, 2021, 08:01 AM ISTThe process of burning farm residue is one of the major causes of air pollution in parts of north India, deteriorating the air quality around this time of the year.
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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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Punjab farmers have brought Modi govt to its knees: Shiv Sena
India | Dec 04, 2020, 02:32 PM ISTThe Shiv Sena on Friday said that the farmers from Punjab have brought the Modi government to its knees through their protest against the new farm laws and the world has taken note of the unity shown by them.
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Farmers protest: Rajnath Singh reaches out to agitating farmers
News | Nov 27, 2020, 02:11 PM ISTThe government has began back channel discussions with protesting farmers over the three farm laws. Defence minister Rajnath Singh is holding talks with the farmers.
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Punjab farm protests: Railways incur losses to the tune of Rs 1200 crore
India | Nov 04, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTAccording to data from the national transporter, till date more than 2225 freight rakes carrying vital commodities could not be operated due to the blockages caused by the protestors. Around 1350 have been forced to be cancelled or diverted, they said.
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Power crisis looms large in Punjab as coal supply hit by farmers' stir
India | Oct 30, 2020, 02:41 PM ISTGoods train services in Punjab had earlier resumed after farmer unions on October 21 announced exempting them from 'rail roko' agitation. But the serves were suspended next day after some farmers blocked their movement,
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JP Nadda's no-holds-barred attack on Rahul Gandhi after Punjab farmers burn effigies of PM Modi
India | Oct 26, 2020, 03:01 PM ISTJP Nadda said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi scripted the farmers protest in Punjab against the three farm laws. He alleged that the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty never respected the office of the Prime Minister.
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'Dangerous precedent', tweets Rahul after Punjab farmers burn effigies of PM Modi over farm laws
India | Oct 26, 2020, 09:46 AM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet comes a day after farmer unions in Punjab marked Dussehra by burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business tycoons.
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Punjab farmers tear farm laws copies, raise slogans after Modi's minister skips key meeting
India | Oct 14, 2020, 08:39 PM ISTFarmers groups were upset over Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar's absence. They raised slogans inside the ministry and tore up copies of the farm laws. The Centre had called the meeting with as many as 30 farmers' groups to discuss their concerns over the three farm laws that are at the centre of protest.
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Protesting against new farm Bills, Punjab farmer dies after consuming poison in Muktsar
India | Sep 19, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTPritam Singh, a resident of Akkanwali village of Mansa district, consumed the poisonous substance Friday morning and died at a hospital later in the day, they said.
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Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for Punjab farmers who didn't burn crop residue
India | Nov 13, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTFarmers cultivating non-basmati paddy and owning land up to five acres will get Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for not burning stubble, said secretary, agriculture department, Kahan Singh Pannu.