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Farmers in Punjab, Haryana 'gherao' Food Corporation of India offices

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Monday held protests outside Food Corporation of India (FCI) offices and raised various demands, including a legal guarantee for the minimum support price

Will rabi harvest and procurement script rural recovery amid farmers' stir?

A sharp drop in returns could exacerbate farmers' woes and fuel the ongoing protest; rabi crops currently being harvested are grown mostly in the Northern parts of the country, the hotbed of the stir

Farmer protest: Ghazipur border reopens, traffic allowed between Delhi, UP

The Ghazipur border connecting Delhi to Ghaziabad was reopened on Monday. However, the movement is allowed only for those entering Uttar Pradesh from the national capital

LIVE: Will defeat Mamata, lotus to bloom in Nandigram, says BJP's Suvendu

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: There'll be only public and PM Modi, who is the biggest celebrity. We'll welcome those coming in public, including Mithun, says BJP. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

States pull out a stock of sops and promises to woo the disgruntled farmer

What's on offer: Separate agricultural budgets, free water, stepped up direct transfers and a lot more

Toolkit case: Delhi court to hear Nikita Jacob's anticipatory bail plea

Delhi Police is probing the toolkit case against Jacob, climate activist Disha Ravi and others

Mounting cane dues add fodder to ongoing farmers' protest in western UP

It's a catch-22 for the Adityanath govt as no hike in sugarcane SAP for three straight years can worsen an already volatile situation, while an increase would have pushed cane dues up further

Farmers' protest LIVE: Sachin Pilot asks Centre to repeal agri laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Centre expressed strong displeasure on the way Twitter acted after an emergency order was issued to remove this hashtag 'farmer genocide'

LIVE: Host farmers at your house like you treated Obama, Owaisi tells PM

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: 'Will return home only after the government repeals the contentious legislations', said Rakesh Tikait

Farmers' protest LIVE: Congress is doing 'khoon ki kheti', says Tomar

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the nationwide protest will be peaceful

Centre held consultations, farmers before bringing farm laws: Tomar

The Centre followed "due procedure" before bringing the three new agri laws, and held consultations with states and farmers for facilitating barrier-free trade

Farmers' protest LIVE: SC refuses to entertain pleas on R-Day violence

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The central government has directed Twitter to comply with its order to remove contents/accounts related to farmer genocide hashtags

'challenging Mussolini, Hitler rule' with his new directive on protest

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued a directive saying if anyone takes part in a violent demonstration, the police can list the same in the individual's certificate of conduct

LIVE: All-party meet by Punjab CM demands withdrawal of Centre's farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Protest sites at Delhi's borders -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur have turned into fortresses as police beefed up security and strengthened barricades

Farmers protest: Global Indian diaspora seeks repeal of three farm laws

Expressing solidarity with agitating Indian farmers, an alliance of various diaspora organisations has demanded repeal of 3 agricultural laws that have caused unrest in country's farming community

Farmers' protest: Delhi Police beefs us security at Delhi-UP border

Security at the Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) border has been tightened in view of ongoing farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against the Centre's three farm laws

Agriculture Minister not giving correct facts on farm bills: Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar said that Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is not bringing out 'correct facts' on the three farm bills

Farm laws a 'fire' which would lead to losses: BKU Prez Naresh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait has termed farm laws a "fire" (aag) which would lead to losses and has urged the Centre to repeal them. A video of Tikait speaking to reporters in Muzaffarnagar was shared on social media on Sunday. In the video, he said, "Repeal this bill, this is a fire. This is a fire which will lead to many losses. (iss bill ko dabaa do, yeh aag hai, yeh bahut nuksaan ki aag hai). If the laws are repealed then the government does not stand to lose anything. The bills have put on hold for one-and-half years. Accept your fault, and hold talks." Tikait also said, "In this government, Rajnath (Singh) jee is being humiliated (Rajnath jee ki tauheen ho rahi hai iss sarkaar mein). There is nothing in the control of our MPs, they are feeling afraid, and their sympathy is with the farmers.

Farmers stir: SAD chief Badal meets Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur border

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today met farmer leader Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur border and presented him with a 'siropa' (robe of honour), as he assured his party's support to the farmers movement.

LIVE: Punjab CM calls all-party meet on Feb 2 to discuss farmers' agitation

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Prime Minister Modi tells political parties that his government is trying to resolve the issues raised by farmers.