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Farmers hold protests across Punjab, Haryana over delay in purchasing paddy

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday held protests at many places against postponing of paddy procurement.

'Intellectual dishonesty': PM Modi slams Oppn over farm reforms criticism

"Many meetings have also been held in this regard but no one till now has come up with a specific point of disagreement that we want this to be changed," Modi said.

Punjab, Haryana farmers resent delay in start of paddy procurement

Centre says delay necessary as moisture content high due to excess Sep rains

'You have strangulated Delhi by holding sit-in protests': SC to farmers

Court says citizens have equal rights to move freely and without fear and their properties are being damaged in the protest.

Govt lies that it's open to dialogue, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that Government lies to the media that it is open to dialogue on the issue of ongoing farmers agitation.Addressing a press conference here, Tikait said, "Government lies to media that it is open to dialogue but farmers are not. They want to hold conditional dialogue, in which farmers will not participate. They said farm laws would not be rolled back. It means they have already drafted the agreement and farmers just have to sign it."Asked about his statement against media, Tikait said, "I had said something yesterday which was misinterpreted. I actually meant that the next target of the Centre is media houses. We have never said anything against media."Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday had said media houses will be the next target and will suffer if they do not support farmers' protest."Everyone should join us. The next target will be media houses. If you want to be saved then join us, else you will also suffer. We will raise the ...

Climate change challenge for entire ecosystem: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said that steps taken to create a seeds-to-market ecosystem will ensure the country's strong economic growth

Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi voices support for farmers, slams govt

Gandhi on Monday said the farmers' non-violent 'satyagraha' is still resolute but the "exploitative" government does not like this and that is why a 'Bharat Bandh' has been called

Bharat Bandh will compel Centre to listen to farmers: Rakesh Tikait

Tikait said that he is certain that Monday's Bharat Bandh will compel the Centre to listen to the voices of farmers

Bharat Bandh: Delhi Police shuts traffic movement towards Ghazipur from UP

Delhi Police on Monday closed traffic movement towards Ghazipur from Uttar Pradesh keeping in view of the Bharat Bandh today."Traffic movement has been closed from UP towards Ghazipur due to protest," tweeted Delhi Traffic Police.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws.SKM has said that a nationwide strike will be observed from 6 am to 4 pm today.During this period, all government and private offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries and commercial establishments as well as public events and functions will be closed throughout the country, the SKM said.However, exemptions to the bandh include all emergency establishments and essential services, including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue work and people attending to personal emergencies.The Bharat Bandh garnered support from more than 500 farmer organizations, 15 trade unions, ...

Bharat Bandh to bring Kerala to a grinding halt on Monday

Bharat Bandh, announced by the agitating farmers and supported by opposition parties, will turn into a lockdown in Kerala on Moday with both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF backing it.

Cong asks workers, state chiefs to join 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers

Congress asked all its workers, state unit chiefs and heads of frontal organizations to take part in the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmer unions on September 27 to protest Centre's three agri laws

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases marginally in August

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased marginally to 3.9 per cent and 3.97 per cent, respectively in August

Heavy rains in UP: Priyanka urges govt to assess damage, pay compensation

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to assess the damage caused by heavy rains to crops and pay adequate compensation to the farmers.

Yogi govt withdraws 868 stubble burning cases against farmers

The Yogi Adityanath government has issued an order withdrawing 868 cases of stubble burning registered against farmers in Uttar Pradesh

Non-farm activities need a big push to boost rural incomes, say experts

Incomes from crop production have dropped while wages have become the mainstay for rural households, experts say

PepsiCo plant in Mathura to become source for farmers' progress: Yogi

Kosi Kalan (Mathura)-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday

Centre looking to empower small farmers, assures PM Modi amid stir

Claims govt had so far done direct transfer of Rs 1 trn to farmers, of which Rs 25,000 crore had gone to cultivators in UP

Centre to cross check farmers land records before paddy procurement

The procurement of pulses and oilseeds has also increased

Frames per Second: The spectacle of a massacre

Jallianwala Bagh has been represented in films several times, in different ways, for different purposes

Karnal bears signs of being a 'Fort Knox' for ongoing farmer activism

The farmers fear that having more morchas will not only reduce their strength but also give a chance to the government to repeat the Bastara toll plaza incident