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'Farmers will get justice', says member of SC panel on farm laws Ghanwat

Included in the four-member committee set-up by the Supreme Court to hold talks with the farmers agitating over the new farm laws, Anil Ghanwat said that "protesting farmers will get justice"

Farmers agitation: Either you hold the laws or we will, SC tells Modi govt

If the Centre does not want to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will put a stay on it

Extremely disappointed with negotiation between govt and farmers: SC

The Supreme Court said it is extremely disappointed with the way negotiations are going on between the Centre and the farmers on the new farm laws

Farmers' protest: Delhi borders continue to remain closed, traffic diverted

The Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to ongoing farmer protests

Haryana Cong demands special session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja on Sunday demanded 'special Assembly session to pass resolution to repeal farm laws enacted by Centre'

Haryana police using water cannons on farmers shows insensitivity: Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the 'repression' unleashed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana against peacefully protesting farmers

SC to hear pleas on farm laws, ongoing farmers' agitation on Monday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a clutch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as well as the ones raising issues related to the ongoing agitation at Delhi borders

Farm leaders devise strategy ahead of Jan 15 talks with govt over agri laws

With their next round of talks with the Centre fixed for January 15, leaders of different farmer organisations discussed their strategy to intensify their protest further and other related issues

Just before talks, govt says hopeful of resolving farmers' issues

Hours before formal talks between the Centre and the farmers' groups, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhury hoped that a resolution will come out it

Govt to hold 8th round of talks with protesting farmer unions today

The Union government will hold the eighth round of talks with the representatives of farmer unions protesting at the borders of Delhi against the three agricultural laws

Farmers take out tractor march against govt's new agri laws amid security

Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders -- against the three agriculture laws

SC expresses concern over large gathering of farmers during Covid-19

The Supreme Court expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked the Centre whether they were protected against the spread of Covid

Farmers should have waited for next talks before tractor march, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said farmers should have waited till the next round of talks, scheduled for January 8, before giving a call for tractor march on the national capital

Security increased along Delhi borders ahead of farmers' tractor rally

Security was increased along the borders of the national capital ahead of a tractor rally of farmers on Thursday morning

'No improvement': SC to hear pleas against farm laws, protests on Jan 11

The Supreme Court said it would hear on January 11 a batch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as also the ones raising issues related to the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi borders

Braving cold, rains, protesting farmers threaten to intensify stir further

Farmers have asserted that their stir against the farm laws will intensify in the coming days, even as they deferred Wednesday's proposed tractor march over a bad weather forecast

Repeal farm laws, don't make it prestige issue: Ashok Gehlot to Centre

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that the central government should regularly talk to farmers, accept their demands to revoke the new farm laws and not make it a prestige issue

Farmers protest over agri bills enters day 39, Buddhist monks lend support

As the farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against Centre's farm laws on Monday entered its 39th day, a group of Buddhist monks from Lucknow also lent their support to the cause

Ahead of talks with Centre, farmers restate demand for repeal of agri laws

Leaders of farmers unions on Monday reiterated that nothing less than the repeal of Central farm laws will be acceptable to them

Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online

In a standoff between Indian farmers and a government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle