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Agitating Punjab farmers to lift blockade on passenger trains from Nov 23

The decision to allow passenger trains in the state came after a meeting of representatives of farmer leaders with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh

Punjab records 74,000 instances of stubble burning, maximum in 4 years

Experts said anger over farm bills and the government not paying the Supreme Court-ordered financial incentive to farmers could be among the reasons for the spike in farm fires

Punjab farm protest: Railways stares at loss, FCI at storage space crunch

So far, a total of 1,373 trains got cancelled and 230 rakes are held up outside Punjab.

Punjab govt invites farmers' bodies protesting against farm laws for talks

Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal said the farmers'' organisations have received a letter from the Punjab Agriculture Department for a meeting on November 4

Urea shortage due to suspension of freight trains to hit sowing in Punjab

The suspension of freight trains in Punjab has caused acute shortage of urea for wheat and vegetable crops in Punjab

Govt's paddy procurement at MSP rises 28.5% to 11.66 mn tn within a month

The government's paddy procurement at the minimum support price (MSP) has risen 28.55 per cent to 116.66 lakh tonne in less than a month compared with the year-ago same period, with maximum grain been purchased from Punjab alone, according to the Union food ministry. Paddy procurement commenced in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in other states from October 1. More than 80 per cent of the country's paddy crop is grown in the kharif season. The government through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy at MSP. "Paddy procurement in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season is continuing smoothly in the procuring states of Punjab, Haryana, UP, TN, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, J&K and Kerala," the ministry said in a statement. Till October 21, about 116.66 lakh tonne of paddy was procured, up 28.55 per cent from 90.76 lakh tonne in the year-ago period, it said. "Out of the total purchase of 116.66 lakh ...

Middlemen, not farmers, behind agitation against farm laws in Punjab: Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda said on Thursday that middlemen and not farmers are behind the agitation against farm laws in Punjab while asserting that Modi government has freed peasants from the "slavery"

Protesting farmers in Punjab allow only goods trains to ply till Nov 5

However, their sit-in protests against BJP leaders, corporate houses and toll plazas would continue

Punjab Assembly clears farm Bills to negate Centre's latest laws

Proposes three-year jail for forcing farmers to sell wheat and paddy below MSP

Ready to resign rather than bow to injustice, says Punjab CM on farm laws

The chief minister said he was uneasy and upset over the situation and wanted to understand the Centre''s decision to cause such "suffering" to farmers amid the Covid-19 crisis

Farm laws: Punjab farmers' union, state GoM meeting remains inconclusive

The ministerial panel that met farmers comprised Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa

Meet with Punjab farmers set at secy level; govt open for talks: Agri Min

"In this meeting, various issues related to farmers'' welfare were discussed for about two hours," the ministry said

Invited again for talks on farm laws by Centre, says Punjab farmer bodies

A decision on whether to accept the invitation will be taken at a meeting in Jalandhar on October 13, they said

Centre sees nine times jump in paddy procurement in Punjab in 13 days

Paddy procurement commenced in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in other states from October 1

Farm laws issue: SAD says will initiate national pro-farmer front

Akali Dal prez Sukhbir Singh Badal said that his party would take the lead to form a "national pro-farmer front" of regional parties against the three pieces of farm legislation passed by Parliament

Ground Zero: New agriculture law may not spell the end of commission agents

The last of a two-part series finds how farmers in Punjab depend on commission agents for credit

SAD asks Punjab govt to pay Rs 2.5k per acre to farmers to manage stubble

Badal said the apex court had clearly stipulated that the state should not wait for the Union government to come up with the compensation and should take measures to do the needful on its own

Punjab farmers demands to meet Union agri minister, reject secy's invite

The agitating farmers'' bodies, rejected the invitation for talks from the Union agriculture secretary, saying an officer does not have to tell them if these laws are beneficial for farmers

Corporates vs Commission Agents: India's farmers really have no choice

The first of a two-part series finds out why farmers in Punjab are spooked by the new legislation

Rail-roko: Farmers continue to block tracks in Amritsar against farm bills

Farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, have been staging a sit-in on the rail track in Punjab since last Wednesday