Farmers' agitation would end soon: Anurag Thakur
Jan 17, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Hamirpur (HP)/UNI: Union Minister of state for finance and Corporate affairs, Anurag Thakur on Sunday expressed optimism that the agitation by the farmers on three farm bills would end soon and a final solution would come out which would be acceptable to both parties.
NIA summons farm union leader Baldev Singh Sirsa, Akali Dal slams Centre
Jan 17, 2021, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the farmers' protest, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu and farmers' union leader Baldev Singh Sirsa for questioning in a case related to the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice, a US-based pro-Khalistan group.
'Crying croc tears': Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams Rahul Gandhi over farm laws
Jan 16, 2021, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and accused him of duplicity in backing the farmers' protest against the Centre's contentious agriculture laws.
Ninth round of Centre-farmer talks fails to end stalemate
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The ninth round of talks between farmers' representatives and Centre ended on Friday without any progress to end the stalemate over the three contentious agriculture laws.
Ninth round of govt-farmers talk underway amid deadlock over farm laws
Jan 15, 2021, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The ninth round of talks between the representatives of the central government and farmers, who are protesting against the contentious farm laws, is underway on Friday.
Farmers' Protests: Member of Supreme Court-appointed panel steps down
Jan 14, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: One of the four members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel, which was formed to look into the contentious farm laws, stepped down on Thursday, media reports said.
Don't hold pro-farm law events: Home Minister Amit Shah's counsel to Haryana govt
Jan 14, 2021, at 05:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Home Minister Amit Shah has advised the Haryana government against holding any events or outreach programmes in favour of farm laws until further notice, said state's Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar, reported media.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar cancels 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' after agitating farmers vandalise venue
Jan 10, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Karnal/IBNS: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called off his "Kisan Mahapanchayat" on Sunday, after farmers agitating against the new farm laws ransacked the meeting venue in a village in this district, forcing the state police to use tear gas and water cannons on them, said media reports.
40-year-old protesting farmer dies by committing suicide at Delhi border
Jan 10, 2021, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A 40-year-old farmer from Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib, who have been protesting against the Centre's agriculture laws for nearly two months now along with thousands of others, died by suicide at Singhu on the Delhi-Haryana border on Saturday after consuming a poisonous substance.
Farm law protesters eating biryani and spreading bird flu, says BJP MLA
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Amid the raging farmers' protest in the national capital, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said that protesters are eating chicken biryani to spread bird flu epidemic.
Supreme Court voices concern over large gathering of farmers amid Covid-19
Jan 07, 2021, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the gathering of large numbers of farmers protesting at Delhi borders amid coronavirus pandemic and asked the Centre to apprise the Apex Court of the steps being taken against the spread of the Covid-19 at the protest site.
Protesting farmers take out tractor march against farm laws
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Farmers, who are protesting against the Centre's three new farm laws, on Thursday took out a tractor march at four borders of Delhi, including Eastern and Western peripheral.
Farmers' protest against new farm laws enters 41st day
Jan 05, 2021, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws at Delhi's periphery entered 41st day on Tuesday.
Jan 04, 2021, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The seventh round of talks between farmers representatives and the government concluded without any agreement here on Monday with both sides deciding to meet for the next round of talks on Jan 8.
Farmers' protest: Centre, farm leaders begin seventh round of meeting to end logjam
Jan 04, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In order to end the logjam over the three contentious farm laws, ministers representing the central government and farm union leaders on Monday began their seventh round of meeting here.
'No plans to enter corporate farming': Reliance moving court over vandalisation of Jio towers
Jan 04, 2021, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian multinational conglomerate company Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday stated it has no plans to enter into the "corporate farming" after the Narendra Modi government faced accusation of benefiting the crony capitalists by bringing agricultural reforms.
Fresh round of Centre-farmer talks over agricultural reforms to be held today
Jan 04, 2021, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The seventh round of talks between the Centre and farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi government's agricultural reforms will be held on Monday, as the deadlock over the three farm laws are yet to be resolved.
Kerala assembly passes resolution against Modi govt's agricultural reforms
Dec 31, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The legislative assembly in the Left-ruled Kerala on Thursday passed a resolution seeking the withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws, in tune with the demands of thousands of Indian farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border, media reports said.
BJP suffers blow in Haryana civic polls amid farmers' protest
Dec 31, 2020, at 04:39 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A month after thousands of farmers started protesting against Centre's contentious farm laws, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance suffered a blow in the municipal corporation elections in Haryana.
Indian govt proposes formation of a Committee to deliberate on farmers issues: Sources
Dec 31, 2020, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Wednesday proposed striking farmers formation of a committee to deliberate on their demands and said a middle path would have to be decided to resolve the imbroglio.
'Won't settle for anything less than repeal of farm laws': Bharatiya Kisan Union on talks with govt
Dec 30, 2020, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Even before entering Vigyan Bhawan for the sixth round of talks with the government, farmers' leaders made it clear that the only way forward to the resolve the deadlock was the repeal the three contentious farm laws.
Dec 30, 2020, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Railway minister Piyush Goyal and Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar met Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, a day before the next round of talks between the Centre and the farmers agitating against the three new farm laws, said media reports.
Nitish Kumar should avoid suppressing farmers agitation: Left
Dec 30, 2020, at 02:07 am
Patna/UNI: Criticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for suppressing the farmer's agitation in the state, the left parties on Tuesday cautioned him from resorting to any such action aimed at suppressing the ongoing agitation of the farmers.
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over increasing unemployment, farmers movement
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over increasing unemployment and the farmers' agitation going on for over a month saying that PM Modi-led ruling dispensation is not concerned about the farmer, poor, commoners but has concerns for its crony capitalist friends.
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers' unions have agreed to Centre's proposal to meet for another round of talks on December 30 to resolve the current impasse over the new farm laws, media reports said.
Words being used for farmers are a sin, govt must hear them out: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dec 28, 2020, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said that terming the farmers' movement a 'political conspiracy' is incorrect and the words being used for them are a 'sin'.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visits Singhu Border, urges Centre to repeal farm laws
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:39 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the farmers' protest against the Centre's three new farm laws at Delhi's periphery entered the 32nd day on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Union Government to repeal the new farm laws as soon as possible.
Dec 27, 2020, at 08:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers agitating against the farm laws along the Delhi border have rebutted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that farmers only from Punjab and Haryana are protesting, telling that farm union leaders from 10 states are camping with them demanding the repeal of laws.
'Not stuck with NDA with Fevicol': Hanuman Beniwal quits alliance
Dec 27, 2020, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: NDA ally Rajasthan’s Rashtriya Loktantric Party (RLP) on Saturday left the alliance harping on its pro-farmer stance, becoming the second party to leave after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Protesting farmers picket Punjab hotel, BJP leaders slip out through backdoor
Dec 26, 2020, at 05:51 am
Phagwara/Punjab/IBNS: A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Punjab's Phagwara had to be taken out from the backdoor of a hotel by the police on Friday after protesting farmers picketed the building where they were holding an event.