Punjab govt announces Rs. 2 lakh compensation for every protester arrested in Delhi tractor rally
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab government has announced financial aid for 83 people who were arrested in Delhi after violence broke out during a farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day this January.
R-Day violence: Court sends Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody
New Delhi/UNI: A local court on Tuesday sent Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu to 14-day judicial custody in a case related to the violence that broke out at the Red Fort during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day.
Amit Shah is my 'Bhaiyya': Mamata Banerjee says in TV interview
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in an exclusive interview with India Today called Amit Shah her 'Bhaiyya' (brother) while taking a dig at the Union Home Minister for 'spreading lies' through social media.
India Today suspends journalist Rajdeep Sardesai for two weeks over wrong tweet on farmer's death
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai has been taken off air for two weeks and a month's salary was deducted by the India Today Group after the celebrity news anchor claimed in a tweet that a farmer was killed in police firing during the tractor rally violence in the national capital on Jan 26, said reports.
Farmers' rally violence: Actor Deep Sidhu under scanner for 'provoking tension'
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the clashes at the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital, Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu's role has come under the scanner for allegedly provoking an escalation of violence. The farmers' bodies drawing flak for the movement turning violent and ugly on the Republic Day are also defending themselves by shifting the blame on the actor and claiming that he was with BJP.
Delhi police arrest 19, lodge 25 FIRs over violent clashes at farmers' tractor rally
New Delhi/IBNS: Nineteen people have been arrested and more than 25 cases were registered a day after violence erupted during farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday, the Delhi Police said. FIRs were filed against at least 10 farmer leaders including Rakesh Tikait and Yogendra Yadav for inciting violence during the tractor rally.
Tractor rally violence: Farmer died of accident injuries, confirms postmortem report
New Delhi/IBNS: A farmer, who participated in yesterday's tractor rally in the national capital, died in Delhi's ITO area due to injuries when his tractor hit the police barricades and overturned and not from police firing as claimed by his fellow protesters, according to postmortem report, Uttar Pradesh Police said.
Protests against farm laws: Farmer leaders to hold talk with protesters day after violence
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmer leaders will on Wednesday hold talks with the protesters, a day after the tractor rally took a violent turn in the national capital, media reports said.
Tractor rally violence: Sunny Deol dissociates himself from Deep Sidhu again
New Delhi/UNI: Punjab's Gurdaspur BJP MP Sunny Deol on Tuesday once again clarified that he has no connection with actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu.
Additional security forces in Delhi after farmers' protest turns violent
New Delhi/IBNS: Additional paramilitary forces will be positioned in Delhi after farmers' protest turned violent on Tuesday with many protesters entering the iconic Red Fort.
New Delhi/IBNS: The death of a farmer at Delhi's ITO amid violence during today's tractor rally was caused by police firing claimed farmers at the site but a footage of the incident showed the casualty resulted as the victim's tractor rammed into yellow Delhi Police barricades and oveturned.
Centre's insensitive attitude towards farmers caused violence in Delhi: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the central government for the violence that erupted in the national capital during the tractor rally by the protesting farmers against the three contentious farm laws.
Centre allowed situation to deteriorate: AAP on Delhi violence
New Delhi/UNI: Strongly condemning the violence in the national capital on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that it is regrettable that the Central government allowed the situation to deteriorate to such an extent.
Farmers' tractor rally turns violent in Delhi, one protester dies
New Delhi/IBNS: A protester died and at least a policeman was injured as the tractor rally carried out by farmers in protest against the Centre's farm laws turned violent in the national capital on Tuesday.
Farmers' 'peaceful' tractor rally turns violent in Delhi, police outnumbered
New Delhi/IBNS: The 'peaceful' tractor rally by the farmers, who are protesting against the new farm laws, turned violent leading to the vandalisation of public properties and causing injury to policemen on Tuesday, media reports said.