Famers Protest

Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala, a day after talks between Union ministers and farmer leaders remained inconclusive.

The Haryana government on Thursday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts by two days till February 17 in view of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday reiterated that the central government is ready to talk to protesting farmers at any time.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday observed that the new agriculture laws are in the "interests of the farmers", and expressed hope that misgivings over the legislations that have arisen in some states would be addressed squarely by the Centre.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said there would be no point in opposition leaders seeking votes from farmers for their support to the agitation against the farm laws adding that they could raise the issue in parliament.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday took on his predecessor Sharad Pawar for a series of tweets from a day ago, in which the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief had assailed the central government's new farm laws that have triggered widespread protests.

The national capital today woke up to a heavy thunderstorm and rain, the cloud cover bringing down the temperature to around 8 degrees centigrade in the morning. Yet, the biting cold seems to have turned some farmers camped in makeshift conditions around the city's border only more defiant. Far from shivering and quivering, they stood there bare-ch...

Indicating their preparedness to camp along Delhi borders for as long as it takes for a rollback of the three contentious laws on agricultural reforms, farmers have added another "essential" to the exhaustive list of supplies they are carrying - a DJ system.

Amid distressing scenes of violence and clashes, a heart-warming video has emerged from Haryana's Karnal - where the langar (community kitchen) served a scrumptious (and free) meal to a large number of policemen

At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.

Famers in Punjab's Amritsar and Firozpur districts have started their three-day 'Rail Roko' protest today against the contentious three farm sector bills even. Farmers' unions in Punjab have called for a statewide "bandh" tomorrow and October 1.

Punjab saw its biggest anti-Citizenship Act protest at Malerkotla with the highest number of women participants. Fourteen organisations came together to organise the protest which included the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), Punjab Students' Union-Lalkar, Punjab Lok Morcha, Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union and other such facti...

Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Friday fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers when they moved towards the barricades at the Shambhu border near Ambala, a day after talks between Union ministers and farmer leaders remained inconclusive.

The Haryana government on Thursday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts by two days till February 17 in view of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday reiterated that the central government is ready to talk to protesting farmers at any time.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday observed that the new agriculture laws are in the "interests of the farmers", and expressed hope that misgivings over the legislations that have arisen in some states would be addressed squarely by the Centre.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said there would be no point in opposition leaders seeking votes from farmers for their support to the agitation against the farm laws adding that they could raise the issue in parliament.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday took on his predecessor Sharad Pawar for a series of tweets from a day ago, in which the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief had assailed the central government's new farm laws that have triggered widespread protests.

The national capital today woke up to a heavy thunderstorm and rain, the cloud cover bringing down the temperature to around 8 degrees centigrade in the morning. Yet, the biting cold seems to have turned some farmers camped in makeshift conditions around the city's border only more defiant. Far from shivering and quivering, they stood there bare-ch...

Indicating their preparedness to camp along Delhi borders for as long as it takes for a rollback of the three contentious laws on agricultural reforms, farmers have added another "essential" to the exhaustive list of supplies they are carrying - a DJ system.

Amid distressing scenes of violence and clashes, a heart-warming video has emerged from Haryana's Karnal - where the langar (community kitchen) served a scrumptious (and free) meal to a large number of policemen

At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.

Famers in Punjab's Amritsar and Firozpur districts have started their three-day 'Rail Roko' protest today against the contentious three farm sector bills even. Farmers' unions in Punjab have called for a statewide "bandh" tomorrow and October 1.

Punjab saw its biggest anti-Citizenship Act protest at Malerkotla with the highest number of women participants. Fourteen organisations came together to organise the protest which included the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), Punjab Students' Union-Lalkar, Punjab Lok Morcha, Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union and other such facti...