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Stones Thrown, Highway Blocked As Karnataka Sugarcane Protests Enter Day 9
Tensions flared in northern Karnataka on Friday as a protest over sugarcane prices entered its ninth consecutive day, with angry farmers and groups supporting them resorting to stone-throwing on the Bengaluru-Pune National Highway in Belagavi.
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Protesting Sugarcane Farmers Throw Slippers At Karnataka Minister's Car
Protesting sugarcane farmers in Karnataka allegedly threw slippers at State Minister Shivanand Patil's car when he was leaving the protest site in Belagavi on November 6.
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Plea Rejected By High Court In Defamation Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut seeking quashing of a defamation complaint against her and the summoning order by a court in Bathinda.
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Who Is Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Punjab Farmer On Hunger Strike For Over 110 Days
Punjab Police on Thursday shifted farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal from the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, to another hospital amid a crackdown on protesting farmers.
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"Good Discussion": Shivraj Chouhan After Meeting Protesting Farmers
The protesting farmers and the Union government led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a fresh round of talks on Saturday evening, in a bid to end a year-long deadlock over a range of demands, including a legal guarantee on MSPs.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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Protesting Farmers Agree To Hold Talks With Court-Appointed Panel
The Punjab government on Monday apprised the Supreme Court that the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border have agreed to hold talks with the court-appointed panel.
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Punjab Bandh: Farmers Block Roads At Many Places, Traffic Hit
Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic.
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'You Have Time Till...': Court Deadline To Punjab Over Fasting Farm Leader's Health
Farm activists at the Khanauri border point have increased security around the protest site, fearing that the Punjab government might once again try to whisk away the fasting veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and get him hospitalised.
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Black Clothes And Handcuffs: BRS Leaders Protest Arrest Of Farmers From Lagcherla Village
Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs protested in the Telangana Assembly dressed in black and wearing handcuffs as a mark of protest demanding justice for the arrested Lagcherla farmers.
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Farmers To Stage 'Rail Roko' In Punjab At 12 Noon Tomorrow
Amid farmers' protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting from 12 noon. He appealed to the people of Punjab to participate in the protest.
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Farmers Pause March To Delhi As Haryana Cops Use Tear Gas, Water Cannon
A group of 101 farmers resumed their 'Delhi chalo' foot march at 12 pm on Saturday, pressing the government for the fulfillment of their demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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"Don't Allow Farmers To Face Manipur-Like Situation": Congress' Big Warning
Farmers Protest March: The Congress on Friday called on the BJP to respond proactively to farmers' demands about a legal guarantee for MSP and warned the government, "Do not allow the farmers of this country to face a situation like Manipur".
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Security Tightened At Shambhu Border As Farmers To March Towards Delhi Today
Ahead of the farmers' march to Delhi scheduled for Friday, security has been tightened at the Shambhu border on NH-44, with both Haryana and Punjab police deploying significant resources to manage the swelling crowds of protesters.
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Prohibitory Orders In Ambala, Delhi Braces For Traffic Chaos As Farmers Plan March Today
Delhi is bracing for a second bout of traffic jam this week as protesting farmers plan "Dilli Chalo" march from Shambhu border. Prohibitory orders banning large gatherings were imposed in Haryana's Ambala this evening.
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Stones Thrown, Highway Blocked As Karnataka Sugarcane Protests Enter Day 9
Tensions flared in northern Karnataka on Friday as a protest over sugarcane prices entered its ninth consecutive day, with angry farmers and groups supporting them resorting to stone-throwing on the Bengaluru-Pune National Highway in Belagavi.
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Protesting Sugarcane Farmers Throw Slippers At Karnataka Minister's Car
Protesting sugarcane farmers in Karnataka allegedly threw slippers at State Minister Shivanand Patil's car when he was leaving the protest site in Belagavi on November 6.
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Plea Rejected By High Court In Defamation Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut seeking quashing of a defamation complaint against her and the summoning order by a court in Bathinda.
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Who Is Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Punjab Farmer On Hunger Strike For Over 110 Days
Punjab Police on Thursday shifted farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal from the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, to another hospital amid a crackdown on protesting farmers.
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"Good Discussion": Shivraj Chouhan After Meeting Protesting Farmers
The protesting farmers and the Union government led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a fresh round of talks on Saturday evening, in a bid to end a year-long deadlock over a range of demands, including a legal guarantee on MSPs.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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Protesting Farmers Agree To Hold Talks With Court-Appointed Panel
The Punjab government on Monday apprised the Supreme Court that the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border have agreed to hold talks with the court-appointed panel.
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Punjab Bandh: Farmers Block Roads At Many Places, Traffic Hit
Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic.
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'You Have Time Till...': Court Deadline To Punjab Over Fasting Farm Leader's Health
Farm activists at the Khanauri border point have increased security around the protest site, fearing that the Punjab government might once again try to whisk away the fasting veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and get him hospitalised.
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Black Clothes And Handcuffs: BRS Leaders Protest Arrest Of Farmers From Lagcherla Village
Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs protested in the Telangana Assembly dressed in black and wearing handcuffs as a mark of protest demanding justice for the arrested Lagcherla farmers.
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Farmers To Stage 'Rail Roko' In Punjab At 12 Noon Tomorrow
Amid farmers' protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting from 12 noon. He appealed to the people of Punjab to participate in the protest.
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Farmers Pause March To Delhi As Haryana Cops Use Tear Gas, Water Cannon
A group of 101 farmers resumed their 'Delhi chalo' foot march at 12 pm on Saturday, pressing the government for the fulfillment of their demands, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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"Don't Allow Farmers To Face Manipur-Like Situation": Congress' Big Warning
Farmers Protest March: The Congress on Friday called on the BJP to respond proactively to farmers' demands about a legal guarantee for MSP and warned the government, "Do not allow the farmers of this country to face a situation like Manipur".
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Security Tightened At Shambhu Border As Farmers To March Towards Delhi Today
Ahead of the farmers' march to Delhi scheduled for Friday, security has been tightened at the Shambhu border on NH-44, with both Haryana and Punjab police deploying significant resources to manage the swelling crowds of protesters.
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Prohibitory Orders In Ambala, Delhi Braces For Traffic Chaos As Farmers Plan March Today
Delhi is bracing for a second bout of traffic jam this week as protesting farmers plan "Dilli Chalo" march from Shambhu border. Prohibitory orders banning large gatherings were imposed in Haryana's Ambala this evening.
