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Satellites Missed Most Farm Fires In Punjab And Haryana: Report
More than 90 per cent of large farm fires in Punjab and Haryana are now going undetected by the official monitoring systems as farmers are shifting stubble-burning activities to late afternoons, according to a new analysis published on Monday.
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Tractors Carrying Sugarcane Set On Fire In Karnataka During Farmers' Protest
Tension prevailed in parts of Bagalkote district on Thursday as several tractors and trolleys carrying sugarcane to a factory in Rabkavi Banhatti taluk were set on fire, allegedly by miscreants.
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Karnataka Farmer Sets Himself On Fire, Dies Over Unresolved Land Dispute
A farmer in Karnataka's Mandya died on Wednesday after he set himself on fire, alleging prolonged government inaction over a land dispute.
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"Did Not Crush Farmers": Jharkhand Minister On BJP Attack Over Son's Reel
Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari has drawn fire from the Opposition BJP over a video of his 19-year-old son Krish allegedly inspecting a top government hospital in Ranchi. The minister has denied that his son was inspecting the hospital
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8 Farmers Injured In Tear Gas Shelling, Protest March Over MSP Halted
Farmers Protest March: Tear gas was fired at farmers gathered at Shambhu on the Haryana-Punjab border Friday afternoon during their 'Dilli chalo' march to press home various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price.
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Man Fired From Microsoft After 22 Years Becomes Goose Farmer. See Viral LinkedIn Profile
An X user's post on a man's remarkable journey from a Microsoft employee to a goose farmer is going viral online.
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Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana
A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.
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Farmers Protest Live Updates: Tear Gas Fired As Farmers Prepare To Resume Delhi March
Thousands of farmers riding tractors prepared to resume their push towards New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a deal with the government on their demands for higher crop prices.
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Tear Gas Used At Punjab-Haryana Border, Centre Calls Farmers For Talks Again
Tear gas shells were fired this morning at the Punjab-Haryana border, where thousands of farmers have gathered to march on a heavily fortified Delhi after rejecting the government's offer of a five-year MSP contract. A fifth round of talks is likely.
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Police Use Tear Gas On Farmers At Punjab-Haryana Border
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.
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Farmers Fly Kites To Tackle Drones Carrying Tear Gas Shells
As the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers entered its second day, an unconventional strategy emerged on the ground as protesting farmers flew kites to counter drones employed by the government to drop tear gas canisters on them.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait's "If Government Creates Problem" Warning
Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.
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"Can't Take Us For Granted": Supreme Court's Tough Words For Delhi
The Supreme Court came down hard on the Punjab and Delhi governments Tuesday - and offered a measure of support to farmers from the former state - as it continues a marathon hearing into the toxic air that chokes Delhi every winter.
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Satellites Missed Most Farm Fires In Punjab And Haryana: Report
More than 90 per cent of large farm fires in Punjab and Haryana are now going undetected by the official monitoring systems as farmers are shifting stubble-burning activities to late afternoons, according to a new analysis published on Monday.
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Tractors Carrying Sugarcane Set On Fire In Karnataka During Farmers' Protest
Tension prevailed in parts of Bagalkote district on Thursday as several tractors and trolleys carrying sugarcane to a factory in Rabkavi Banhatti taluk were set on fire, allegedly by miscreants.
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Karnataka Farmer Sets Himself On Fire, Dies Over Unresolved Land Dispute
A farmer in Karnataka's Mandya died on Wednesday after he set himself on fire, alleging prolonged government inaction over a land dispute.
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"Did Not Crush Farmers": Jharkhand Minister On BJP Attack Over Son's Reel
Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari has drawn fire from the Opposition BJP over a video of his 19-year-old son Krish allegedly inspecting a top government hospital in Ranchi. The minister has denied that his son was inspecting the hospital
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8 Farmers Injured In Tear Gas Shelling, Protest March Over MSP Halted
Farmers Protest March: Tear gas was fired at farmers gathered at Shambhu on the Haryana-Punjab border Friday afternoon during their 'Dilli chalo' march to press home various demands, including a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price.
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"Stubble Burning After 4 pm": Supreme Court Asks For 24x7 Data On Farm Fires
Supreme Court ordered 24x7 data on stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana after farmers started timing the crop burning with the overpass of NASA satellites over the region, a problem first highlighted by NDTV two weeks ago.
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Centre Plans To Examine Burnt Area After Farmers Timing Crop Fires
Centre plans to clamp down on polluting farm fires by measuring the areas burnt instead of live blazes, after reports that farmers were burning paddy waste or stubble at times when satellites were not passing overhead.
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Man Fired From Microsoft After 22 Years Becomes Goose Farmer. See Viral LinkedIn Profile
An X user's post on a man's remarkable journey from a Microsoft employee to a goose farmer is going viral online.
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Policeman Injured, Tear Gas Shells Fired As Cops, Farmers Clash In Haryana
A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.
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Farmers Protest Live Updates: Tear Gas Fired As Farmers Prepare To Resume Delhi March
Thousands of farmers riding tractors prepared to resume their push towards New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a deal with the government on their demands for higher crop prices.
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Tear Gas Used At Punjab-Haryana Border, Centre Calls Farmers For Talks Again
Tear gas shells were fired this morning at the Punjab-Haryana border, where thousands of farmers have gathered to march on a heavily fortified Delhi after rejecting the government's offer of a five-year MSP contract. A fifth round of talks is likely.
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Police Use Tear Gas On Farmers At Punjab-Haryana Border
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.
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Farmers Fly Kites To Tackle Drones Carrying Tear Gas Shells
As the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers entered its second day, an unconventional strategy emerged on the ground as protesting farmers flew kites to counter drones employed by the government to drop tear gas canisters on them.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait's "If Government Creates Problem" Warning
Rakesh Tikait - a key figure in the 2020/21 protests against the government's "black farm laws" - has backed the second 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, which began Tuesday with tear gas being fired on the Punjab-Haryana border that triggered clashes.
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"Can't Take Us For Granted": Supreme Court's Tough Words For Delhi
The Supreme Court came down hard on the Punjab and Delhi governments Tuesday - and offered a measure of support to farmers from the former state - as it continues a marathon hearing into the toxic air that chokes Delhi every winter.
