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Punjab Farmers Allow Trains To Run From Monday, Talks To Continue
Punjab farmers who had set up rail blockades across the state to protest the centre's controversial farm laws will allow trains (both passenger and goods) to resume service from Monday night, it was announced Saturday after a meeting with Amarinder Singh
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Amarinder Singh To Meet PM Modi, Amit Shah Over Rail Blockade By Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged the centre to help end the rail blockade by farmers angry at the new agricultural laws and said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue.
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Farmer Protests In Punjab: Rs 1,670 Crore Loss To Railways, Says Report
The railways has suffered a loss of Rs 1,670 crore in freight earnings alone due to the farmers' agitation in Punjab that have continued for over 50 days now, resulting in the cancellation of 1,986 passenger services and 3,090 goods trains to the region, sources said on Monday.
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Train Blockade By Farmers Over, Says Punjab. Railways Want 100% Assurance
Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today. But the trains are not likely to run as the railways want to restart both goods and passenger trains and other services together and not selectively. Some farmers are still ga...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Punjab Farmer Unions Lift Goods Train Blockade, State Welcomes Move
Up to 30 protesting farmer unions of Punjab today lifted the three-week-old blockade on goods trains, backing the new bills passed by the state government to counter the new Central farm laws.
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Punjab Stares At Power Crisis With 2 Days' Coal Left Amid Farmer Protest
The ongoing rail blockade has severely impacted coal supply for the thermal power plants in Punjab, officials said on Saturday, as fear of severe power outages rises in the state.
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Protesting Farmers Call Off Amritsar-Delhi Railway Blockade After 2 Days
Protesting farmers in Punjab who had blocked the Amritsar-Delhi rail track over the last two days called off their agitation today, police said, after the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The agitation led to the cancellation of 38 trains and diversion of 11 trains, officials said.
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Protesting Punjab Farmers Decide to Call off Rail Blockade
Protesting farmers in Punjab today decided to call off their seven-day 'Rail Roko' stir, which has crippled rail services in the state, but said their agitation against the Parkash Singh Badal government would continue in support of their demand for higher compensation.
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Parkash Singh Badal Appeals to Punjab Farmers to Call Off Protest
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today again appealed to protesting farmers to lift their rail blockade saying being a farmer himself, he was ever ready to resolve any issue related to agriculture through mutual dialogue.
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Punjab Farmers Allow Trains To Run From Monday, Talks To Continue
Punjab farmers who had set up rail blockades across the state to protest the centre's controversial farm laws will allow trains (both passenger and goods) to resume service from Monday night, it was announced Saturday after a meeting with Amarinder Singh
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Amarinder Singh To Meet PM Modi, Amit Shah Over Rail Blockade By Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged the centre to help end the rail blockade by farmers angry at the new agricultural laws and said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue.
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Farmer Protests In Punjab: Rs 1,670 Crore Loss To Railways, Says Report
The railways has suffered a loss of Rs 1,670 crore in freight earnings alone due to the farmers' agitation in Punjab that have continued for over 50 days now, resulting in the cancellation of 1,986 passenger services and 3,090 goods trains to the region, sources said on Monday.
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Train Blockade By Farmers Over, Says Punjab. Railways Want 100% Assurance
Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today. But the trains are not likely to run as the railways want to restart both goods and passenger trains and other services together and not selectively. Some farmers are still ga...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Punjab Farmer Unions Lift Goods Train Blockade, State Welcomes Move
Up to 30 protesting farmer unions of Punjab today lifted the three-week-old blockade on goods trains, backing the new bills passed by the state government to counter the new Central farm laws.
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Punjab Stares At Power Crisis With 2 Days' Coal Left Amid Farmer Protest
The ongoing rail blockade has severely impacted coal supply for the thermal power plants in Punjab, officials said on Saturday, as fear of severe power outages rises in the state.
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Protesting Farmers Call Off Amritsar-Delhi Railway Blockade After 2 Days
Protesting farmers in Punjab who had blocked the Amritsar-Delhi rail track over the last two days called off their agitation today, police said, after the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The agitation led to the cancellation of 38 trains and diversion of 11 trains, officials said.
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Protesting Punjab Farmers Decide to Call off Rail Blockade
Protesting farmers in Punjab today decided to call off their seven-day 'Rail Roko' stir, which has crippled rail services in the state, but said their agitation against the Parkash Singh Badal government would continue in support of their demand for higher compensation.
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Parkash Singh Badal Appeals to Punjab Farmers to Call Off Protest
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today again appealed to protesting farmers to lift their rail blockade saying being a farmer himself, he was ever ready to resolve any issue related to agriculture through mutual dialogue.
