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Trade Unions Block Roads, Railway Tracks In West Bengal During Nationwide Protest
The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing.
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Bengal Local Train Services Extended Till 10 PM Amid Protests
Amid protests and blockades at several railway stations on Monday over the curbs imposed on local train services in West Bengal, the state government modified the order its issued a day ago, extending operations till 10 pm from the earlier 7 pm.
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Protesting Farmers Plan Countrywide Train Blockade On February 18
Farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the border of Delhi have decided to step up their protest with a four-point programme. The last of these is a plan to block railways across the country on February 18, said Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a conglomerate of farmers' organisations.
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"Railways Going To Start Services From And Through Punjab": Piyush Goyal
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Indian Railways is going to commence services from and through Punjab as the farmer unions have announced suspension of blockades for over two weeks.
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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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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Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today.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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47 Arrested In Mumbai For Blocking Railway Tracks During Anti-CAA Protests
At least 47 protesters were arrested on Wednesday during a "Rail Roko'' (train blockade) at Kanjurmarg station in Mumbai during a Bharat Bandh called by some organisations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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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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Trade Unions Block Roads, Railway Tracks In West Bengal During Nationwide Protest
The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing.
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Bengal Local Train Services Extended Till 10 PM Amid Protests
Amid protests and blockades at several railway stations on Monday over the curbs imposed on local train services in West Bengal, the state government modified the order its issued a day ago, extending operations till 10 pm from the earlier 7 pm.
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Protesting Farmers Plan Countrywide Train Blockade On February 18
Farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the border of Delhi have decided to step up their protest with a four-point programme. The last of these is a plan to block railways across the country on February 18, said Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a conglomerate of farmers' organisations.
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"Railways Going To Start Services From And Through Punjab": Piyush Goyal
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Indian Railways is going to commence services from and through Punjab as the farmer unions have announced suspension of blockades for over two weeks.
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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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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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47 Arrested In Mumbai For Blocking Railway Tracks During Anti-CAA Protests
At least 47 protesters were arrested on Wednesday during a "Rail Roko'' (train blockade) at Kanjurmarg station in Mumbai during a Bharat Bandh called by some organisations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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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.
