AMBALA: A group of farmers on Saturday protested against the BJP’s Ambala candidate Banto Kataria during her Lok Sabha polls campaign in the Naggal village. The protesters asked Kataria why the farmers marching towards Delhi to seek a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops were not allowed to proceed to the national capital … Read more
A total of 54 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Saturday as farmers squatted on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district for the fourth day, officials said. The protestors have been demanding the release of three farmers arrested by the Haryana Police during the ongoing stir. As many as … Read more
After the death of a youth in the ongoing farmers’ protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher has said that they will not cremate the person until he gets justice. Pandher told that a First Information Report (FIR) should be lodged against the Haryana Police. “Case under Section 302 IPC should be registered against those who … Read more
Hisar/Chandigarh: As fresh clashes broke out, the Haryana Police on Friday used tear gas to disperse protesting farmers heading towards Khanauri on Punjab’s border with the state. The Haryana Police also said it is withdrawing its earlier decision to invoke provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) against some farmer leaders who are a part … Read more
Chandigarh: After discussing the situation at the interstate borders between Punjab and Haryana where thousands of farmers have been camping for over a week, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of the farmers’ organisations, on Thursday announced a series of protests, including a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Delhi on March 14. It demanded registration of … Read more
The Haryana police in Ambala district on Thursday initiated action against farmer leaders actively involved in ongoing protests at the state border under the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980. In an official release, Ambala police said that since February 13, continuous efforts are being made by farmers’ unions to break the barricades … Read more
Elon Musk-owned X has publicly expressed disagreement with the Indian government’s order to suspend and impose penalties on certain accounts critical of the government. X’s official Global Government Affairs account posted a statement saying that they have had to implement the government’s directives, but they do not agree with them. “The Indian government has issued … Read more
Jaipur: The police on Wednesday, January 21, used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the protesting Youth Congress workers, who were demanding the re-employment of people working under the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra scheme. The BJP government scrapped the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra scheme, a flagship programme of the previous Congress regime, weeks after … Read more
The Haryana government on Tuesday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts till February 21 in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation. The affected districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa. The government had earlier extended the suspension of mobile internet on February 13, 15, … Read more
Chandigarh (Punjab): Following the fourth round of meetings with the farming leaders in connection with the ongoing protest, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on February 19 that a detailed discussion was held with Bhartiya Kisan Mazdoor. He further stated that the outcome of the meeting was very positive. We had a detailed discussion on how … Read more
