Tag: agriculture
India, Portugal Sign Agreements In Defence, Agriculture, Sports
India and Portugal on Saturday signed a slew of agreements in various fields, including defence cooperation, agriculture, renewable energy and marine research.....
Hundreds Of Farmers Block Highways In Punjab, Haryana As They Wage Protests Against Three Agriculture-related Bills
Angry over three agriculture-related Bills, hundreds of farmers blocked major highways in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday to demand that the proposed laws should not be pursued in Parliament. ....
Anti-farmer BJP Acting Like Kauravas Against Farmers: Surjewala
The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying to the farmers of the country and said that the ruling party is behaving like the Kauravas of the Mahabharat and the grand old party is standing with the farmers who are fighting like Pandavas. ....
Rajya Sabha Passes Two Farm Bills Amid Pandemonium
The Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed two Farm Bills amid a pandemonium due to protests by opposition members.....
Navjot Singh Sidhu To Join Protests To Support Farmers' Cause
Going vocal against the BJP-led Central government and supporting farmers' agitation against agriculture Bills, former Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said he would join protests in his constituency Amritsar (East). ....
Rahul Gandhi Dubs Farm Bills 'big Blunders', Demands Withdrawal
Amid protests by farmers across the country over the three agriculture-related Bills passed by Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the proposed legislations as "big blunders" and demanded their immediate withdrawal. ....
'Save Agriculture And Democracy': Farmers Urge President Kovind
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has sought President Ram Nath Kovind's intervention to 'Save Agriculture and Save Democracy' on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Emergency and the completion of seven months of the ongoing farmers' agitation, a top farmer leader said here on Thursday. ....
Opposition Walks Out Of Lok Sabha, Demands Withdrawal Of Farm Bills
Opposition members, including from the DMK, Congress, NCP and TMC, on Tuesday boycotted proceedings and walked out of the Lok Sabha over the contentious farm Bills seeking their "withdrawal". ....
Farmers Protesting In Chilly Weather, Modi Giving Clarifications On TV: Congress
The Congress on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is busy in giving clarifications on television on the three farm laws against which thousands of farmers are protesting for the last one month on the borders of the national capital, braving chilly winter conditions. ....
Karnataka Farmers Have Expressed Trust In Modi Govt: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has attributed its success in the gram panchayat elections in Karnataka to the policies of the Modi government. Amid the lies being spread on the agricultural reform laws during these local body polls, the people and farmers in the state have given a clear message that they completely trust the Modi government, the party said. ....
