Tag: farmer
Tamil Nadu Gives 'cold Shoulder' To Bharat Bandh Call
Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and supported by the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu turned out to be a damp squib with the public not responding at all to the shutdown-call. ....
Invite Farmers For Talks Without Precondition: Sukhbir To PM Modi
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene immediately and invite farmers for talks without any preconditions to revoke the three farm laws. ....
PM Modi Launches 35 Climate-resilient Crop Varieties
Launching 35 climate-resilient crop varieties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested states and NGOs to conduct various programmes and create a task force for the promotion of millets. ....
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Meets PM Modi, Discusses Farmers' Issues
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed farmers issues. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's official residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg here. ....
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, Shivpal Yadav Arrested In Lucknow
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, party MP Prof Ram Gopal Yadav and former UP minister Shivpal Yadav have been arrested for violation of Section 144 in Lucknow. ....
Priyanka Gandhi Leads 'Maun Vrat' In Lucknow To Seek Ajay Mishra's Dismissal
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led a 'Maun Vrat' in Lucknow on Monday in support of their demand for the dismissal of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is accused of mowing down farmers with his SUV. ....
Kapil Sibal Attacks Govt Over Security Situation In Kashmir
After spate of killings in Kashmir, the Congress has upped its ante and has cornered the government over the security issue in Kashmir and violence in Lakhimpur Kheri. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched an attack on the government over Kashmir situation. ....
Protesting Farmers Sit On Railway Tracks In Punjab, Haryana; Commuters Hit
Acting on the call of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) for a six-hour nationwide 'rail roko' protest, all railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana were blocked on Monday by farmers, thus affecting the rail services. ....
Farm Laws May Be Withdrawn Before Punjab, UP Polls: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has expressed the apprehension that the Modi government may withdraw the farm laws in view of the upcoming Punjab and Uttar Pradesh elections and later implement them afresh, once elections get over. ....
Police Remove Barricades At Ghazipur Border, Farmers' Protest To Continue
After Delhi Police started removing the barricades from the Ghazipur border, farmers protesting at the site for nearly a year against the three contentious farm laws have expressed apprehension that they also might be removed. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has issued a statement appealing to the farmers to reach the site as soon as possible to strengthen the agitation. ....
