Tag: farmers
Farmers' Violence Accused Lakha Sidhana Addresses Rally, Dares Police
Delhi's farmers' violence accused and gangster-activist Lakha Sidhana on Tuesday dared police to arrest him as he addressed a public rally he called in Punjab's Bathinda as a show of strength and to express solidarity with those facing police action for supporting the cause of the protesting farmers. ....
Pinarayi Vijayan Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi, Yogi Adityanath
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who had come under heavy attack from Rahul Gandhi and Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday hit back against both the Congress leader and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart. ....
Deep Sidhu Withdraws 'security' Plea From Court
Punjabi actor-turned singer Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence case, has withdrawn an application seeking security in the jail premises after he was shifted to a separate cell. ....
Activist Nodeep Gets Bail From Punjab & Haryana HC
In a major relief to labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested in Haryana on criminal charges during the farmers' agitation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted her bail. ....
Gujarat Local Body Poll Results Show People Support Farm Reforms: Javadekar
Reacting to the results of the recent Gujarat local body polls, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that the victory of the BJP in the elections endorsed farmers' support for the agricultural reforms brought by the Union government through the new farm laws. ....
Raids On Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu: Manipulation In Crores Found, Says IT Dept
The searches at the premises of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and his partners who launched the now shuttered production house Phantom Films, and Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu by the Income Tax (IT) department have landed them in trouble as the tax agency has found "discrepancy and manipulation of income" running into crores. ....
Commuters Face Trouble As Farmers Block KMP Expressway
Commuters on Saturday faced a harrowing time after farmers blocked the 136-km long Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway to mark 100 days of their protests against the three farm bills passed by the Central government. ....
Women Farmers Sport Mehendi With 'protest' Slogan At Ghazipur
Scores of women farmers at the Ghazipur border have got the 'protest' slogan painted on their palms with mehendi, as a mark of protest against the Centre's three agri laws, on the occasion of International Women's Day.....
PM Modi Govt Committed To Farmers' Welfare Since Day One: JP Nadda
The BJP on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the increase in the subsidy for Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser by 140 per cent, and said the move will ensure that the farmers get fertilisers at old rates despite international price rise.....
Bharat Bandh: Train Movement Stopped At 32 Locations In Punjab, Haryana
Train services were disrupted at 32 locations in Punjab and Haryana on Friday in the wake of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers on the completion of four months of their protests against the three farm laws passed by the Centre. ....
