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farmer protests
No record of farmers who died during agitation, says Centre
Farmers' unions have demanded compensation for the families of those farmers who died during the agitation
01 Dec 2021 2:39 PM
Centre repealed farm laws in view of upcoming polls, says Sharad Pawar
Had states, farmers been taken into confidence before, the situation could have been different today, he claimed
25 Nov 2021 11:08 AM
Bill to repeal three farm laws gets approval by Cabinet
Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said the Cabinet has completed the formalities to withdraw these three farm laws
24 Nov 2021 9:20 AM
Farmers will strengthen protest from Nov 27, warns Tikait
Earlier on Sunday, Tikait also warned that the Centre they will set tents at police stations and District Magistrate's offices
01 Nov 2021 1:16 PM
Supreme Court says farmers have right to protest but can't block roads indefinitely
Farmers have been camping at Delhi borders to demand that the three agri laws be rolled back
21 Oct 2021 12:59 PM
Bharat Bandh: Farmers block highways, rail tracks; Traffic hit on Delhi borders
State governments of Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Punjab, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh have extended their support to the protest
27 Sep 2021 11:43 AM
Meenakshi Lekhi slams protesting farmers as 'mawali', later retracts
Lekhi later tweeted that her comments were 'twisted' and that she withdraws her words if they have hurt anyone
23 Jul 2021 10:29 AM
AA Edit | Protest in time of Covid needs urgent resolution
The government has been playing hot and cold on the issue of these farm laws
27 May 2021 12:00 AM
Protest flags and marches as farmers observe 'black day' to mark 6 months of stir
A brief ruckus was also reported from the Ghazipur protest site
26 May 2021 1:36 PM
Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads as part of nationwide protest against farm laws
Protesting farmers owing allegiance to different outfits blocked state and national highways at several places
05 Nov 2020 3:16 PM
Shiromani Akali Dal ends long-standing ties with BJP, quits NDA over farm bills
The decision comes at a time amid stepped up agitation by farmers in Punjab over the three legislations
27 Sep 2020 2:44 AM
Farmers across India rise up against Centre's farm bills; Opposition parties back protests
The principal Opposition party, Congress, alleged that the new agriculture laws will
25 Sep 2020 7:29 PM
As farmer protests continue, Lok Sabha passes two contentious farm Bills
The three bills will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha and become laws after the Upper House also passes them
18 Sep 2020 2:44 AM
Farmer’s to protest against agrarian crisis
A total of 10 crore signatures would be collected from people and submitted to the Prime Minister through the district collectors.
30 Jun 2018 1:04 AM
UP farmer tied to tree, shot at over money dispute
The farmer, 45-yr-old Lokesh Kumar was shot at in Shamli's Kutub Garh village. He was shifted to a hospital in serious condition, cops said.
07 May 2018 6:26 PM
Farmers to participate in 2-day protest to demand for better prices, debt waiver
Around 180 farmer organisations will participate in the protest to demand what was promised during Modi's 2014 Lok Sabha campaign.
18 Nov 2017 9:42 PM
NHRC issues notice to MP govt after police allegedly strip, thrash farmers
The NHRC has asked the Chief Secretary and DGP of Madhya Pradesh to file a report in the matter within four weeks.
06 Oct 2017 1:27 PM
Rajasthan: Farmers bury themselves in pits to protest against acquisition of land
Around 21 farmers participated in the protest which reached its 14th day on Gandhi Jayanti.
03 Oct 2017 12:58 PM
111 farmers committed suicide in past one-and-a-half years: Chhattisgarh govt
Chhattisgarh revenue minister further said family disputes, excess liquor consumption, ailments were reasons behind farmer suicides.
02 Aug 2017 8:33 AM
Maharashtra loan waiver: Govt to launch mobile app to help farmers
The Maharashtra govt had earlier expanded the ambit of its loan waiver scheme to include even those farmers who had taken loans after 2008.
28 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
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