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Last night, farmers had stayed at Shivaji Maidan in Chunabhatti. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Farmers march to Azad Maidan in Mumbai for land ownership, other...

Farmers from across Maharashtra, beginning their march on Tuesday, reached Byculla Bridge in the city on Thursday...

22 Nov 2018 4:29 AM GMT

CPI(M) general-secretary Sitaram Yechury also criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for delaying the winter session of the parliament and said these were the signs that it was not willing to face the House. (Photo: PTI)

CPI(M) warns to continue agitation; blames govt of betraying farmers

About 50,000 farmers from 23 districts are expected to participate in a long march that starts from Nashik on Wednesday.

20 Feb 2019 7:06 AM GMT

Legendary farm leader Mahendra Singh Tikaits son Narendra Tikait (L) along with other family members, at his residence in Sisauli village, Muzaffarnagar. (PTI/Vijay Verma)

Farmers ready to continue stir on Delhi borders till Modi govt lasts:...

Narendra said the Centre is under any misconception that it can cull the farmers' protest like it has 'culled' other...

10 March 2021 7:35 AM GMT

PM Modis convoy stuck at the flyover. (Photo: ANI)

Pavan K. Varma | The flaw in PM's security: Rise above politics, fix...

Any attempt to politicise this matter is most deplorable. But unfortunately, this is precisely what the BJP did

8 Jan 2022 7:59 PM GMT

The farmers are hard-nosed realists and they are not sentimental romantic fools like their urban supporters and urban opponents. Representational Image. (PTI)

AA Edit | Govt must talk to farmers, try to avert fresh agitation

The other demands the farmers have now raised include a total waiver of agriculture loans, pension and crop insurance

21 March 2023 5:57 PM GMT

The farmers walked from Nashik to Mumbai under the banner of the Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha (AIKS) of the CPI(M) with a slew of demands, including their right to till forest land and a complete loan waiver. (Photo: Shripad Naik/ Asian Age)

Govt's last chance to fulfil promises made to farmers: Shiv Sena

Facing the heat from the opposition and ally Shiv Sena, the state govt accepted the agitating farmers' demands.

13 March 2018 8:16 AM GMT

Dubbed as the largest farmers protest and congregation in New Delhi, around 35,000 farmers, from across the country, converged at the Parliament Street police station on November 29 after their march was stopped by the administration. (Photo: PTI)

Children want good jobs, refuse farming seeing our plight: protesting...

Farmers from across the country were in Delhi to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices...

1 Dec 2018 6:11 AM GMT

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Farmers' stir ends with little impact in Madhya Pradesh

The agitation which had literally kept the Madhya Pradesh government on its toes all through the stir period however had...

10 Jun 2018 7:00 PM GMT

Farmers pelt stones as they clash with the police during their agitation in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: File/PTI)

Police should have shot at legs'

Justice Jain observed that no evidence could be found to support the claim that the mob had fired at police.

19 Jun 2018 8:48 PM GMT

Stir in 10 states being led by govt proxies: Raju Shetti

It is important to note that AIKS's agitation in Maharashtra is different from the farmers' strike that is going on in...

2 Jun 2018 8:05 PM GMT

Government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertiliser subsidy to provide cheaper nutrients to farmers.

Inaction by government led to agitation: Farmers

The proposed farmers' agitation will again bring these issues back before the government.

13 Aug 2017 7:59 PM GMT

Social activist Aanna Hazare. (Photo: PTI/File)

Anna Hazare willing to be mediator to farmers, state

He alleged that farmers have resorted to protests due to anti-farmer' policies of the government.

2 Jun 2017 8:28 PM GMT