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Farmers decide to intensify 'rail roko' agitation over agri reform laws

Farmers agitating over the three agricultural laws enacted by Parliament recently continued their 'rail roko' stir on Tuesday for the sixth day and decided to extend it for an indefinite period. The farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee have been squatting on rail tracks at various places in the state since September 24. They said they have decided to intensify their protest against the Centre and will continue to block rail tracks at Tanda, Mukerian, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ferozepur. The protestersare demanding the rollback of the three anti-farmer legislations. The train service, meanwhile, continued to remain suspended in Punjab amid the farmers' stir. Under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, the farmers on Tuesday also unanimously resolved to boycott some private companies, alleging that the Centre's farm bills were intended to benefit some private players. State general secretaryof the committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher, dubbed the farm la

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Party's MP from Kerala moves SC; Amarinder may follow suit

UPCC President, other party workers held while protesting farm laws

UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu and other party workers were held while staging protest against the new farm laws in the state capital on Monday, a party leader said

Protests likely to derail PM Modi's Rs 1.08 trn bullet train project

Brains behind the farmer long march lead the dissent

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to three farm Bills amid protests

The President's assent to these bills comes amid the Opposition criticising the manner in which they were passed in Parliament.

Punjab: Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continues 'rail roko' agitation

Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continued their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar here, in protest against the farm Bills, recently passed in Parliament

Farmers' committee extends 'rail roko' protest in Punjab till Sep 29

The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Friday announced extending its 'rail roko' agitation in Punjab against three farm Bills till September 29.

Farmers stage 'panchayats' against farm Bills on Delhi-UP border

Hundreds of farmers sat on protests on the UP-Delhi border on Friday against the farm Bills passed by Parliament

Lure of power amid farm protests: Dushyant Chautala may lie low and wait

Under pressure of leaving the BJP, Dushyant is likely to wait until paddy procurement starts in Haryana and see if govt buying placates farmers

Maharashtra farmers set for long march 2.0 as demands remain unfulfilled

The farmers are demanding that loans be waived, minimum support prices be set at cost plus 50% and the implementation of the Forest Rights Act

Another farmer protest: UP union gears up to block Delhi highways on Jan 10

The Bhartiya Kisan Union will be blocking the Delhi-Dehradun highway to demand loosened restrictions on diesel and the payment of sugarcane dues

Massive farmers' march highlights India's apathy towards agriculture sector

Among other things, the farmers are asking for loan waivers and better prices for their produce

How Jharkhand govt broke law by taking fertile land from farmers for Adani

'We begged Adani's people to stop,' said Santali farmer Anil Hembrom. 'But they said our land was theirs now, that the government had given it to them'

UPA govt placed Swaminathan Commission report on back-burner: Agri Min

The government, in the last four-and-a-half years, has taken a number of steps for the growth of farmers and the overall agriculture sector, the minister noted

Rahul pledges solidarity with farmers, promises to waive off loans

Addressing a gathering of protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar, he said no one will be able to silence the voice of farmers and youth

Farmers marching to Parliament stopped by police some distance away

Farmers were stopped near Parliament Street police station, after which they assembled there

Farmers' march to Parliament disrupts traffic in central, Lutyens' Delhi

Around 1,000 traffic police personnel have been deployed between Ramlila maidan and Parliament to ensure that commuters do not face inconvenience

Farmers protest: Thousands set to begin march towards Parliament today

Farmers from different parts of the country, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh converged at the Ramlila ground on Thursday

Farmers from across India protest in Delhi, to march to Parliament Friday

The group from Tamil Nadu threatened to march naked if they were not allowed to go to Parliament on Friday

Farmers threaten to stage naked march if stopped from going to Parliament

Main demands include removal of all farmer loans, profitable price for their agricultural products and a Rs 5,000 pension for farmers per month