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PM Modi will address farmers, scientists on natural farming today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers and scientists across the country on Thursday in the ongoing summit on natural and zero-budget farming being held in Gujarat

Farm Act aftermath: Kant says Centre bent on more reforms across sectors

Says basic philosophy of this govt is that wealth is created by private sector so things must be made easy for them; govt must act as a facilitator and catalyst

PM Modi to address national agro summit with focus on natural farming

PM Modi will address virtually farmers at the event on December 16

Kangana's post on farmers: Won't arrest her till Jan 25, says Mumbai Police

The city police told Bombay High Court that they will not arrest actor Kangana Ranaut till January 25, 2022 over her social media post that allegedly linked farmers' protests to a separatist group.

BJP's Varun Gandhi submits private members' bill for legal guarantee of MSP

Continuing to back the demands of farmers, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has piloted a private member's bill seeking legal guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore

Farmers to vacate Ghazipur border fully by Dec 15: BKU leader Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said farmers will fully vacate their protest site on the Delhi border here by December 15 as their first group left for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday

Stir against Centre's 3 farm laws will be remembered in history: Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot congratulated the farmers for successful completion of their agitation against Centre's three farm laws, saying the movement that lasted for over a year will be remembered

Kin of 11 farmers who died during protests given jobs by Punjab govt

The kin of 11 farmers who lost their lives during the stir against the Centre's farm laws were given appointment letters for government jobs in Punjab on Saturday

Saryu canal project: PM exhorts farmers to consider natural farming

He was addressing a rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur after inaugurating the Saryu Canal National Project, which will provide assured water for irrigation

Happiness and joy as farmers return home after over a year of protest

Bhupender Singh was all smiles as he rode a tractor back home in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district after over a year of protest at Delhi's border and said it would bring an end to his ordeal

Farmers leave from Delhi borders in convoys; traffic slows down on highways

The farmers are heading back to their respective states in large convoys of tractors and trucks, in the same way, they arrived at the sites at Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri on outskirts of national capital

Farmers vacate Delhi borders after ending year-long anti-farm laws protests

After farmers suspended their agitation against the three farm laws, they have started vacating Delhi borders where they have been stationed for more than a year

Govt says no farmer died due to police action during farmers' protests

The Union government on Friday said that no farmer died due to police action during the year-long protests by farmers. Various farmer groups were protesting against three new farm laws, which have now been scrapped. The year-long protest at the Delhi borders was suspended by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday after the Union government accepted their key pending demands, including withdrawal of police cases against the protesters and on Minimum Support Price (MSP). In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said, "the subject of compensation, etc. to the families of the deceased farmers in the farmers movement is with the concerned state governments". "No farmer died as a result of police action during the farmers' agitation," he said. Tomar was responding to a joint question by Congress leader Dhiraj Prasad Sahu and AAP leader Sanjay Singh. The members had asked whether the government is planning to provide or made any ...

Farmers hold 'havan' at Ghazipur to pray for victims of chopper crash

A Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Gen Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

Pack up: Long day for farmers at Singhu as they dismantle a makeshift town

Ladders, tarpaulin, poles and ropes lay scattered at the Singhu border protest site on Friday as farmers dismantled tents, bundled up their belongings and loaded them onto trucks

Year-long farmers' stir against three acts finally comes to an end

The SKM leaders said in a press conference that protest sites across the country will start winding up on Dec 11 after holding a victory rally to mark the occasion

Villages in Punjab to honour farmers upon their return from protest sites

Many villages in Punjab are making preparations to welcome and honour farmers who will be returning to their homes after a year-long agitation against the Centre's three agriculture laws

Farmers suspend agitation, to start vacating Delhi border from Dec 11

Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the government has fulfilled their demands

Info on farmers deaths maintained by state govts: Centre in Parliament

The government on Wednesday told Parliament that information related to number of farmers who died during the protest at Delhi borders since last year is maintained by "respective state governments"

We are progressing towards resolution: Farmer leaders after SKM meeting

A five-member committee constituted by the SKM for dialogue with the government on the protesting farmers' remaining demands on Wednesday said farm unions are hopeful