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SC to examine if farmers' protest permitted when matter is sub-judice

The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine if organisations or individuals who have moved Constitutional court challenging the validity of a legislation are permitted to hold protest

Uttar Pradesh: Farmers, administration reach agreement in Lakhimpur Kheri

A retired high court judge will probe Sunday's violence

What are farmers protesting against when farm laws have been stayed: SC

Initially, the protests started from Punjab in November last year and later spread mainly to Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

CM Channi wants to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, Punjab govt writes to UP

The Punjab civil aviation department on Monday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to allow Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's chopper to land

In 6 years before Covid, India's average farm incomes rose 59% and debt 58%

Income varied between farming households disaggregated by size of land holding and between states.

Farmers on dharna in Sriganganagar for water, delegation to meet minister

Around 250 farmers have started a dharna in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan demanding release of irrigation water from the Indira Gandhi canal, an official said on Sunday. Hundreds of farmers gathered outside the SDM office in Ghadsana and laid a seige to the premises on Saturday evening. They blocked the entry to the office following which additional police force was deployed in the area. Some officials and police personnel posted there were briefly locked up inside the office by the farmers, police sources said. Sriganganagar Collector Zakir Hussain said, "The situation is peaceful and around 250 farmers are sitting on dharna in Ghadsana at present demanding irrigation water from the canal." He said a delegation of the farmers is scheduled to meet Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister B D Kalla in Jaipur. "Efforts are being made to resolve the matter through dialogue," the collector said. Superintendent of Police Rajan Dushyant said police personnel have b

Farmers hold protests across Punjab, Haryana over delay in purchasing paddy

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday held protests at many places against postponing of paddy procurement.

'Intellectual dishonesty': PM Modi slams Oppn over farm reforms criticism

"Many meetings have also been held in this regard but no one till now has come up with a specific point of disagreement that we want this to be changed," Modi said.

Punjab, Haryana farmers resent delay in start of paddy procurement

Centre says delay necessary as moisture content high due to excess Sep rains

'You have strangulated Delhi by holding sit-in protests': SC to farmers

Court says citizens have equal rights to move freely and without fear and their properties are being damaged in the protest.

Govt lies that it's open to dialogue, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that Government lies to the media that it is open to dialogue on the issue of ongoing farmers agitation.Addressing a press conference here, Tikait said, "Government lies to media that it is open to dialogue but farmers are not. They want to hold conditional dialogue, in which farmers will not participate. They said farm laws would not be rolled back. It means they have already drafted the agreement and farmers just have to sign it."Asked about his statement against media, Tikait said, "I had said something yesterday which was misinterpreted. I actually meant that the next target of the Centre is media houses. We have never said anything against media."Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday had said media houses will be the next target and will suffer if they do not support farmers' protest."Everyone should join us. The next target will be media houses. If you want to be saved then join us, else you will also suffer. We will raise the ...

Climate change challenge for entire ecosystem: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said that steps taken to create a seeds-to-market ecosystem will ensure the country's strong economic growth

Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi voices support for farmers, slams govt

Gandhi on Monday said the farmers' non-violent 'satyagraha' is still resolute but the "exploitative" government does not like this and that is why a 'Bharat Bandh' has been called

Bharat Bandh will compel Centre to listen to farmers: Rakesh Tikait

Tikait said that he is certain that Monday's Bharat Bandh will compel the Centre to listen to the voices of farmers

Bharat Bandh: Delhi Police shuts traffic movement towards Ghazipur from UP

Delhi Police on Monday closed traffic movement towards Ghazipur from Uttar Pradesh keeping in view of the Bharat Bandh today."Traffic movement has been closed from UP towards Ghazipur due to protest," tweeted Delhi Traffic Police.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws.SKM has said that a nationwide strike will be observed from 6 am to 4 pm today.During this period, all government and private offices, educational and other institutions, shops, industries and commercial establishments as well as public events and functions will be closed throughout the country, the SKM said.However, exemptions to the bandh include all emergency establishments and essential services, including hospitals, medical stores, relief and rescue work and people attending to personal emergencies.The Bharat Bandh garnered support from more than 500 farmer organizations, 15 trade unions, ...

Bharat Bandh to bring Kerala to a grinding halt on Monday

Bharat Bandh, announced by the agitating farmers and supported by opposition parties, will turn into a lockdown in Kerala on Moday with both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF backing it.

Cong asks workers, state chiefs to join 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers

Congress asked all its workers, state unit chiefs and heads of frontal organizations to take part in the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmer unions on September 27 to protest Centre's three agri laws

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases marginally in August

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased marginally to 3.9 per cent and 3.97 per cent, respectively in August

Heavy rains in UP: Priyanka urges govt to assess damage, pay compensation

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to assess the damage caused by heavy rains to crops and pay adequate compensation to the farmers.

Yogi govt withdraws 868 stubble burning cases against farmers

The Yogi Adityanath government has issued an order withdrawing 868 cases of stubble burning registered against farmers in Uttar Pradesh