Page 5 - Punjab Farmers

Delhi Police appeals to public not to believe in illegal farmers detention

The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to people not to believe in rumours about illegal detention of farmers protesting against three new agri laws

Farmers stir: SAD chief Badal meets Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur border

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today met farmer leader Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur border and presented him with a 'siropa' (robe of honour), as he assured his party's support to the farmers movement.

LIVE: Punjab CM calls all-party meet on Feb 2 to discuss farmers' agitation

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Prime Minister Modi tells political parties that his government is trying to resolve the issues raised by farmers.

SAD asks party cadre to rush to farmers' protest sites on Delhi borders

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday asked its party cadre to rush to the three farmers' protest sites on Delhi borders in large numbers to give a further boost to the ongoing agitation.

LIVE: Haryana govt suspends mobile internet services in 17 districts

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The mobile internet services except voice calls will remain suspended in some Haryana districts with immediate effect until 5 pm on Saturday

R-Day violence: Police intensify crackdown, farm leaders dig their heels in

After the withdrawal by two farmer groups on Wednesday, another group protesting at Shahjahanpur decided to end its support

LIVE: UP govt asks police officers to end farmers' protests in state

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The Delhi Police Crime Branch will investigate the cases of violence at the Red Fort, ITO and seven other places

LIVE: Yogendra Yadav, Rakesh Tikait, Patkar among 37 leaders named in FIR

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Protesting farmers have announced a foot march to Parliament on February 1, when the Union Budget is presented

Acting head: Why is Deep Sidhu in news over violence at Red Fort?

Sidhu is the individual who planted the "Nishan Sahib" or the Sikh religious flag atop the Red Fort on January 26

LIVE: Will march on foot towards Parliament on Feb 1, say farmer leaders

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Farmer leaders said the tractor parade will remain peaceful and will not affect the official Republic Day parade in any way

LIVE: Govt ready for talks again if farmers consider pitch to suspend laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Govt and farmer unions met for their 11th round of talks to resolve the nearly-two-month long deadlock

LIVE updates: SC-appointed panel starts consultation on three farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The second round of meeting between the police and farmer unions regarding the proposed January 26 tractor rally by them remained inconclusive

LIVE: Govt proposes to hold farm laws for 1.5 yrs, farmers say will revert

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Govt proposed to keep the three farm laws suspended for a fixed time period of one year or so. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Farmers' protest LIVE: SC should scrap new farm laws, says Congress

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Farmer unions have begun holding tractor rallies at villages in Punjab

Farmers' protest LIVE: Centre, farmer unions meeting postponed to Jan 20

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: A day before the SC hearing, agitating farmer unions remained firm on holding a tractor rally on the Republic Day

LIVE: Farmers allege NIA filing cases against those supporting protests

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi

Farmers' protest LIVE: Select new people for panel on agri laws, say union

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday wrote a letter to PM Modi and reiterated his decision to launch "the last hunger strike"

Punjab's real problem: The loss of its entrepreneurial impulse

Punjab, once India's richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. It needs to get off the paddy-wheat-MSP high and rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse

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Govt-farmers meet: 9th round ends with date for 10th round of talks

Unions stuck to their main demand of a complete repeal of the three Acts