Page 9 - Punjab Farmers

Invited again for talks on farm laws by Centre, says Punjab farmer bodies

A decision on whether to accept the invitation will be taken at a meeting in Jalandhar on October 13, they said

Centre sees nine times jump in paddy procurement in Punjab in 13 days

Paddy procurement commenced in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in other states from October 1

Farm laws issue: SAD says will initiate national pro-farmer front

Akali Dal prez Sukhbir Singh Badal said that his party would take the lead to form a "national pro-farmer front" of regional parties against the three pieces of farm legislation passed by Parliament

Ground Zero: New agriculture law may not spell the end of commission agents

The last of a two-part series finds how farmers in Punjab depend on commission agents for credit

SAD asks Punjab govt to pay Rs 2.5k per acre to farmers to manage stubble

Badal said the apex court had clearly stipulated that the state should not wait for the Union government to come up with the compensation and should take measures to do the needful on its own

Punjab farmers demands to meet Union agri minister, reject secy's invite

The agitating farmers'' bodies, rejected the invitation for talks from the Union agriculture secretary, saying an officer does not have to tell them if these laws are beneficial for farmers

Corporates vs Commission Agents: India's farmers really have no choice

The first of a two-part series finds out why farmers in Punjab are spooked by the new legislation

Rail-roko: Farmers continue to block tracks in Amritsar against farm bills

Farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, have been staging a sit-in on the rail track in Punjab since last Wednesday

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.

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Punjab follows in Rajasthan's footsteps to blunt Centre's mandi Bills

While the move might lead to further confrontation, experts say states are well within their rights in notifying mandis

Three-day 'rail roko' over farm bills hits freight, passenger operations

The Railways has cancelled at least 14 pairs of special trains running from the Ferozepur division from September 24 to 26 following the strike call

Farm Bills impact: Punjab, Haryana cut market fee for basmati and cotton

Madhya Pradesh to give PM-KISAN beneficiaries additional Rs 4,000 per year

Farmers' stir in Punjab, Haryana: Of politics and fear of losing MSP

The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee has planned a nationwide protest on September 14

Punjab farmers hold protest across state against Centre's three ordinances

The agitating farmers took out protest marches at several places in the state, including Ludhiana, Moga, Muktsar, Phagwara and Hoshiarpur, to express their anger

Kharif sowing: Labour shortage in Punjab, abundance in UP amid Covid-19

The first of a two-part series looks at the problems cultivators are facing during the pandemic

Why Patiala's farmers are reluctant to use crop waste management machines

This year the Punjab government has distributed 29,000 rotavators, Happy Seeders and Super Seeders to farmers

Punjab, Haryana announce Rs 2,500 an acre incentive to stop stubble burning

MP farmers may move SC for inclusion; UP to set up biomass plants; farmers say relief too late for this year

29,000 Punjab farmers get Rs 2500 per acre for not burning crop residue

Agriculture Secretary Kahan Singh Pannu said the compensation has been released directly to the bank accounts of the farmers as per the list supplied by the field officers

Air pollution: 'We are helpless', say Punjab farmers on stubble burning

'The government should give us subsidy on machinery which we buy from other than the empanelled suppliers', says a farmer