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Protesting farmers try to break through police barricades at Haryana's Sad
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], November 26 (ANI): Police used water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse protesting farmers headed to Delhi as they tried to break through police barricades at Sadopur border in Ambala.
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Delhi Chalo protest: Police, farmers clash at Shambhu border, tear gas use
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], November 26 (ANI): Security personnel had to use tear gas to disperse the protesting farmers at Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. The protestors were marching towards Delhi against new farm laws which they believe will reduce their earnings, making large re
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Instead of listening to farmers' voice, BJP using water cannon to disperse
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying, instead of listening to the voices of the farmers the BJP government is using water cannons to disperse them in cold weather.
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Kejriwal expresses support for farmers, says peaceful protest is Constitut
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday came out in support of Punjab farmers and their protest against the Centre's recently passed farm laws, saying that peaceful protest was a Constitutional right and the use of water cannons against them
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WB: Opposition holds demonstration against Centre's labour policies, block
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 26 (ANI): Members of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, CPI(M) and Congress blocked railway track in Jadavpur as trade unions observe nationwide strike against new labour policies introduced by the Centre.
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Delhi metro to and from NCR curtailed till 2 pm today due to farmers' prot
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Delhi metro services to and from the National Capital Region (NCR) will be restricted on Thursday till 2 pm in view of the November 26-28 farmers' rally against the new farm laws.
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Carrying rations for 6 months, Ludhiana farmers leave for Delhi to protest
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 25 (ANI): Carrying rations for six months, farmers from Ludhiana under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Wednesday left for the 'Delhi Chalo' protest in the capital against the new farm laws.
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Railways restores 11 trains; Punjab farmers say will not allow passenger t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab)/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 24 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab's Amritsar continued their protest against the new farm laws, saying that they will not allow the passenger trains to run, even as Western Railway (WR) restored the services of 11 trains, which were either cancell
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Rail services to resume in Punjab, says Piyush Goyal
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New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Indian Railways is going to commence services from and through Punjab as the farmer unions have announced suspension of blockades for over two weeks.
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Priyanka Gandhi accuses Centre of making false claims on MSP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday accused the Central government of making false claims regarding the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP). She alleged that reports from several BJP ruled states say that the Centre has kept MSP below t
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Will restore trains services in Punjab at earliest, says Railways
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi/Chandigarh [India], November 22 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Saturday said that it will take steps towards restoration of train services in Punjab as it has received a communication from the state government that the protesting farmers have cleared the tracks.
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BJP to contest all 117 seats in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 17 (ANI): Nearly two months after BJP's long-term ally in Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) broke away from the NDA over the contentious farm laws, party General Secretary Tarun Chugh announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party will contest all 117 Assembly c
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