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We burn stubble as govt compensation inadequate: Amritsar farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): Amid rising concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital and neighbouring states, farmers in Amritsar's Devidaspura continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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SAD leader condemns `police action' on workers protesting farm Acts
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday alleged "police repression" against peacefully assembled Akali workers on the outskirts of the city who were protesting the recently passed farm laws.
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SAD's gimmicks won't help them woo farmers: Punjab CM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation from the Union Cabinet saying that their "gimmicks would not help them woo farmers".
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Andhra Pradesh Congress launches signature campaign against farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has launched a signature collection campaign on Gandhi Jayanti against the three recently enacted farm laws.
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Silence protests in UP against govt over law and order, farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Samajwadi Party (SP) workers and office-bearers on Friday observed the two-hour-long silence at Gandhi statues across Uttar Pradesh to protest against 'murder of democracy' by those in power.
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Agitation by farmers and Congress will be successful: Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Today when we are observing the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, farmers are protesting against three "anti-farmer" laws, said Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Friday.
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Andhra govt announces MSP for various agricultural products
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Government has announced the minimum support price (MSP) for the current sowing season for various agriculture products including chilli, turmeric, sweet orange, minor-millet, banana and onion.
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Sukhbir, Harsimrat detained in Chandigarh during Kisan March
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 2 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur and several party workers were detained by police during Kisan March near Mullapur barrier here on Thursday. However, they were released later.
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MSP system to will stay, Congress trying to mislead people: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Congress and some other parties were trying to create misconceptions regarding the farm laws and asserted that MSP system will stay and the government will increase Minimum Support Price of crops from
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Northern Railways cancels, short-terminates trains due to farmer agitation
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Keeping in view the farmers' agitation in Punjab against farm bills, Northern Railways said on Thursday that some trains will be cancelled, short terminated or diverted.
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Punjab farmers continue 'Rail Roko' agitation in Jalandhar, Patiala
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], October 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union and Jamhuri Kisan Sabha staged a 'Rail Roko' agitation at Phillaur Junction in Punjab's Jalandhar, to protest against the newly passed agriculture laws on Thursday.
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Stubble decomposition machine trials to be carried out in all states: Prak
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): All the states will conduct the trials of a decomposer, developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Pusa Institute to deal with the issue of stubble burning, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday.
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