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Kisan Ekta Morcha slams screening of 'Sooryavanshi' in Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Kisan Ekta Morcha, a farmer union on Saturday voiced against the screening of a Bollywood movie 'Sooryavanshi' in Punjab as the cast and crew in the movie did not support farmer protests.
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Navjot Singh Sadhu lashes out at Sukhbir Badal, calls him 'creator, defend
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 17 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Navjot Singh Sidhu hit out at Sukhbir Singh Badal, the president of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) calling him the 'creator and defender' of the farm laws passed in the Parliament last year.
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40 trains cancelled due to farmers' protest in UP's Moradabad
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 25 (ANI): As many as 40 trains were cancelled on Tuesday in the wake of farmer protests on the railway track in Moradabad.
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Surge in COVID cases in villages: Haryana CM urges farmers to suspend prot
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 14 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday urged farmers to suspend their protest against farm laws amid the Covid-19 situation, claiming that their movements to and from dharna sites were spreading the infection in villages.
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80 pc Covid-19 cases in Punjab have UK variant; marriages, farmers' protes
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan on Tuesday said that 80 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Punjab has UK variant of the virus and asserted that the reasons behind the surge in fresh infections could be marriages, local body elections and farmer protests.
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Punjab Cong chief condemns attack on BJP MLA Arun Narang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh, March 28 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar has strongly condemned the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Arun Narang in Malout saying such unlawful behaviour has no place in a democracy. He said that farmer protests will be weakened wi
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Centre asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles for posting pro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Amid the 'Toolkit' controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers' protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers ag
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Many forced to defecate in open as toilets now difficult to reach, say far
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 3 (ANI): Protesting farmers at Singhu border have said that they are facing a shortage of toilets after recent barricading near the protest site and many of them were being forced to answer the call of nature in the open.
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Punjab's all-party meet demands immediate withdrawal of farm laws by Centr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI): Punjab's all-party meet chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at Punjab Bhawan passed a resolution seeking immediate withdrawal of three farm laws by central government on Tuesday.
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Protest but then come to parliament and debate: Pralhad Joshi to oppositio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday appealed to the opposition parties boycotting the President's address ahead of the budget session to respect the institution that is the President's office.
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Tourist footfall dips in Shimla due to farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Tourist footfall, which usually peaks during the winter season, has registered a dip due to the ongoing farmers' protests.
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There is a conspiracy to end farmers' protest, says Bhupesh Baghel
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Following the clashes that took place between farmers and Delhi Police in the national capital, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday evening said that there is a conspiracy to end the farmers' protest.
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