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Farmer leaders to observe hunger strike today over farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The ongoing farmers' protest is set to intensify as the heads of all farmer unions agitating against the Centre's new farm laws will observe a one-day hunger strike on Monday.
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Hopeful final round of Centre-farmer union talks will be held in 24 to 48
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Noting that the Centre "is positive" to find a solution to demands of protesting farmers, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday expressed hope that the final round of talks between the government and farmer unions will be held in
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Farmers protest: 3,500 police personnel to be deployed at 5 Delhi-Haryana
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], December 12 (ANI): With farmers gearing up to block the highway and picket toll plazas on the border to Delhi on Saturday in response to a call from protesting farmer unions to intensify their agitation against the three agricultural sector laws, police personnel
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'Posterbazi' on other issues aimed at diluting farmers' agitation: Tomar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said that farmer unions have accountability not to allow their protest to be "distracted" and "posterbaazi" on other issues is aimed at "diluting" their agitation.
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SAD backs farmer unions rejecting government proposals over farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 9 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) urged the Government of India to stop playing games with the innocent farmers of the country and immediately and unconditionally withdraw the three controversial Acts and accept all the other demands of the farmers,
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Farmer unions reject government proposals on changes in farm laws, to inte
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Farmer unions on Wednesday rejected the government's proposals on changes in three farm laws and said they will intensify their protest for the repeal of these laws.
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Farmers to decide further course of action after discussing Centre's draft
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Farmer unions will hold a meeting over the draft of proposals that will be sent by the Centre later on Wednesday and hoped it will ease the ongoing stalemate by providing some clarity on the issues by today evening, said Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of
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Bharat bandh: Telangana road transport corporation staff stage protest in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kamareddy (Telangana) [India], December 8 (ANI): Extending their support to the Bharat bandh call, given by farmer unions, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) workers staged a demonstration in Kamareddy district on Tuesday.
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Agitating farmers call for 'Bharat Bandh' today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Farmers protesting against the Centre's agricultural sector laws have called a "Bharat Bandh" today after several rounds of talks with the government over the new farm laws remained inconclusive.
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Centre unlikely to share draft amendments to farm laws with protestors bef
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Union government's unrelenting attempts to resolve the farmers' agitation through dialogue is making little headway with few of the farmer unions remaining adamant on their demand to repeal the new agriculture laws.
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Farmers' stir: Tomar to consult junior ministers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): With the fifth round of talks between the Centre and farmers' unions remaining inconclusive, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will hold a meeting with Ministers of State Kailash Choudhary and Parshottam Rupala on Sunday.
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Tomar urges farmer unions to give up agitation, says MSP will continue, AP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Saturday said that APMCs will not be weakened and MSP will continue as he urged farmer unions to give up their agitation and solve their grievances through talks.
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