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No rationale for farmers' protest as SC already stayed farm laws, says UP
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Thursday said that there is no rationale for the farmers' protest as the Supreme Court has already stayed the farm laws.
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Haryana: One held for assaulting farm worker at Singhu border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], October 22 (ANI): A Nihang Sikh has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a poultry farm worker and fracturing his leg at the Singhu border in Sonipat after the latter refused to give him chicken for free, said Haryana Police on Friday.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu is a fraud, cheat, clueless about interests of Punjab,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): Calling Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu a "fraud and cheat", former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said Sidhu is clueless about the state's and its farmers' interests.
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Farmers have right to protest, but can't block roads, says SC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that farmers have the right to protest but roads cannot be blocked indefinitely.
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Perform Lakhbir Singh's 'bhog' as per Sikh tradition: SC Commission urges
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vijay Sampla on Wednesday condemned that no religious practice was allowed to perform during the last rite rituals of Lakhbir Singh, whose mutilated body was found hanging on a police barrica
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'Rail Roko' protest had hugely hit coal train movement amid shortage, say
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): At least 46 railway rakes carrying coal to the power plants were stuck as farmers held a nationwide 'Rail Roko' protest on Monday, officials said.
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Centre, UP govt setting new records of procurement from farmers: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh are setting new records of procurement from farmers.
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC slams UP govt, says police 'dragging its feet
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government and said that it was getting an impression that the Uttar Pradesh Police was "dragging its feet" in its investigation into the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri where eight persons
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Delhi CM announces aid of Rs 50,000 per hectare for damaged crops
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): In a relief to farmers hit by unseasonal rains in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare for damaged crops.
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Centre trying to bifurcate society, create deep state, alleges former Punj
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], October 20 (ANI): Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led Centre is trying to "bifurcate society" and create a "deep state" in Punjab.
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Singhu border killing: Punjab Dy CM alleges conspiracy, says 'will identif
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 20 (ANI): Alleging that a "deep-rooted conspiracy" to defame the farmers' protest is behind the Singhu border killing, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said the state government would reach the bottom of the case to identify the "conspirators
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Punjab: Ferozpur's biomass power plant generating electricity using stubbl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], October 20 (ANI): A biomass power plant in Punjab generates electricity using paddy stubble amid the problem of stubble burning by farmers in the state.
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