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Farmers move towards Singhu border from Burari ground
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Around 30 farmers from DDA Ground in Burari have moved towards the Singhu border and around 15 have been detained for their possible involvement in violence on January 26 and for violating laws, Delhi Police said on Thursday.
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BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait slaps person at Ghazipur border
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait slapped a person at Ghazipur border where the farmer leaders are staging a protest. The identity of the person is yet to be known.
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BJP trying to shift blame for violence by protestors in Delhi, says Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday hit out at Union Minister Prakash Javadekar over his remarks concerning violence during tractor parade by farmers on Republic Day and said it was "disgraceful and desperate attempt" to shift
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Mamata slams Centre, BJP for Delhi violence, terms it premeditated plan to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 29 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Central Government over the violence in Delhi and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hatching conspiracy against farmers to insult them.
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Punjab CM calls lookout notices against farmer leaders 'absolutely wrong',
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India] January 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday condemned the issuance of lookout notices against farmer leaders in the wake of violence in Delhi and calling it 'absolutely wrong'. He also demanded the withdrawal of the notices.
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NCR, Punjab, Haryana have suffered loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to farmers'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 29 (ANI): The National Capital Region, Punjab and Haryana have together suffered a trade loss of about Rs 30,000 crore due to agitation by farmer unions against three farm laws, Punjab Pradesh Vyapar Mandal president Pyare Lal Seth has said.
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UP govt orders DMs, SSPs to ensure end of farmers' agitations in state
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered all District Magistrates (DMs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) to ensure the end of all the farmers' agitations in the state, government officials said.
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Apprehensive over Red Fort incidents, have seen phase of terrorism, says f
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], January 28 (ANI): Ashok Thapar, a relative of freedom fighter Sukhdev Thapar, has expressed concern over the incidents at Red Fort during tractor march by farmer unions on Republic Day and said he has seen phase of terrorism in Punjab and was afraid about any de
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BKU (Lok Shakti), BKU (Ekta) meet Agri Minister Tomar, hand over memorand
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Members of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday evening and handed over a memorandum.
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Red Fort incidents can be used by anti-India elements to activate 'Khalist
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 28 (ANI): Former Punjab DGP Shashi Kant has said that security agencies and police have to be more vigilant in view of incidents at Red Fort on Republic Day during the tractor march by farmers and noted that there might be attempts to activate "modules" b
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Anna Hazare to begin protest from January 30
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], January 28 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will begin from January 30 an indefinite fast at his hometown Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, district of Maharashtra over various demands related to farmers.
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Lahiri set for Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], January 28 (ANI): Anirban Lahiri will tee up with Alex Noren and Tim Wilkinson from the tenth tee on the first day of the Farmers Insurance Open, the second tournament of the West Coast Swing at picturesque Torrey Pines in San Diego.
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