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Over 50 medical camps set up for farmers at Singhu border
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Over 50 free round-the-clock medical camps have come up at Singhu, one of the multiple Delhi borders, where farmers have been agitating against the three recently enacted farm laws, braving the winters, for the last 15 days.
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Married to a cause: Punjab family says no to wedding gifts, keeps donation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Muktsar (Punjab) [India], December 10 (ANI): A family in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, asked their relatives and friends to donate money for the protesting farmers, instead of presenting gifts, during the wedding of their son recently.
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Government attempting to sabotage farmers' protest alleges Charanjit Singh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 10 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday hit out at the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, alleging that it was trying to sabotage the farmers' protest, and instead of resolving the issues of the farmers, i
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China, Pakistan have hand in farmers' protest, claims Union Minister Raosa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Danve on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws had the backing of Pakistan and China.
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SAD backs farmer unions rejecting government proposals over farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Consumer panel member resigns in protest against Centre's farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], December 9 (ANI): Baldev Singh Bhullar, a member of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Ferozepur district, has resigned from his post in protest against the anti-farmer laws of the Centre.
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Government should not be under illusion, farmers will not compromise: Rahu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that government should not be under the misunderstanding that farmers will back off from their protest and the opposition parties are with farmers in their demand for the repeal of three recently enacted f
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Under Kisan Samridhi Nidhi farmers get Rs 10,000 in MP, but no such benefi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], December 9 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said that farmers get Rs 10,000 under the Kisan Samridhi Nidhi in Madhya Pradesh, but those in West Bengal do not get any such benefit.
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Opposition leaders meet President, urge him to persuade government to acce
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and leaders of some other opposition parties including NCP, DMK, CPI-M on Wednesday met President Ram Nath Kovind and urged him to persuade the government "not to be obdurate" and accept the demand of protesting farmers for
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BJP Leader Dr Krishan Jha Questions Political Exploitation Of Indian Farme
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI/PNN): "If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country." as M. S. Swaminathan, the agricultural geneticist from the Green Revolution said rightly, there is no doubt that Indian farmers have been shortchanged over the de
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Farmer unions reject government proposals on changes in farm laws, to inte
Updated : 5 years, 7 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' protest: Digvijaya Singh pitches for JPC to find solution
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 9 (ANI): Demanding three farm laws should be repealed, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) should be formed to find a solution after talking to farmers.
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