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Sikh priest shoots himself at Singhu border: Police
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sonipat/Panipat (Haryana) [India], December 16 (ANI): A Sikh priest from Haryana's Karnal district died by suicide on Wednesday at Singhu border where farmers have been protesting for the last 20 days, said Sonipat DSP (Head Quarter) Virendra Singh.
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Tikri, Dhansa borders closed for traffic: Delhi Traffic Police
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Tikri and Dhansa Border have been closed for traffic movement while the Jhatikara border will open only for two-wheelers and pedestrians, the Delhi Traffic Police informed on Wednesday.
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Modi govt followed Swaminathan Commission recommendations, Oppn misleading
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), December 16 (ANI): It is the Narendra Modi government, which followed the recommendations of Swaminathan Commission, and declared Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various farm produces by adding 50 per cent profit on the cost of the farmer, Union Agriculture Minis
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SC intends to set up committee comprising farmers' unions, Centre to resol
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday while observing that farmers issue "will soon become a national issue" said that it intends to set up a committee comprising representatives of farmers unions across India, government and other stakeholders to resolve th
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Navjot Singh Sidhu alleges private insurance companies looting farmers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers protest in and around the national capital, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday claimed that private crop insurance companies have replaced government insurance companies and are indulged in looting farmers
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Business adversely affected due to farmers' protest claim traders at Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Traders from Azadpur Mandi, one of the largest wholesale markets for fruits and vegetables in the country, say that due to the ongoing farmers' agitation against the three farm laws, their business has been adversely affected.
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Railways has incurred loss of Rs 2000-2,400 crore due to farmers' protest,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), December 15 (ANI): The Railways has incurred a loss of about Rs 2,000-2,400 crores due to the ongoing farmers' protest, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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"BJP is real tukde-tukde gang, destroying national unity", says Sukhbir Ba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday lashed out at his former ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the farmers' protest against the three agricultural sector laws.
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Government willing to find solution with open mind, continue dialogue with
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid continuing protest by farmers on Delhi borders over new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that the government is willing to continue dialogue with genuine farm unions and find a solution with an open mind.
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Farmers' protests affected trade, economic activities worth Rs 5,000 cr: T
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The farmers' protests affected trade and other economic activities worth Rs 5,000 crore during the past 20 days, said Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday.
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A conspiracy is going on to confuse farmers, says PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kutch (Gujarat) [India], December 15 (ANI): At a time when farmers are protesting against the three farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday that a conspiracy is going on in and around Delhi to confuse farmers.
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Farmers protesting against farm laws not misguided: Sanjay Raut
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has said that farmers protesting against the three farm laws are not misguided.
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