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Punjab announces financial assistance for families of two farmers who died
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Mourning the death of two farmers, who were participating in the agitation against the three farm sector laws passed by the Centre, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to their familie
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Hoping for positive outcome: Narendra Tomar on fourth round of talks with
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The fourth round of talks commenced between the Centre and representatives of farmers' on Thursday afternoon at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal representing the Central governmen
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Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush Goyal meet farmers for fourth round of talks
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): In the fourth round of talks with the farmers protesting at the gates of Delhi on Thursday, hopes for a resolution run high on both ends -- farmers and the government -- as they commit to continuing the dialogue and reach a positive outcome.
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Govt hopes meeting with farmers will be successful, says MoS Som Prakash
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The government is hopeful that the meeting with representatives of protesting farmers, scheduled for later today, will be successful, said Som Prakash, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
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Khalistan sympathizers use farmers' protest to promote their separatist ag
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Among the farmers protesting against the Central farm laws, some "unwanted elements" like Khalistan sympathizers have been seen, said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
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Agitating farmers at Burari ground have no hope from meeting with Centre
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The elderly farmers protesting at Nirankari Samagam Ground in Delhi's Burari on Thursday said they have no hopes from the meeting with the Centre scheduled later in the day to resolve their issues.
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Traffic on Delhi border areas affected as farmers' protest enters eighth d
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing farmers' agitation in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana, Chilla border on Noida link road, besides Jharoda, and Jha
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Protests enter eighth day, delegation to meet Agriculture Minister today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The farmers' protest against the three agricultural sector laws passed by the central government in the last monsoon session entered the eighth day on Thursday with demonstrations on Sant Nirankari Samagam ground in Burari on the outskirts of Delhi and ot
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Delegation of farmers to meet Agriculture Minister today
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): A delegation of farmers will meet Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday, said Spokesperson, Bharatiya Kisan Union while adding that all farmer organisations across the country should hit the streets now.
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Bar Council of Delhi writes to PM Modi, calls for repeal of farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Extending support to farmers' protest against new farm laws, the Bar Council of Delhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to repeal the new farm laws.
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Foreign powers like China, Pakistan want to destabilise the country in nam
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hisar (Haryana) [India], December 2 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal on Wednesday said that there are many foreign powers like China and Pakistan who want to destabilise the country in the name of farmers.
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Noida Police shifts protesting farmers to 'temporary jail', alleges BKU Lo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 2 (ANI): Farmers heading to the national capital from different parts of Uttar Pradesh have been shifted to 'temporary jail', alleged Swaraj Singh, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) President on Wednesday.
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