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Punjab civic body polls: Farmers protest against farm laws in Amritsar's W
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 14 (ANI): Farmers on Sunday raised slogans and protested against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the new farm laws as the polling for the civic body elections in Punjab were underway in Ward number 37 of Amritsar.
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Farmers' protest: Heavy security deployment continues at Tikri border
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Heavy security deployment continued at the Tikri border (Delhi-Haryana border) on Sunday morning as the farmers' protest against the three agriculture laws entered its 81st day.
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Toolkit investigation: 'Climate activist' Disha Ravi remanded to 5-day pol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): A Delhi court on Sunday remanded 21-year-old "climate activist" Disha Ravi to five days police custody following her arrest in connection with alleged spreading a "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to address 'kisan panchayats' in UP
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the three Central agriculture laws, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address "kisan panchayats" in three districts of Uttar Pradesh starting from Monday.
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Toolkit investigations: Climate activist from Bengaluru arrested by Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Delhi Police Cyber Cell have arrested a 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru on Saturday for her alleged role in spreading a "toolkit" related to the farmers' protest.
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BSP demands action against Haryana minister over remark on farmers' death
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has demanded that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar take action against state Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal after the latter said that 200 farmers died during the ongoing protests would have died anywhere.
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Revanth Reddy's padayatra against farm laws enters Hyderabad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 14 (ANI): Telangana Congress working president Revanth Reddy's padayatra (foot march), which was launched to extend support to farmers protesting against the agricultural laws, entered Hyderabad on Saturday.
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Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter extends support to agitating farmers, says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, reached the Ghazipur border on Saturday to extend her support to the farmers agitating against the central farm laws and said that her visit is "apolitical".
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Delhi: 3 more arrested in connection with R-Day violence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Three more people have been arrested in connection with the violence that took place during the farmers' tractor rally in Delhi's Burari area on January 26, police said.
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'Farmers will go home only after Centre repeals farm laws,' says Tikait
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bahadurgarh (Haryana) [India], February 12 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said farmers will not go home unless the Centre repeals the new farm laws.
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Rakesh Tikait warns farmers' protest will go on for indefinite period
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday said the ongoing farmers' protest will go on for indefinite period as there is no planning regarding the duration yet.
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Anurag Thakur attacks Rahul, says he was not prepared to speak on budget
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): In a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Congress leader was "not prepared" to speak on the union budget.
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