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Farmers' protest: Police use tear gas, traffic jams result on roads, talks
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of the farmers' stir even as the local people suffered due to traffic jams near the borders, and the farmers' organisations said they would hold a meeting with the Central government on Thursday to discuss their demands.
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Farmers problems should not be linked to politics: VP Venkaiah
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 20 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the problems of the farmers should not be politicised for votes as that will cause divisions in the country.
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Farmers' stir politically motivated, aimed at creating disturbance in Hary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 14 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal on Tuesday claimed that the farmers' agitation was politically motivated and aimed at creating disturbance in the state.
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Farmers attacked 17 times in last 2 years, says Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Ra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Condemning the lathi-charge on the farmers in Karnal last month, Maharashtra MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that the farmers have been attacked 17 times in the last two years of their protest.
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Farmers' stir: Internet, SMS services restored in Haryana's Karnal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], September 10 (ANI): Haryana government on Friday restored mobile internet and SMS services in Karnal, which were suspended in view of farmers' agitation to "prevent any disturbance of peace and public order".
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Haryana govt is symbol of atrocity against farmers: Harish Rawat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Lending support to farmers' agitation in Karnal and condemning the lathi-charge against the farmers last month, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Thursday said that the Haryana government has become a "symbol of atrocity" against farmers.
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Farmers' stir: Haryana govt suspends internet, SMS services in Karnal
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 9 (ANI): In view of farmers' agitation in Karnal, the Haryana government on Thursday suspended the internet and SMS services in the district to "prevent any disturbance of peace and public order".
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Farmers' stir: Haryana extends ban on mobile internet, SMS services in Kar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 8 (ANI): As farmers gathered around the mini secretariat here over August 28 lathi-charge incident continue their protest, the Haryana government on Tuesday evening extended the temporary suspension of mobile internet and SMS service in Karnal district to preven
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Captain Amarinder successfully handled farmers' protest, directed them to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 24 (ANI): Hailing Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for successfully managing the farmers' protest, former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar created a controversy, saying if there had been someone else in place of Captain, the Punjab government would have fa
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Intelligence agencies alert Delhi police, other agencies that Pak-based IS
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Intelligence agencies have alerted Delhi police and other agencies that Pakistan-based ISI proxies may sabotage the proposed farmers' protest, according to official sources on late Friday evening.
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India calls UK lawmakers' debate on press freedom, farmers' stir 'one-side
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday called the UK Westminster discussion on press freedom and farmers' stir as "one-sided and based on false assertions".
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Punjab Budget session: AAP slams Governor for skipping para in his speech
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hit out at the Punjab Governor Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore for allegedly skipping the paragraph on the ongoing farmers' movement during his address in the state Vidhan Sabha on the second day of the budget sess
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