Search For "farmers"
Farmers gather to proceed to Delhi for demonstration, security deployed
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], November 25 (ANI): Security personnel have been deployed on the Chandigarh-Delhi Highway as farmers gathered to proceed to the national capital for staging a demonstration on Wednesday.
Read More
Ahead of 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest, Haryana Police advisory to avoid
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 24 (ANI): Haryana Police on Tuesday issued a travel advisory asking commuters to avoid certain national highways along the state border with Delhi and Punjab in view of 'Dilli Chalo' farmers' protest on November 26-27.
Read More
Passenger train halted at Beas railway station as farmers' union blocks tr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 24 (ANI): Amritsar district collector Gurpreet Singh Khaira on Tuesday appealed to the farmers protesting under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee to clear the railway tracks as a passenger train had to be stopped at Beas railway station. Now
Read More
Railways restores 11 trains; Punjab farmers say will not allow passenger t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab)/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 24 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab's Amritsar continued their protest against the new farm laws, saying that they will not allow the passenger trains to run, even as Western Railway (WR) restored the services of 11 trains, which were either cancell
Read More
Harsimrat Kaur Badal calls upon Punjab government, Centre to provide urea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 23 (ANI): Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday asked the Central and Punjab governments to rush fertilizers, particularly urea, to the state immediately saying any further delay in supply of urea to farmers could have catastrophic results
Read More
Farm Liberalisation to Bring Prosperity to Entire Food Supply Chain
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): When the Union Finance Minister proposed 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers' welfare while presenting the budget earlier this year, the stage was set for liberalisation of the farm sector.
Read More
Sukhbir Singh Badal asks PM to guarantee assured government procurement at
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], November 22 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to understand the sentiments of farmers and make a commitment for assured government procurement at minimum support price (MSP), besides ensuring pro
Read More
Will restore trains services in Punjab at earliest, says Railways
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Chandigarh [India], November 22 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Saturday said that it will take steps towards restoration of train services in Punjab as it has received a communication from the state government that the protesting farmers have cleared the tracks.
Read More
As farmers suspend stir, Punjab CM urges Centre to resume rail services
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 21 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced that striking farmers' unions have decided to suspend blockades for 15 days and urged the Centre to resume rail services to the state.
Read More
New office bearers appointed in Tamil Nadu to initiate Prime Minister's 13
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): To implement the Indian Prime Minister's 137 special welfare schemes, Former Government High Official Dr Rajaraman appointed as the Head of the State, for the voluntary organisation 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyankari Yojana Prachar Prasar
Read More
Stubble burning continues in parts of Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], November 18 (ANI): Several farmers continue to burn stubble near Jalandhar's Phillaur area in Punjab, on Wednesday.
Read More
Not against corporates but need regulation to protect interest of farme
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 17 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that his government is not against corporates but there has to be a regulation to protect the interest of farmers.
Read More