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"If govt doesn't agree by Feb 21, Haryana too will join the agitation...":
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After the Centre offered a proposal to the farmers that guarantees Minimum Support Prices (MSP) on pulses, maize and cotton, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said on Monday that the government must add oil seeds and Bajra also under the MSP, warning that if Centre doesn't agree by Febru
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"We'll continue with 'Delhi Chalo' march on Feb 21 if...": Farmer leader a
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarvan Singh Pandher asserted that the farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 adding that the discussion will also be held on the proposal proposed by
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Cong leader Navjot Sidhu refers to Centre's promise of increase in MSP, do
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid the farmers' protest around the Delhi borders, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday referred to the Centre's promise of doubling farmers' income and increasing MSP and asked whether there was a bigger lie than this?
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"No protest by SKM on Delhi borders but...": CPI (M) leader Hannan Mollah
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Hannan Mollah on Sunday said that no protest is being held by and Samyukt Kisan Morcha on the borders of Delhi, but three-four organisations that separated from SKM after the movement in 2020 are agitating and taking "our name".
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MHA imposes internet services ban in seven districts of Punjab till Feb 24
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In view of the farmers' protest, the Union Home Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on internet services in seven districts of Punjab until February 24.
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Govt requests time for talks as farmers' protest at Shambhu Border enters
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday that the government had asked for some time to discuss the matter with the union ministers.
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"Our govt has done more for farmers...": Rajnath quotes numbers amid prote
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As protesting farmers continued to mass and hold their ground on Delhi's borders on Saturday, amid attempts at a breakthrough in talks with the Centre, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi considered them as his family members.
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Farmers' protest disrupts supply chain, vegetable prices in Delhi could se
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The vegetable trader at Ghazipur mandi said "The price of carrots has gone up by Rs 4 in the last 15 days after supply from Punjab is disrupted following farmers' protest. This could lead to a rise in the price of vegetables. This issue between the farmers and the government should end soon.
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Tripura farmers protest in Agartala against tear gas shelling, caning at b
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Sanyukta Kisan Morcha and the Tripura unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Friday called for protests in the state against the alleged security crackdown on agitating farmers amid their protests at various border points in the country.
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Shiv Sena (UBT), Sanjay Raut, says centre-resisting farmers protest "not r
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut questioned the central government regarding its resistance against the ongoing farmers' protest on the Delhi borders.
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"We appeal to PM again... not a question of Punjab or Haryana alone": Farm
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid a third round of talks with the central government ending in a stalemate, the General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Friday urged an intervention from the part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the farmers' issues adding that t
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Harshad Mhatre, Arati Patil win Kochi Marathon 2024
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Harshad Mhatre finished the full marathon in the men's category in what was a photo finish after clocking a time of 2:35:50 hours. In the women's category, it was once again a Maharashtra woman, who dominated the race from the start to the end. Arati Patil was crowned as the champion as she
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