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Sanyukt Kisan Morcha begins 2-day meet in Lucknow
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 9 (ANI): Members of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, Uttar Pradesh, took part in a meeting which began on Thursday where leaders made a call to ensure the success of the Bharat Bandh on September 27 and take up peasant issues in the state. The two-day meet
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RSS affiliate to stage protest on Sept 8 demanding guarantee of profitable
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Amid the impasse between the government and agitating farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is likely to add to the concerns of the Centre with its protests on September 8 over its demand for the guarantee
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Maharashtra Governor condoles demise of PWP leader Ganpatrao Deshmukh
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari expressed condolences over the demise of veteran Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) leader Ganpatrao Deshmukh.
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Bonded labour traps thousands in Pakistan, despite law against slavery
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of peasants in Pakistan remain entrenched in servitude under bonded labour as even after five years after the Sindh Assembly passed the Bonded labour abolition Act, the law is yet to be implemented.
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Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam elections from Sibsagar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 6 (ANI): Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming Assam assembly elections from the Sibsagar constituency as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal.
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SC rejects bail plea of activist Akhil Gogoi in anti-CAA protests case
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected to grant bail to peasants' activist Akhil Gogoi who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Assam.
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Adivasi couple in Naxalbari village growing dragon fruit to earn profit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West-Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): Naxalbari, the Bengal village which is globally known for its peasants' revolt of 1967 has now set an example for the best dragon fruit cultivation in the district. Hatighisa, a small village near Naxalbari under Siliguri subdivision of Darj
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Peasant leader Akhil Gogoi's bail plea rejected by Guwahati court, to move
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): A special NIA court in Guwahati on Friday rejected bail plea of peasant leader Akhil Gogoi in connection with the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam.
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Maharashtra farmers' bodies demand subsidy on milk
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31 (ANI): The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Milk Producing Peasants Struggle Committee have demanded that the state government should give Rs 10 per litre subsidy to all milk producers and they have given a call to intensify the state-wide struggle f
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All India Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti to hold nationwide protest again
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The All India Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti (AIKSCC) has given a call to thousands of farmers to organize protest across the country on Wednesday against the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government for allegedly failing to provide relief
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Protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Assam
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Different organisations, including peasant organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), on Friday took out a protest in Guwahati against the Citizenship Amendment Bill demanding its withdrawal.
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K'taka water crisis: Farmers to protest at Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Jun 28 (ANI): As the farmers' protest over water scarcity entered its eighth day here, the peasants are now on their way to the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam to stage a demonstration.
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