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Singhu border killing: Punjab Dy CM alleges conspiracy, says 'will identif
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 20 (ANI): Alleging that a "deep-rooted conspiracy" to defame the farmers' protest is behind the Singhu border killing, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said the state government would reach the bottom of the case to identify the "conspirators
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Don't upset Punjab farmers, country witnessed ramification of unstable bor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 17 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday urged the Centre to handle farmers' agitation with sensitivity and not to upset the farmers as most of the protesters are from Punjab, a border state.
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Punjab CM urges Railway Board Chairman to withdraw cases against farmers'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Chairman of Railway Board to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of Kissan (farmer) organisations.
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Punjab farmers in distress as untimely rain destroy crops ready for sale
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): The farmers had to bear the loss of most of their crops due to the untimely heavy rain early morning in Amritsar on Saturday.
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Amarinder Singh urges Punjab CM-designate to ensure relief to families of
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 19 (ANI): A day after he quit as the Chief Minister amid the crisis in Punjab Congress, Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday expressed sorrow at having to cancel the scheduled disbursement of appointment letters to families of 150 farmers who had lost their live
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Farmers protest: Punjab to give jobs to 104 legal heirs of deceased
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Cabinet on Thursday gave ex-post facto approval for jobs to 104 legal heirs of farmers/farm labourers who have died during the ongoing agitation against the farm laws.
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50 trains cancelled, road traffic affected as farmers protesting sugarcane
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 21 (ANI): Several trains of the Northern Railway on Saturday were running behind schedule as famers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks.
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Farmers in Pak's Punjab slam new law on sugar factories, claim their right
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Farmers in Pakistan have slammed the passage of a new law controlling sugar factories, saying that their rights have been compromised in the amendment act in contrast to what they were provided in last year's ordinance.
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Punjab CM directs procurement agencies to ensure prompt lifting, timely pa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed all procurement agencies to ensure prompt lifting and timely payment to farmers through the newly introduced Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system during the ongoing Rabi Market
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Rs 8,180 cr payment for wheat transferred directly into Punjab farmers' ac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): For the first time, farmers of Punjab have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop to the Government of India. About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred directly into Punjab farmers' account, the
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CM should resign for keeping Punjab's interests at stake: Badal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 10 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh should resign for compromising the interests of the state by being hand in glove with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre in punishing the farm
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Punjab farmers protest against Centre's direct benefit scheme; say will be
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 10 (ANI): Farmers and commission agents in Amritsar on Saturday went on strike against the Centre's direct benefit transfer scheme, alleging that if implemented it will destroy farmers.
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