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"Death deal": Kisan Mazdoor Morcha warns to intensify agitation against In
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) termed the proposed India-US agriculture trade understanding a "death deal for the farm sector" and announced plans to intensify protests across Punjab and beyond at a meeting held at Kisan Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Chandigarh: KMM announces mass movements against anti-farmer and anti-work
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The agitation is set to begin on 13 January 2026, with village-level protests across Punjab where farmers will burn copies of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2025, the Seed Law 2025, and amendments related to the VB Gram Scheme. This will be followed by a second phase on 21 and 22 January,
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Centre diluting MGNREGA's core purpose, says Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) leader Satnam Singh Pannu on Tuesday alleged that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is being diluted and diverted from its original objective of ensuring livelihood security for rural and working-class families. Read More
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee protest against VB-G RAM G Bill in Mohal
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) on Sunday held a protest in Mohali against the Central Government's decision to replace the MGNREGA scheme with the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025.
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Punjab: Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to hold statewide rail blockade on December 5
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
This protest is being held to demand the cancellation of the draft Electricity Amendment Bill 2025, the removal of prepaid meters and the reinstatement of old meters, opposition to the forcible sale of public properties by the Bhagwant Mann government, and to address other issues.
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Panjab University to remain shut on November 26 amid statewide protests
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In view of the escalating agitation, the university administration has announced that all teaching and non-teaching departments and offices on the PU campus will remain closed on Wednesday. According to an official notice issued by the Registrar on Tuesday, the shutdown will apply to all
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Pakistan: Farmers across Punjab protest against low wheat prices, govt pol
Updated : 11 months ago IST
From Sheikhupura to Dera Ghazi Khan, demonstrators have staged sit-ins and rallies and faced clashes with police, demanding better compensation for their wheat harvest.
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Pakistan: AGEGA Punjab protest against pension cuts outside Civil Secretar
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hundreds of activists from the All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) Punjab protested outside the civil secretariat against recent cuts to pension, gratuity, and leave encashment, as reported by the Dawn.
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Pakistan: Viral video leads to blasphemy charges against school owner, mai
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In Pakistan, a school owner and her maid in Punjab face blasphemy charges after a viral video allegedly showed them desecrating Quran pages, sparking protests and a police response. False blasphemy accusations have previously led to violence, with Pakistan's blasphemy laws often criticize
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Samyukt Kisan Morcha hold 'rail roko' stir across Punjab over MSP issue
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 31 (ANI): Farmers across Punjab are holding a four-hour 'rail roko' protest from 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday in response to a call given for a nationwide protest by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha(SKM), an umbrella group comprising around 40 farm organisations, primar
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Singhu border killing: Deceased's family members demand justice, says guil
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], October 16 (ANI): The family members of a person, whose body was found near the Singhu border where farmers are protesting against three farm laws since November last year, on Friday demanded justice and said that the guilty should be punished as soon as possible
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Paddy procurement to start in Punjab, Haryana from tomorrow, says Union Mi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Amid protests in Punjab and Haryana over the delay in paddy procurement, Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Saturday said that the procurement will start from tomorrow in both states.
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