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Government did not take peaceful protest seriously, should have maintained
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra], January 26 (ANI): Criticising the Centre over its handling of tractor march by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day in which several incidents of violence took place, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the governm
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Police fire tear gas shells, lathicharge at protesters break barricades in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Delhi Police on Tuesday used tear gas shells and resorted to baton charging to disperse farmers, at Nangloi area in West Delhi, who entered the city as part of their Republic Day 'tractor rally' protest against the Centre's new agricultural laws.
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Several additional metro stations closed due to farmers' protest
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday announced that the entry and exit gates of all stations of the Grey Line have been closed, as clashes between the farmers and Delhi Police intensified during protests against the Centre's three new farm l
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SC gives two weeks to Centre to decide on mercy plea of convict in Beant S
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is examining the mercy pleas filed on behalf of death sentence convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is in jail for 26 years for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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Opposition parties to jointly demand rollback of agriculture laws: Sitaram
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said a large number of opposition parties will jointly demand and put pressure on the Centre to repeal the new agriculture laws in the upcoming Budget session.
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Farmers to march to Parliament on February 1, Budget Day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws on Monday announced that they will undertake a foot march towards the Parliament building from various locations on Budget Day, on February 1.
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13th instalment of Rs 6,000 crore released for states to meet GST compensa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The Centre has released 13th weekly instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to the State to meet the Goods and Services Tax compensation shortfall, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
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Maintain peace during tractor rally, appeals Punjab CM
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 25 (ANI): Ahead of the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the farmers to ensure that the event remains peaceful while urging the Centre once again to heed the troubled voice of the f
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Mayawati requests Centre to withdraw farm laws ahead of Republic Day celeb
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 25 (ANI): Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati on Monday requested the Centre to withdraw the farm laws so that no untoward incident takes place in the national capital.
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Punjab council urges Centre to extend ex-gratia benefits to families of de
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 24 (ANI): The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) on Sunday urged the Centre to consider extending ex-gratia benefits to the farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing farmers' protests in the national capital.
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Worker dies in accident at pharma company in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): A worker died in an accident at a pharma company in Visakhapatnam on Saturday following which the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) leaders have demanded that the management should take the responsibility of deceased's family membe
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Plea in SC for filling pending vacancies in Appellate Tribunal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking direction to the Centre to fill the pending vacancies at Appellate Tribunal, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (ATPMLAT), New Delhi expeditiously.
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