Police used tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of the farmers' stir even as the local people suffered due to traffic jams near the borders, and the farmers' organisations said they would hold a meeting with the Central government on Thursday to discuss their demands.
Sanjay Kumar Jain, an Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) Officer of the 1990 batch has taken over the charge of Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) on Wednesday.
The demolition action was carried out under the jurisdiction of Ichhawar police station in the district. The accused has been identified as Shahrukh (25), a resident of Bawadiya village in the district. He had encroached on government expansion land and illegally made construction on it.
The early morning visuals showed that security checks were underway at the Shambhu border in Ambala, Haryana on the second day of the farmers' protest.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday that the bench will accommodate lawyers if they are facing problems due to road congestion as Delhi faced traffic jams due to farmers' protests
A day ahead of the 'Delhi Chalo' protest by farmers over their demands a team of union ministers held talks with them in Chandigarh with measures taken by Haryana and Delhi Police to prevent assembly of people and maintain law and order
The administration is imposing Section 144 in and around Delhi and Haryana, diverting the traffic without any prior advisory to the public, and creating an atmosphere of terror to frighten off the people.
The Ichchapuram town police in Srikakulam district successfully seized 72 kg of ganja, which was being trafficked from Orissa to Andhra Pradesh. Four accused and two railway policemen were held in the case, police said.