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The 3 farm laws at heart of the dispute: Benefits and drawbacks
With no sign of any agreement between the government and the protesting farmers even after the fifth round of talks on Saturday, and the next meeting scheduled for December 9, farmers are sticking to their first and major point - that the…
10 opposition parties lend support to Dec 8 Bharat Bandh
The DMK and its nine allies on Sunday gave a call to farmer, trader, trade union, government employee and other associations to make the December 8 Bharat Bandh called by the farmer unions a success.In a joint statement issued here, the ten…
On 11th day, Singhu protest site turns into ‘Mini Punjab’
The agitation of the farmers from Haryana and Punjab at Singhu border, demanding the withdrawal of the newly passed farm laws by the Central government, entered its 11th day on Sunday.The protesting farmers reached the Singhu Border on…
Boxer Vijender Singh to return medals if farmers’ demands not met
Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers seeking the repealing of the three farm laws enacted by the Centre, boxer Vijender Singh on Sunday said he will return all his medals if the farmers' demands were not met.Vijender won a…
Bharat Bandh: Farmers, trade unions in 12 states extend support
Farmers and trade unions from more than 12 states, including whole northern India, have so far extended their support for the 'Bharat Bandh' call of farmer organisations on December 8 to raise their voice against the Centre's three…
Cong supports farmers’ call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Dec 8
With protesting farmer unions calling for a 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8 even as several rounds of their talks with the Centre remain inconclusive, the opposition Congress on Sunday said that the party supported the proposed nationwide…
Diljit Dosanjh joins farmers’ protest at Singhu border
Popular singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh was spotted at Singhu border in the National Capital Region (NCR), extending support to the farmers agitating against the three new farm laws brought in by the central government.Diljit urged the…
5th round: Farmers’ anger evident as ‘langar’ for lunch again
A clear signal of resentment was witnessed even after the first two hours of discussion as the fifth round of talks between government and farmers got underway on Saturday when 40 representatives of different unions from Punjab and Haryana…
Waheguruji giving us strength & motivation, say old farmers at Singhu
As a cold wave builds up in and around the national capital slowly, the enthusiasm of farmers sitting in protests against the Centre's farm laws were expected to lose steam, instead the more the mercury dips the protesters at Singhu (and…
Farmers adamant on scrapping of 3 farm laws as parleys continue
As the fifth round of parleys between the government and farmer leaders were underway here on Saturday afternoon, several representatives of farmers said they wanted only the repeal of the three new farm laws.Talking to IANS, they also…