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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…
Farmers ready to celebrate R-Day at borders if govt doesn’t accept demands
Even as the fifth round of talks between the farmers leaders and the Central government is still going on, farmers at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border vowed to celebrate Republic Day there on January 26 if the government does not…
Back home, Punjab farmers adding sweetness to protest
The sweet fragrance of gur or jaggery fills the air in fields across Punjab these days with wood-fired stills continuously working to make it 'immunity' booster for protesting farmers who have set up vast camps for over a week to mark their…
Govt ready to give written assurance on MSP, changes in farm laws
With the fifth round of talks between the Centre and farmer leader set to begin on Saturday afternoon, the Union government is learnt to have decided to give a written assurance on MSP, and also agree to amend the contentious three new farm…
No ‘tareekh pe tareekh’, say farmers leaders warning of ‘Bharat Bandh’
Even as farmer leaders boarded buses on Singhu border to leave for Vigyan Bhavan here to hold talks with the Centre on Saturday afternoon, they asserted that it would be the final round of parleys and warned of intensifying their agitation…
Prominent farmer leader Rajewal complains of chest pain
Prominent farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) President Balbir Singh Rajewal, who has been holding talks with the Centre for repealing the farm laws, has complained of chest pain.Rajewal was among a group of more than 34 farmer…
Farmers at Delhi-Ghazipur border to intensify stir if demands not met
Farmers protesting at Delhi-Ghazipur border against the three contentious agricultural laws on Friday warned that they will amplify the protest by blocking more roads and choking supply of food products to the national capital if another…
Legal notice to Kangana Ranaut, Sikh body demands apology over derogatory tweets
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, seeking an "unconditional apology" for her "derogatory" tweets against farmers and activists involved in the farmers protest…