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Farmers put 5-point set of demands in 4th round talks, seek new MSP law
A group of more than 34 farmer leaders put out a five-point set of demands that seeks to frame a specific law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and end the punishment provision for stubble burning, during the fourth round of talks with the…
Agitated farmers block highway leading to Delhi from UP
Scores of agitated farmers on Thursday blocked the National Highway-9, leading to the closure of a key flyover which connects Uttar Pradesh to the national capital in a bid to show their resentment against the three farm laws.The number of…
Farmers try to force their way into Delhi at Ghazipur border, stopped
Agitated farmers on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghazipur on Thursday failed in their attempt to enter the national capital by breaking the barricades after the police pacified the situation."If a decision is not taken in 24 hours, we…
Ahead of talks, Noida-Gzb routes to Delhi shut, Hry borders sealed
Hours before the scheduled talks between the agitating farmer leaders and the Centre on Thursday, the Delhi Traffic Police shut down the NH-9 and NH-24 from Ghaziabad to Delhi to stop any more farmers joining the agitation and entering the…
Crowd swells at Delhi-UP border with arrival of over hundred tractors
Even as the talks between the government and the agitated farmers are underway, crowd swelled at the border connecting Delhi to Uttar Pradesh in Ghazipur on Thursday after hundreds of tractors entered the area to put pressure on the…
Farmers demands about an MSP legislation will hit the economy hard
Farmers marched down the roads of the national capital opposing the three agricultural laws seeking a guarantee and a legislation on the Minimum Support Price (MSP). However, the Union government says that such a demand is impractical.The…
Farmer leaders at talks refuse govt’s lunch offer
Farmers' representatives, participating in the fourth round of talks with the government over their charter of demands, refused to partake of the lunch provided by the Centre, preferring to eat the food brought by their supporters.The group…
Stir & feast: Special Muslim spread reaches farmers at Singhu
A beautiful sight of communal harmony and brotherhood was witnessed on Thursday as the aroma of a wedding spread welcomed the protesters sitting on a demonstration against the new agricultural policies for eight days at the Singhu borders…
Steadfast in demands, farmers threaten to scale up protests if ‘black laws’ not repealed
As the protests against the new agricultural policies entered its eighth day on Thursday, the farmer leaders once again reiterated their demands as they set out for another round of talks with the central government.The leaders from various…
Punjab Police SI serves food to farmers on Singhu border
While the protests against the new farm laws entered their eighth day on Thursday, a police official from the Punjab Police was seen doing 'seva' (serving food) at the langar at Delhi's Singhu Border.In a rare sight, Sub Inspector…