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May 07, 2021 09:15 PM ISTOn the farmers' unions protest against the lockdown, Amarinder Singh asserted that the Kisan Morcha, a body of 32 farmers unions, cannot dictate terms to the state government.
May 01, 2021 02:03 PM IST The government has asked farmers to go back from Tikri and Singhu protest sites in Delhi to avoid spread of COVID-19. While the fear of an outbreak worked at Shaheen Bagh a year ago, the farmers appear a far more determined lot.
Apr 20, 2021 02:43 PM IST Thousands of farmers are staging protests mainly at three sites – Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur – since late November.
Apr 02, 2021 11:44 AM IST While farmers are now fretting over the new legislation, their occupation has been fraught with tension over generations. They have always been exposed to exploitation due to rampant corruption at mandis and by middlemen.
Mar 31, 2021 07:26 PM IST The Supreme Court had on January 11 stayed the implementation of the three laws till further orders and appointed a four-member panel to resolve the impasse. The committee was given two months to study the laws and consult all stakeholders.
Mar 28, 2021 09:20 PM IST The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a joint front of farmer unions, also said that it will observe "FCI Bachao Diwas" on April 5, adding that offices of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will be gheraoed from 11 am to 5 pm across the country.
Mar 26, 2021 01:59 PM IST The "Bharat Bandh" called by the farmer unions began at 6 am.
Mar 26, 2021 08:49 AM IST In a notification, the Odisha government said that schools, colleges, universities and technical institutions will be closed on Friday in view of the bandh.
Mar 26, 2021 07:35 AM IST Bharat Bandh Highlights: According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the nationwide shutdown will be in force till 6 pm today.
Mar 25, 2021 06:10 PM IST "Petition is allowed. Order is set aside and remitted back to the magistrate for consideration. Matter to be considered afresh,” single-judge of Justice HP Sandhesh said.
Mar 25, 2021 01:20 PM IST Bharat Bandh on March 26: Farmers’ union leaders are hoping that all road and rail transport, markets and other public places will remain closed across the country between 6 am and 6 pm.
Mar 24, 2021 10:32 PM IST The SKM has called for a Bharat Bandh on Friday. On March 26, from 6 am to 6 pm, all road and rail transport, markets and other public places will be closed across the country, it said.
Mar 24, 2021 08:39 PM IST The Food Corporation of India (FCI) had written to the Punjab government earlier this month seeking land details of cultivators for e-payment of procured crops.
Mar 23, 2021 07:34 AM IST Farmers' Protest Highlights: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 120th day today
Mar 22, 2021 07:42 AM IST Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 119th day today
Mar 21, 2021 05:17 PM IST Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at the Delhi border points — Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur — for over three months.
Mar 20, 2021 09:33 PM IST The SKM, an umbrella body of over 40 farmers'' union leading the farmers'' agitation, alleged that the ECAA allows "unlimited private hoarding and black marketing".
Mar 20, 2021 06:29 PM IST In its report tabled in the Lok Sabha on March 19, the Standing Committee on Food chaired by TMC leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay recommended the government to "implement the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 in letter and spirit, and without let or hindrances so that the farmers and other stakeholders of farming sector in this country receive the benefits intended under the said Act".
Mar 19, 2021 07:28 AM IST Farmers' Protest Highlights: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 114th day today
Mar 18, 2021 07:37 AM IST Farmers' Protest Highlights: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 113th day today
Mar 17, 2021 07:48 AM IST Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 112th day today
Mar 16, 2021 07:33 AM IST Farmers' Protest Highlights: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 111th day today
Mar 15, 2021 10:32 AM IST farmers' protest has gained support from international celebrities and prominent personalities, including Rihana, Greta Thunberg and Meena Haaris.
Mar 15, 2021 07:39 AM IST Farmers' Protest Highlights: The 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest at border points of New Delhi entered the 110th day today
Mar 14, 2021 06:28 PM IST Talking about his Wes Bengal visit, Tikait said during their poll campaigning there, the central government people have been asking farmers to give them one feastful of rice.
