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Farmers protesting at Delhi borders firm in their demands as Centre, farm unions set to resume talks

New Delhi, Dec 30: Thousands of farmers agitating against the three new central agriculture laws stayed put at their agitation venues near Delhi, which is going through a harsh spell of winter, unrelenting in their demand of withdrawal of the legislations On Wednesday, a cold wave swept Delhi as […]

Punjab warns farm protesters against telecom mast attacks

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – India’s major grain-growing state of Punjab on Monday asked police to crack down on farmers and sympathisers vandalising telecommunication masts as they intensify their weeks-long protests against farm deregulation. Protesters have attacked hundreds of masts of companies such as oil-to-groceries conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd that […]

Punjab looking into whether protesting farmers sabotaged telecom infrastructure

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Authorities in Punjab are investigating whether protesting farmers were disrupting power supply to hundreds of telecom towers, a state official said on Monday, amid protests over new farm laws. “We have told the police to track all those involved in sabotaging the infrastructure,” a senior […]

Indian farmers agree to meet government over contentious farm laws

NEW DELHI – Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far failed to mollify growers who say three new agricultural laws threaten their livelihoods. Worried over farmers’ […]

Protesting farmers stay put at Delhi borders amid harsh winter

New Delhi, Dec 27: Thousands of farmers agitating against the three new Central agriculture laws stayed put at their agitations venues near Delhi, which is going through a harsh spell of winter, unrelenting in their demand of withdrawal of the legislations. The farmers had reached Singhu border over a […]

Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

MUMBAI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year. Thousands of farmers from several Indian states have been camped on the outskirts […]

No corporate can snatch away farmers’ land till Modi is PM: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Dec 25:  No corporate can snatch away any farmer’s land as long as Narendra Modi is Prime Minister of the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday and asserted that the provision of MSP will continue and mandis will not be shut down. Addressing […]

Farmer unions defer decision on Centre’s letter for fresh talks

New Delhi, Dec 22: Protesting farmer unions on Tuesday said that a decision on the central government’s offer for fresh talks has been deferred to Wednesday, even as they remained adamant on the demand to repeal the three farm laws. Addressing a press conference at Delhi’s Singhu Border, farmer […]

New farm laws to herald new era in Indian agriculture: Tomar

New Delhi, Dec 22:  Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues. The minister said the agriculture sector […]

Indian government appeals to farmers for talks as protests continue

NEW DELHI – The Indian government on Tuesday appealed to farmers to hold further talks to break a nearly month-long deadlock over their demand for the repeal of agricultural reform laws, but farmers’ leaders declined to relent unless these laws are withdrawn. Thousands of protesters have camped on […]

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