Amid protests in the national capital against the new agricultural reforms introduced by the Modi government, a poll by News18 Network found that the majority of Indians support the implementation of the new laws and think that the agitation of farmers should be cancelled. In the survey, conducted in 22 …
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A four-year-old boy was seen helping farmers on the Singhu border, where they are protesting against the new agricultural laws. The boy named Rehaan, with his father Mehtab Alam, went to the Singhu border to distribute packets of cookies and bananas to protesting farmers on Saturday, ANI reported. Several people …
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When he came to India from Sydney in Australia in October for personal work, and took a break from his job in the information technology industry there, Bhavjit Singh had no plans to stay longer. But the Ludhiana IT professional from Punjab is here in December, running a Twitter campaign …
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A delegation of protesting farmer leaders from Punjab, invited to the talks by Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a general platform representing the farmers. The Center had invited at least 31 farmer organizations and their …
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Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: September 19, 2020 9:25:06 am Modi said that the passage of the bills has freed the farmers of “our annadatta” from the restrictions that bound them. (File / Photo PTI) Hailing the passage of two agrarian bills in Lok Sabha on Thursday …
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In Maharashtra, merchants have launched an open revolt against APMC bosses, refusing to pay mandi taxes and opting for direct sales to bulk consumers outside of APMC’s purview. By Prabhudatta Mishra, Nanda Kasabe and Deepa Jainani Signs of a weakening of the Agricultural Products Marketing Committee (APMC) networks are now …
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