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More than four days have passed since farmers in Haryana and Punjab started a protest march against the three agricultural laws introduced by the central government in September. Delhi and the surrounding areas have witnessed violent clashes between farmers and the police, as they were initially denied entry to the …

Farmers on the Delhi border in Singhu on Saturday. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) Union Interior Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called on farmers to move to the Burari farm in the national capital to organize their protests and said the Center is ready to hold talks with them as soon …

A joint forum of about 30 farmers’ unions on Sunday rejected the Center’s offer to hold early talks to resolve the deadlock in farm laws. These farmers’ bodies said protesting farmers will only engage with the government in the absence of any preconditions. The joint forum also said that the …

Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: November 29, 2020 12:21:42 pm Farmers at the site of the protest in Singhu Border, New Delhi, on Saturday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Reject union Offer from Interior Minister Amit Shah Moving the ongoing protests to a designated site in Burari …

New Delhi: A convoy of at least 10,000 female protesters heading towards Delhi from 14 Punjab districts is led by a female farmer. Harinder Bindu from Bhatinda has been a farmer for no less than 30 years. Bindu has lived his entire life in Punjab with his son, brother, sister-in-law, …

The video of a young Ambala farmer jumping over the water cannon from his tractor car and turning it off during the agitation of farmers on National Highway 44 went viral on social media. The incident took place on November 25 when farmers marched into the capital defying the water …

After several high-voltage clashes, farmers protesting three controversial farm laws passed by the government in September entered the national capital on Friday night, marking a breakthrough in their march from Delhi Chalo. Thousands in all, these farmers faced multiple sources of tension with police in riot gear using tear gas, …

Metro stations near the Delhi-Haryana border will remain closed due to protests by farmers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Friday. “The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line are …

Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | November 27, 2020 10:24:16 am Policemen use handcuffs to chain the barricades erected to prevent farmers from crossing the Punjab-Haryana border during the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march near Ambala on Thursday. (PTI photo) As farmers associated with 29 farmers’ unions broke through barricades at …

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed the entry and exit gates of six metro stations on Friday: Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line as Farmer-led protests intensified. “The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, …