A 63-year-old contract farmer, who was also a member of one of the unions protesting on the Delhi borders, committed suicide on Sunday morning. The victim, identified as Amarjeet Singh Rai, consumed sulfa tablets, which are used to protect crops from rodents, near Pakora Chowk, the protest site of BKU …
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Written by Kamaldeep Singh Brar, Sukhbir Siwach | Chandigarh, Tarn Taran | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:31 am Farmers protest against new agricultural laws on the Gazipur border in New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) WITH protests against the Center’s new farm laws approaching its fourth week without any …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Singhra (karnal) | Updated: December 18, 2020 8:29:11 am Followers queue up to pay their respects to Baba Ram Singh at Singhra gurdwara. (Express photo by Sukhbir Siwach) The SIKH preacher who died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday in Kundli near the Singhu border …
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Written by Sukhbir Siwach | Karnal | Updated: December 17, 2020 8:08:46 am The body was brought to Karnal for a post-mortem examination. Authorities said they will then take him to Nanaksar Gurdwara in Singhra village, where a large number of his followers have gathered. The last rites will be …
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut opposed the agricultural bills that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks to pass in Rajya Sabha on Sunday, demanding that a special session be convened to discuss them. The Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020, the Farmers Agricultural Price and Services …
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