MUMBAI: While Disha ravithe concern for farmers and her alleged connection to the “seditious” farmers protest toolkit has led the 22-year-old climate activist behind bars, Delhi police are now going after two young environmental activists from Maharashtra – Nikita Jacob, 29, a Bombay High Court attorney who also works as …
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NEW DELHI: To intensify the farmers‘movement against agricultural laws, the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) decided on Wednesday to make all toll plazas in Rajasthan “free” from 12 February and to carry out a rail blockade program across the country from 12:00 to 16:00 on February 18. The SKM also decided …
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Tight security arrangements on the Tikri border during farmers’ protest against the Center’s new agricultural laws on Saturday. (PTI) They were detained around 12:30 pm and later released at night, police said. PTI New Delhi Last update: February 6, 2021 11:32 PM IST FOLLOW US: About 60 people were detained …
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NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Leader Rakesh tikait on Saturday he said they have given the government until October 2 to repeal the agricultural laws, otherwise the agricultural unions agitating against the new laws would plan more protests. Speaking in the Ghazipur protest site, Tikait said: “We have given …
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NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Narendra Drink Friday said farmers “they are being misled” that their land would be taken away due to the new farm laws. “Farmers are being misled that others would occupy their land if these laws are implemented. Please let me know if there is a …
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NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Narendra Drink Friday said farmers “they are being misled” that their land would be taken away due to the new farm laws. “Farmers are being misled that others would occupy their land if these laws are implemented. Please let me know if there is a …
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Opposition parties on Thursday attacked the government for its handling of farmers’ protests against the three contentious farm laws, saying that the BJP ministers believe in the monologue and that trenches have been dug, barbed wires in place and picks in place when bridges should have been built to win …
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WASHINGTON: International pop star Rihanna extended her support to farmers protesting on the borders of the Indian capital against the three farm laws introduced by the central government last year and asked why people weren’t talking about it. On Twitter, the 32-year-old pop star shared a CNN story about the …
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NEW DELHI: in the middle farmers‘determined to continue its agitation, the Center has decided to establish a high-powered committee to study various agricultural issues, including the comprehensive cost-based minimum support price (MSP), pointed out by social activist Anna Hazare. The decision to form the committee, headed by Drink, was taken …
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GHAZIABAD / NEW DELHI: Waving farmer leaders held a one-day fast at various protest sites on the Delhi borders on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death on Saturday as the uproar against the farm laws appeared to regain momentum after gathering support from the farming community in the crucial region …
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