Written by Vandita Mishra | Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana | December 23, 2020 4:29:22 am In the course of these farmers’ protests, Prime Minister Modi is on the ground and in the fray in Punjab in a way that has not been seen in other states, even during an election. (Quick) …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 10:42:51 pm Arhtiyas in Punjab began their four-day strike against the income tax raids, which they allege were carried out to intimidate them for supporting farmers’ agitation against the Center’s farm laws. Even when the protests against the …
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Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba, Harikishan Sharma | Jalandhar, New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 7:32:11 am Protesting farmers listen to a speech while camping on a highway on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border outside New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: AP) A day after the government invited farmers’ representatives to …
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Written by Manjit S Kang | Updated: December 19, 2020 9:54:20 am Farmers protesting against new agricultural laws on the Singhu border. In the early 1960s, near-famine conditions prevailed in India and about 10 million tonnes of wheat had to be imported from the United States under the PL480 program. …
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As farmer protests against the three new farm laws on the Delhi border enter Day 22, the clash between protesting farmers and the government appears to be heading for a stalemate similar to that of Shaheen Bagh. The three weeks of peasant unrest have caused the ruling BJP to plan …
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Farmers protest against the new Farm Bill on the Singhu, New Delhi border on Monday, December 14, 2020. Express photo by Abhinav Saha On the 19th day of the protests, the leaders of 32 agricultural unions intensified their agitation by observing a day of hunger strike starting at 8 am …
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NEW DELHI: The Union government’s relentless attempts to resolve the farmers ‘unrest through dialogue are making little headway and few of the farmers’ unions are standing firm in their demand to repeal the new farm laws. While farmers expect the government to send out the new draft with amendments before …
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Written by Harish Damodaran, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: December 4, 2020 4:15:09 am Farmers protest on the Singhu border during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Center’s agricultural reform laws in New Delhi. (PTI Photo: Atul Yadav / File) IF the statements of the Union Agriculture Minister …
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Written by Nitin Sharma | Chandigarh | Updated: December 2, 2020 11:25:57 am Sajjan Singh Cheema has been in touch with other Arjuna and Padma award-winning athletes in Punjab, including former wrestler Kartar Singh (right). For the past two days, former Indian basketball player and Arjuna award winner Sajjan Singh …
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Written by Nitin Sharma | Chandigarh | Updated: December 2, 2020 8:54:03 am The group now plans to write to President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday to request an appointment. For the past two days, former Indian basketball player and Arjuna award winner Sajja Singh Cheema has reached out to …
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