Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: November 30, 2020 7:09:43 am Farmers protest on the Singhu border during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march against the Center’s agricultural reform laws, in New Delhi on Sunday, November 29, 2020. (PTI Photo: Atul Yadav) Even when the farmer protests against the …
Read More »Roadblocks leave Delhi-Haryana commuters frustrated
For those traveling between Delhi and Haryana, road blocks are a major hassle. New Delhi: The ongoing farmer agitation, with its growing focus on the national capital, has made road travel between Delhi and its neighboring states hell. Protesters, paranoid security personnel, and choc-a-block traffic have made crossing the border …
Read More »Another night of farmers protests
Farmers protest: After a restless Friday, it was a calmer Saturday. New Delhi / Chandigarh: Thousands of farmers hot on the heels of Delhi’s border points, their numbers increasing throughout the day as many more joined them, and hundreds gathered on the city’s Burari grounds on Saturday, disparate but united …
Read More »Farmers protest: Navdeep Singh, hailed as ‘hero’ for turning off the water cannon, charged with ‘attempted murder’
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 …
Read More »Farmers take refuge after the border clash
Written by Amil Bhatnagar | New Delhi | Updated: November 28, 2020 11:01:33 am Farmers clash with security personnel at the Delhi border at Singhu on GT Karnal Road on Friday. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) Thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana, seeking the repeal of recently enacted farm laws …
Read More »Farmers’ March: Thousands of people flocked to Delhi today amid heavy police deployment
Calling for attention, thousands of farmers head to the national capital on Friday with their echoes of the repeal of three increasingly strong farm laws enacted by Parliament in September. Thursday witnessed high-voltage clashes between police personnel and protesting farmers forcing their way into adjacent areas of Delhi such as …
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