Punjab Local Body Poll Results: Only 1,003 BJP candidates contested this time. Chandigarh: The Congress party today made a clean sweep of Punjab’s seven municipal corporations in polls of local state bodies. The match bagged all the bodies for which the results were declared today: Moga, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Pathankot, …
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Farmers’ Protest: The focus is now on mass demonstrations in all states to gain support. (Archive) Reflexes Many of the farmers are back in the villages. Having fewer people at the borders is “part of a new strategy,” protesters say The focus now is on mass demonstrations in all states …
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Farmers protest: More than 1,300 Twitter users have fallen under the government’s radar. New Delhi: The Indian government has asked the microblogging platform Twitter to remove more than 1,000 more accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content in connection with the farmers’ protest. The 1,178 listed identifiers have been …
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Thousands of farmers protesting near Delhi against the Center’s three farm laws have decided to postpone their tractor march for one day as sporadic rain hampered their plans to organize a protest. The tractor march, scheduled for January 7, is a glimpse of how farmers plan to intensify their protest …
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In their seventh attempt to end the jam on the three agricultural laws, ministers representing the central government and 40 agricultural union leaders are set for talks in Delhi on Monday. Two key demands from farmers are expected to be on the table for the government to consider. Samyukt Kisan …
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Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting against new farm laws near Delhi border points (archive) New Delhi: The seventh round of talks between the Center and protesting farmers will take place today with two key issues still addressed: the repeal of the three agricultural laws and the granting of legal …
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Farmers protest latest updates: Farmers were seen huddled under blankets. New Delhi: Farmers, who have been camping on the Delhi borders for more than a month in protest against the new farm laws, continued their agitation amid a downpour that caused flooding at protest sites. Farmers were seen huddled under …
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The Union government will hold the sixth round of talks with protesting farmers’ unions on Wednesday, a fresh attempt to resolve a politically defiant strike by farmers who have surrounded the capital and want three recent farm laws in favor of reform. Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal had sent a letter …
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The traffic situation on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border and on the Delhi-Noida border remained the same on Tuesday, with normal vehicular movement for motorists leaving Delhi, but blocked for those heading towards the capital. The Singhu and Tikri borders, however, remain completely blocked due to ongoing farmer agitation. Deputy Police Commissioner …
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Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Paradesh continued to be closed at various points on Monday due to protests from farmers. The borders of the national capital with Uttar Pradesh in Chilla and Ghazipur remained closed on Monday for those coming from Noida and Ghaziabad. The traffic police advised travelers …
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