NEW DELHI: A Delhi court sent a 21-year-old on Sunday “climate activist“Disha Ravi to police custody five days after his arrest in connection with the alleged dissemination of a”Toolbox” related to the farmers protest. Ravi is allegedly involved in editing and submitting a “toolkit” that was shared by a climate …
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NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Drink On Wednesday he said the government has agreed to resolve concerns of protesting farmers on the increase in the electricity rate and penalties for burning stubble. However, the stagnation of the main contentious issues of the repeal of three agricultural laws …
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NEW DELHI: Seeking to keep the lines of communication open with unions that oppose the new agricultural lawsAgriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Monday the government was ready to discuss clause-by-clause legislation once farmer agitators responded to a series of government-proposed amendments. However, agricultural unions intensified their agitation in …
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NEW DELHI: The Singhu border in Delhi is bracing for the biggest traffic jam in agricultural unrest so far on Monday, and 10,000 more protesters are expected to join those already at the protest site amid signs of Rajasthan that hordes of farmers are pulling on the leash. to proceed …
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NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday he made a strong pitch in favor of government-legislated agricultural reforms saying they increase marketing options for farmers without taking away the option of trading through mandis. Addressing the annual general meeting of the FICCI, the prime minister said that while mandis are being …
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Minister of food and consumption Piyush Goyal tells TOI that the government is open to addressing farmers’ concerns, but adds that the amendments are intended to benefit growers across the country. He also says that the movement appears to have been infiltrated by ultra-leftists. Excerpts from a conversation with Sidhartha, …
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NEW DELHI: The farmers Agitating against the three new agricultural laws, it rejected on Wednesday the government’s offer of a “written guarantee” that the existing minimum support price (MSP) for the acquisition of crops would continue. They have said the unrest would intensify and have called for a nationwide protest …
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NEW DELHI / CHANDIGARH: Life was disrupted in various parts of the country on Tuesday as shops and commercial establishments remained closed, transportation was affected, and protesters occupied key roads and railways in response to a ‘Bharat bandh‘called by farmers demanding the repeal of the new agricultural laws. As the …
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