Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: November 29, 2020 12:21:42 pm Farmers at the site of the protest in Singhu Border, New Delhi, on Saturday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Reject union Offer from Interior Minister Amit Shah Moving the ongoing protests to a designated site in Burari …
Read More »As Amit Shah approaches, farmers discuss next step and hold key meeting
At least 500 farmers’ organizations are part of the protest against the recently implemented farm laws. New Delhi: Thousands of farmers continue to camp in and around Delhi as their protest against the center’s controversial agricultural laws enters the fourth day. A meeting was called for discussions this morning, a …
Read More »Murthal dhaba provides free food to protesting farmers and wins hearts
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 28, 2020 7:07:15 pm A video of farmers eating in the famous dhaba is being widely shared online. (Source: Amrik Sukhdev, IYC / Facebook) Facing water cannons, tear gas and winter cold, as thousands of farmers moved to the national capital …
Read More »Slogans, songs and drums as hundreds of farmers gather at the Burari protest site
New Delhi: Shouting slogans, singing songs and carrying red, green and blue flags, some 400 farmers from various groups and states of Satuuday gathered on the Burari field in north Delhi, where the government had allowed them to hold a peaceful protest against the new agricultural laws. As thousands of …
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 March LIVE updates: Delhi chalo protests against three farm laws today
After several high-voltage clashes, farmers protesting three controversial farm laws passed by the government in September entered the national capital on Friday night, marking a breakthrough in their march from Delhi Chalo. Thousands in all, these farmers faced multiple sources of tension with police in riot gear using tear gas, …
Read More »Youth who extinguished the water cannon are now convicted of attempted murder
By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | November 28, 2020 9:11:03 am Navdeep Singh, who had made headlines for climbing into a water cannon to turn it off during the farmers’ upheaval in Ambala district on November 25, has been booked for attempted murder. Navdeep Singh (26), who had made …
Read More »Farmers Protest: Metro Stations Near Delhi-Haryana Border To Be Closed, Says DMRC
Metro stations near the Delhi-Haryana border will remain closed due to protests by farmers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on Friday. “The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line are …
Read More »After deciding to stay on the Haryana border, the Ugrahan group now says they will march to Delhi.
Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | November 27, 2020 10:24:16 am Policemen use handcuffs to chain the barricades erected to prevent farmers from crossing the Punjab-Haryana border during the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march near Ambala on Thursday. (PTI photo) As farmers associated with 29 farmers’ unions broke through barricades at …
Read More »Farmers protest: DMRC closes 6 metro stations on the Green Line
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation closed the entry and exit gates of six metro stations on Friday: Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan and Ghevra stations on the Green Line as Farmer-led protests intensified. “The entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, …
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