NEW DELHI: More than 1,500 telecommunication towers in Punjab were damaged by farmers protesting against the three farm laws, disrupting services in some pockets, sources said. The power supply to the towers that carry telecommunications signals was broken and cables were cut in various parts of the state as farmers …
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Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina | Chandigarh | Updated: December 16, 2020 7:51:18 am During the farm law protest outside the DC office in Bathinda on Monday. Harmeet Sodhi The presence of a man in an army uniform participating in the farmers’ protest outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | Updated: December 13, 2020 2:12:47 pm Jakhar was suspended in May for allegedly receiving money from jail officials on a monthly basis. Expressing solidarity with protesting farmers, a serving Punjab police officer resigned from his post on Saturday. Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, who was …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | December 10, 2020 10:31:08 am Hoshairpur’s tractor car is on its way to Delhi. A stop in Doraha for tea. (Express photo by Raakhi Jagga) The call for “Delhi Chalo” may have been given by the farmers’ unions on November 26-27, the movement …
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Written by Raakhi Jagga | Ludhiana | December 9, 2020 10:05:48 am A group of women volunteers calling on merchants to close shops and support the farmers’ protest during the Bharat Bandh in sector 17 of Chandigarh While protests against the Center’s farm laws have been driven primarily by farmers, …
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Haryana police detained activist Yogendra Yadav and several farmers, who were protesting near the homes of Deputy Minister Dushyant Chautala and Minister of Power and Prisons Ranjit Chautala in Sirsa on Wednesday, seeking the resignation of the government duo led by Manohar Lal. Khattar. The civil lines police detained the …
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