Farmers’ protest: Man unable to perform father’s last rites due to disrupted train schedules
3 years, 6 months ago

Farmers’ protest: Man unable to perform father’s last rites due to disrupted train schedules

Hindustan Times  

With railway schedules remaining disrupted for the last three days amid the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Jalandhar railway lines, many commuters have had to face a host of travails with at least 50 trains cancelled, 20 diverted and 10 short terminated. The cancellations perhaps had the most gut-wrenching consequences for Dalbir Singh, a resident of Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, whose bookings were cancelled thrice, due to which he could neither be there with his ailing father when he breathed his last nor was he able to perform his last rites. Among the trains that have been cancelled include the Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi, the Vande Bharat express which runs on the New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra route, the Haridwar-Amritsar Jan Shatabdi and Amritsar-Hazur Sahib Nanded special train. Disgruntled passengers take to Twitter Disgruntled passengers whose trains were either cancelled or halted bombarded the Firozpur division of Northern Railways with queries and complaints.

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Ludhiana: Several farmers rounded up, tractor-trailers confiscated
2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Several farmers rounded up, tractor-trailers confiscated

Hindustan Times  

The police stopped hundreds of farmers from marching towards Chandigarh to participate in a protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Wednesday. As per government directives, no protester will be allowed to enter Mohali or Chandigarh.” The authorities have also set up additional checkpoints at multiple locations to intercept farmers heading towards Chandigarh. Similarly, the police stopped farmers in …

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit

India Today  

Farmers across Punjab are staging widespread road and rail blockades on Monday as part of a state-wide bandh, paralysing commuter and freight movement. Punjab Bandh call by farmers: 10 points Over 200 locations across the state witnessed roadblocks, causing significant disruptions. Railway services were hit as the farmers’ ‘Rail Roko Andolan’ led to the cancellation of 163 trains, with 19 …

Farmers block train routes during ‘rail roko’ protest in Punjab
3 months ago

Farmers block train routes during ‘rail roko’ protest in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in Punjab blocked train routes at several places on Wednesday to press the Centre into accepting their various demands, including a legally binding minimum support price for crops. Farmers block railway tracks as part of their state-wide 'Rail Roko' protest to press the Centre into accepting their various demands, including a legally binding minimum support price for crops, on …

Farmers block trains in Punjab for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, 31 trains affected
3 months ago

Farmers block trains in Punjab for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, 31 trains affected

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Today, farmers across Punjab blocked rail tracks for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, demanding that the Union Government address their concerns. The farmers held protests and blocked railway tracks at seventeen places in the state Moga, Faridkot, Kadian and Batala in Gurdaspur; Phillaur in Jalandhar; Tanda, Dasuya, Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur; Makhu, Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur; …

Ludhiana: 46 trains cancelled, 101 diverted amid farmers’ Shambhu sit-in
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: 46 trains cancelled, 101 diverted amid farmers’ Shambhu sit-in

Hindustan Times  

The Ferozepur division has cancelled 46 trains and diverted 101 others which run via the Ludhiana Junction station from April 5 to 7 because of the ongoing farmer protest at Shambhu. The farmers’ sit-in at the Shambhu railway station on the busy Attari-Ambala line has now slowed down the rail network in the state for over a fortnight now. The …

Haryana news: Farmers squat on tracks in Shambhu for 5th day, railways cancel 73 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana news: Farmers squat on tracks in Shambhu for 5th day, railways cancel 73 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route

Live Mint  

Amid the farmers continue to squat on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab's Patiala district for the fifth day, around 73 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Sunday, PTI quoted officials as saying. Besides inconveniencing passengers, the cancellation of trains over the last five days was causing financial losses, the officials said, adding, they have diverted …

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway
1 year, 5 months ago

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in large numbers blocked the busy Chandigarh-Ambala national highway near Sarsini village in Lalru on Friday, throwing inter-state traffic out of gear. Farmers blocked the busy Chandigarh-Ambala national highway on Friday, throwing traffic out of gear. Rajesh Khullar, who was visiting Ambala from Zirakpur, dropped his travel plan after witnessing the chaos: “Instead of taking alternative route, I decided …

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru
1 year, 5 months ago

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in large numbers protested on rail tracks in Punjab on Friday, while another group of cultivators blocked the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway as part of their agitation to demand a financial package for losses incurred in the recent floods, a legal guarantee to MSP and a sweeping debt waiver. As part of the three-day rail roko, the farmers squatted on …

Punjab: Train services takes a hit as farmers’ rail roko protest enter 2nd day
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab: Train services takes a hit as farmers’ rail roko protest enter 2nd day

Live Mint  

The train services were disrupted in Punjab as the farmers ‘rail roko’ agitation entered 2nd day today. Shobhan Chaudhuri, General Manager of Northern Railway told news agency ANI that, "The movement of trains has been affected due to the farmers' protest in Punjab as they are sitting on the tracks. Earlier on 28 September, hundreds of railway passengers travelling to …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 5 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. Sukhwinder Singh, state president of KMSC, said they are demanding guaranteed 200 days employment …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 5 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The movement of several trains was affected and according to …

Ludhiana: Railways shell out ₹4.15 lakh as refund to passengers affected by farmers’ protests
3 years, 4 months ago

Ludhiana: Railways shell out ₹4.15 lakh as refund to passengers affected by farmers’ protests

Hindustan Times  

The Railways incurred heavy revenue losses due to cancellation or delay in running trains amid last four protests led by farmers wherein rail traffic in the state was blocked. “We physically refunded over ₹4 lakh at the Ludhiana railway station amid the recent farm protests, but the quantum of loss incurred by the Railways is huge as most of the …

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day
3 years, 6 months ago

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day

News 18  

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab’s Jalandhar for the second consecutive day on Saturday, affecting trains and vehicular traffic. Farmers sitting on the Jalandhar-Chaheru section have blocked the Ludhiana-Amritsar and the Ludhiana-Jammu rail tracks in Jalandhar, affecting several trains, including the Amritsar-New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi EXP SPL, Amritsar-Dehradun EXP SPL, …

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations
4 years, 1 month ago

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations

News 18  

Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the ’rail roko’ protest against the Centre’s new agri laws, with officials stopping trains at stations as a precautionary measure. In Haryana, protesting farmers, including women, squatted on rail tracks at many places, including in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Panchkula and Fatehabad districts, the …

41 trains cancelled, 11 short-terminated over farmers’ protest in Punjab
4 years, 4 months ago

41 trains cancelled, 11 short-terminated over farmers’ protest in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The Northern Railway on Friday said that as many as 41 trains were cancelled and eleven were short-terminated in view of farmers’ agitation in Punjab. The farmers in Punjab have launched protests, blockading rail tracks and road transport, since the government enacted three farm-sector laws in September. Earlier in the day, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and railways, food and …

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
4 years, 4 months ago

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur

News 18  

A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservation, a day after community leaders held talks with the Rajasthan government and reached a consensus on 14 points. Seven trains have been diverted due to the Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan, said Western Railway. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports …

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track

India TV News  

A major Gurjar organisation started an agitation in Rajasthan over reservation on Sunday and blocked a rail track in Bharatpur’s Bayana. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports and Youth Minister Ashok Chandna to come to Bayana from Jaipur. The organization is demanding that the Rajasthan government should get the Gurjar …

Trains Stranded, Railways Asks Jharkhand Govt To Remove Tana Bhagat Protesters From Tracks
4 years, 6 months ago

Trains Stranded, Railways Asks Jharkhand Govt To Remove Tana Bhagat Protesters From Tracks

News 18  

The Railways has asked the Jharkhand government to remove Tana Bhagat protesters from tracks at Tori station and clear the way for New Delhi-Ranchi special Rajdhani Express and dozens of goods trains stuck for hours. “Such frequent disruption in train movement in Jharkhand is severely affecting freight and passenger train operation and supply of coal to various important government power …

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands
6 years ago

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands

Firstpost  

Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar Amritsar: Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar. A large number of farmers, under the banner of Kisaan Majdoor …

‘Kejriwal go back’: Chaos ensues as AAP supremo reaches Ludhiana
8 years, 6 months ago

‘Kejriwal go back’: Chaos ensues as AAP supremo reaches Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal was on Thursday heckled by the BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress activists, who held protests against him at New Delhi and Ludhiana railway stations over allegations of misconduct against AAP leaders, as he started his four-day visit to Punjab to give a push to the party’s poll campaign in the state. Activists …

Train services disrupted as Gujjar agitation continues
9 years, 9 months ago

Train services disrupted as Gujjar agitation continues

The Hindu  

Train services remained disrupted and diversions were carried out in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district as the agitation by the members of Gujjar community, demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs, entered the second day on Friday. Hundreds of agitators sat on the Delhi-Mumbai railway tracks severely hitting the road and rail traffic here, even as the government invited them to …

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