Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa
4 days, 20 hours ago

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab bandh call by farmer unions evoked a total response in seven districts of the south Malwa region, namely Faridkot, Fazilka, Moga, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda on Monday. Farm protesters blocking Kanahiya Chowk in Bathinda that intersects national highways leading towards Amritsar and Chandigarh. In Bathinda, bus services were hit and farmers blocked Kanhaiya Chowk, which intersects national highways leading towards Amritsar and Chandigarh. Jagdev Singh, the district president of BKU, said: “Emergency vehicles have been allowed passage despite the blockade.” In Moga, farmers blocked the Ludhiana-Ferozepur and Moga-Jalandhar national highways.

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Punjab bandh update: Blockade on Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway as farmers continue protests across state
5 days, 1 hour ago

Punjab bandh update: Blockade on Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway as farmers continue protests across state

Live Mint  

Farmers' protests across the state affected traffic on key routes in Punjab, including the Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway, on Monday. Emergency services will remain unaffected by the Punjab Bandh, as protestors have been instructed not to hinder medical services or obstruct people travelling to the airport for flights or tasks such as job interviews, said farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on …

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads
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5 days, 1 hour ago

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads

Hindustan Times  

Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, affecting the commuter traffic in several areas. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands of protesting farmers. Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike continues amid Punjab …

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit
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5 days, 5 hours 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 to observe ‘Punjab Bandh’ on December 30: No milk or vegetables till 4 pm; roads and rail routes blocked
5 days, 18 hours ago

Farmers to observe ‘Punjab Bandh’ on December 30: No milk or vegetables till 4 pm; roads and rail routes blocked

Live Mint  

Protesting farmers in Punjab have called for a ‘complete shutdown’ on December 30 — with road and rail blockades from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Sarwan Singh Pandher — who happens to be the coordinator of both forums — said traders, transporters, employees unions, toll plaza workers, labour, ex-servicemen, Sarpanches and teachers' unions, social and other bodies, and some other …

Farmers call for 'Punjab bandh' on December 30: Road, rail services likely to be affected
1 week, 2 days ago

Farmers call for 'Punjab bandh' on December 30: Road, rail services likely to be affected

India TV News  

Punjab bandh: A farmer leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sanghrash Committee, said that a statewide bandh for Punjab has been called for December 30. This bandh will force the Centre to accept the demands of farmers, the farmer leader said as he slammed the union government for failing to accept the demands of farmers, he added. Farmers' protest and their …

Rail traffic disrupted in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Rail traffic disrupted in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks

Hindustan Times  

As many as 21 trains were cancelled and several were either short-terminated or short-originated in Ambala and Ferozepur rail divisions as farmers squatted on rail tracks at more than 50 places across Punjab on Wednesday as part of their three-hour ‘Rail Roko’ protest to press the Centre to accept their various demands, including a legally binding minimum support price for …

Farmers block train routes during ‘rail roko’ protest in Punjab
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

3-hour rail roko protest by farmers begins in Punjab
2 weeks, 2 days ago

3-hour rail roko protest by farmers begins in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Farmers blocked train routes at several places in Punjab on Wednesday as part of their three-hour 'Rail Roko' protest to press the Centre into accepting their various demands, including a legally binding minimum support price for crops. Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said farmers have been squatting on rail tracks at many places from 12 noon and …

Farmers suspend Delhi march for the day as 17 injured after Haryana cops fire tear gas
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3 weeks ago

Farmers suspend Delhi march for the day as 17 injured after Haryana cops fire tear gas

New Indian Express  

SHAMBHU: The protesting farmers suspended their Dilli Chalo foot march for the day after seventeen of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana Police at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana. Farmer leader and convener of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Sarwan Singh Pandher said that the two forums Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have decided to …

‘You’re not the only conscience keeper of society,’ says SC rejecting plea to clear farmers’ protest blockades
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘You’re not the only conscience keeper of society,’ says SC rejecting plea to clear farmers’ protest blockades

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on December 9 dismissed a plea seeking directions to Centre and others to clear blockades on highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. The petition filed by a social activist from Punjab sought directions to the Centre and others to remove restrictions on farmers’ protests to ensure that national highways and railway tracks are not blocked …

Farmers' protest: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking clearance of blockades on Punjab highways
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Farmers' protest: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking clearance of blockades on Punjab highways

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to Centre and others to clear blockades on highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. Security personnel shower flower petals on farmers gathered during a protest at the Punjab-Haryana state Shambhu border in Punjab on December 8, 2024. Shambu for more than one year and recently have blocked national …

Farmers' protest: Supreme Court hearing today over blocked Punjab highways
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Farmers' protest: Supreme Court hearing today over blocked Punjab highways

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, December 9, a petition filed seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to clear the blockage of the national and state highways in Punjab, where farmers are protesting for their demands to be met. The plea has alleged that farmers' and farmer unions have blocked the entire national and state highways in …

Farmers' protest: Plea in SC seeks direction to clear blockage of highways in Punjab
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Farmers' protest: Plea in SC seeks direction to clear blockage of highways in Punjab

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and others to immediately clear the blockage of national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. It has alleged that farmers' and farmer unions have blocked the entire national and state highways in Punjab permanently and for an indefinite period. Shambu …

Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in several villages along Shambhu border in Haryana
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in several villages along Shambhu border in Haryana

India TV News  

Farmers protest: In response to ongoing farmer protests, authorities in Haryana's Ambala district have suspended internet services in areas surrounding the Shambhu Border from December 6 to December 9. The Ambala deputy commissioner-cum-district magistrate in an order dated November 30 prohibited unlawful assembly of five or more persons, and taking out any procession on foot, vehicles or through any other …

Traffic snarls at Delhi-Noida border as security remains tight for farmers' protest
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1 month ago

Traffic snarls at Delhi-Noida border as security remains tight for farmers' protest

India TV News  

Traffic snarls were witnessed at the Noid-Dehi border near Mahamaya Flyover on Tuesday morning, a day after the farmers' protest led the traffic movement at halt. the farmers gathered at the Mahamaya flyover on the Delhi-Noida link road to begin their march around 11. According to the BKP, farmers from 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Aligarh and Agra, took …

SC asks protesting farmers not to cause public inconvenience
1 month ago

SC asks protesting farmers not to cause public inconvenience

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death at Khanauri on the Punjab-Haryana border to press for the acceptance of farmers’ demands, to persuade the protesting farmers not to obstruct highways and cause inconvenience to people. The Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on …

Farmers’ protest: Traffic mayhem in Chandigarh, Mohali as police block key routes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest: Traffic mayhem in Chandigarh, Mohali as police block key routes

Hindustan Times  

Traffic spiraled into utter chaos on Friday as farmers tried to enter Chandigarh from Mohali to stage a protest outside the Punjab chief minister’s house in Sector 3. The turmoil began around 11 am when police stopped the farmers at the Chandigarh-Mohali borders near Phase 2, Phase 6 and Phase 9, and blocked the borders for traffic, throwing traffic into …

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks

Hindustan Times  

Several trains were either cancelled, diverted or rescheduled as Punjab farmers on Sunday blocked roads and squatted on rail tracks across the state as part of their protest against the alleged ‘tardy’ paddy procurement operations during the ongoing kharif marketing season. In Punjab, procurement officially began on October 1 but various factors including paucity of space with Food Corporation of …

Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat
4 months, 1 week ago

Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

Ahmedabad, Protesters blocked a goods train and roads as the daylong ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Wednesday, called by certain Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes, evoked mixed reactions across Gujarat. Bharat Bandh: Effects seen in areas dominated by tribal, Dalit communities in Gujarat The effects of the bandh were clearly seen in regions …

‘Once Shambhu border unbarricaded, farmers will resume march to Delhi’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Once Shambhu border unbarricaded, farmers will resume march to Delhi’

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers protesting over the MSP and other demands will head towards Delhi the moment the barricades erected at the national highway at the Shambhu border near Ambala by the Haryana government, are lifted, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said in Chandigarh on Tuesday. “Whenever the highway is opened, we will march towards Delhi,” Dallewal, leader of Samyukta Kisan Morcha …

Protesters at Shambhu border welcome Punjab and Haryana HC order, to resume ‘Delhi Chalo’ march
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Protesters at Shambhu border welcome Punjab and Haryana HC order, to resume ‘Delhi Chalo’ march

Hindustan Times  

Welcoming the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to Haryana Police to lift the barricade at Shambhu on the Ambala-Patiala border, farmer union leaders said the ruling debunked the narrative created by the BJP that farmers had been blocking the national highway. The farmers had been stating that Haryana Police had blocked the highway to prevent them from proceeding on …

Facing inconvenience, villagers ask farmers to vacate highway at Shambhu barrier
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Facing inconvenience, villagers ask farmers to vacate highway at Shambhu barrier

Hindustan Times  

Facing inconvenience, residents of villages near the Shambhu barrier have requested the farmer unions, who have been staging protests there, to vacate the national highway. Farmers have been staging a sit-in at the Shambhu barrier since February 13 this year as they are not being allowed to move to Delhi for protest in support of their several demands, including minimum …

Punjab’s trade-industry body fumes over farmers’ rail blockade
8 months ago

Punjab’s trade-industry body fumes over farmers’ rail blockade

The Hindu  

As farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha — the two umbrella bodies that are spearheading farmer’s agitation in Punjab continue their protest, a trade and industries body has appealed to its members to boycott supporting the farmers movement arguing huge losses to various sectors of industry in Punjab. The farmers, who are …

Kisan Mahapanchayat on March 14: Will block rail, road traffic if stopped from going to Delhi, says SKM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kisan Mahapanchayat on March 14: Will block rail, road traffic if stopped from going to Delhi, says SKM

Hindustan Times  

Farmer body Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday announced that more than 50,000 farmers from Punjab will reach Ram Leela Maidan in Delhi to attend the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ on March 14. SKM leader Hardev Singh Sandhu, while talking to media, said one of their teams is arranging permission from the government to hold the event, but they will definitely march towards …

Several trains affected as farmers squat on tracks in Punjab
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Several trains affected as farmers squat on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places across Punjab as part of a ‘rail roko’ protest called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price. “There are reports of railway tracks being blocked by farmers in various states of …

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march: Police say commuters must prepare for traffic jams today
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march: Police say commuters must prepare for traffic jams today

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police said commuters may face traffic jams due to farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest on Wednesday. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur borders, as well as railway and Metro stations and bus stands. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu, …

Farmers Protest | Delhi Police keep strict vigil at Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur, Delhi-Haryana borders
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Farmers Protest | Delhi Police keep strict vigil at Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur, Delhi-Haryana borders

The Hindu  

“Commuters might face heavy traffic jams due to farmers’ protest on March 6,” police said. The Delhi Police said it will be keeping a strict vigil at the Tikri-, Singhu-, and the Ghazipur borders, as well as railway- and metro stations and bus stands. Additional police and Paramilitary forces have been deployed at the railway- and metro stations and bus …

BKU (Sidhupur) blocks NH-7 near Rampura in Bathinda, demand FIR against Haryana cops
10 months, 1 week ago

BKU (Sidhupur) blocks NH-7 near Rampura in Bathinda, demand FIR against Haryana cops

Hindustan Times  

Bhartiya Kisan Union activists blocked the Patiala-Bathinda road for the second consecutive day on Tuesday causing inconvenience to the commuters. The Ekta-Sidhupur faction has been at the forefront of the stir at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders since February 13 and the activists blocked the highway near Maur Chowk flyover in Bathinda’a Rampura town demanding registration of FIR against Haryana …

Delhi police partially lift blockade at Tikri and Singhu borders
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi police partially lift blockade at Tikri and Singhu borders

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Saturday said they were partially removing blockades from the Singhu and Tikri borders to allow cross-border movement of vehicles, after farmers’ groups on Friday said they had postponed their march to the Capital till February 29. However, the blockades on the Ghazipur border sealing both carriageways of National Highway 24 near the UP Gate underpass linking …

Farmers protests: 5-km-long massive traffic jam on Delhi-Meerut Expressway | WATCH
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protests: 5-km-long massive traffic jam on Delhi-Meerut Expressway | WATCH

India TV News  

Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Thursday witnessed a five-kilometre-long traffic jam near the Ghazipur border from Ghazipur to Indirapuram. The massive traffic jam occurred due to the Service Lane closure, and the authorities blocked two of four lanes on the Ghazipur flyover. Delhi Police installed barricades on each lane on the Ghazipur border due to the possibility of farmers reaching the national …

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Commuters in Punjab faced inconvenience on Friday as buses stayed off the roads in response to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s Bharat Bandh call to pressurise the central government to accept farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee of the minimum support price. Bus service paralysed in Malwa Normal life was hit in southwest Punjab districts as all private and the government-run …

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest Live Updates, Bharat Bandh: Internet shutdown extended in Haryana

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has said it will intensify agitation in the coming days as farmers’ groups, along with trade unions and others, observed ‘Bharat Bandh’. In a statement issued on the day of the bandh, the SKM also accused the Union government of “vitiating the atmosphere on farmers’ issues” by not keeping its promises made when the 2020-21 sit-in …

Farmers Protest Enters Day 3: Key border points closed, traffic affected
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers Protest Enters Day 3: Key border points closed, traffic affected

Live Mint  

Two crucial border points connecting Delhi and Haryana remain closed for traffic on the third day of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' protest on February 15, PTI reported. Track | Farmers Protest LIVE Updates here Enhanced Vigilance: Police Deployed in Key Locations Delhi Police is on extra vigilance, with barricades set up in central Delhi leading to Parliament and other sensitive …

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab

Op India  

As the farmers’ protests enter the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan is planning to block trains in Punjab today. When asked about Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, “PM Modi is continuously working towards helping the farmers and improving their situations. Speaking about the scheduled meeting with …

Farmers’ protest: Highway commuters from Chandigarh tricity area stuck in slow lane
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest: Highway commuters from Chandigarh tricity area stuck in slow lane

Hindustan Times  

With the Haryana government partially blocking the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway -152 in wake of the farmers’ proposed ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on February 13, commuters headed to the Capital were a hassled lot on Sunday as traffic on the Zirakpur-Ambala highway moved at snail’s pace. Commuters had to take longer alternative routes as Haryana authorities sealed the Dera Bassi-Ambala border near …

Mumbai-Bengaluru highway blocked, trains halted as Maratha quota stir intensifies
1 year, 2 months ago

Mumbai-Bengaluru highway blocked, trains halted as Maratha quota stir intensifies

India Today  

Members of the Maratha community in Maharashtra continued to stage protests in different parts of the state on Tuesday, seeking Maratha reservations in government jobs and education under the OBC category. Visuals of the agitation showed protestors burning tires on the railway tracks, holding saffron flags, demanding reservation for the Maratha community. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has been continuing …

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru
1 year, 3 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 …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

Farmers block key highway over MSP for sunflower seeds
1 year, 6 months ago

Farmers block key highway over MSP for sunflower seeds

Hindustan Times  

Farmers blocked traffic on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway on Monday after holding a mahapanchayat at Pipli grain market in Kurukshetra district to press for a minimum support price for sunflower seeds. Long queues of trucks and other vehicles were seen near the Ambala Cantt bus stand as vehicles took alternative routes and several of them were Farmer leaders including Rakesh Tikait …

Haryana farmers block Delhi-Chandigarh highway after mahapanchayat seeking MSP for sunflower seed
1 year, 6 months ago

Haryana farmers block Delhi-Chandigarh highway after mahapanchayat seeking MSP for sunflower seed

The Hindu  

Farmers on Monday blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh highway after holding a ‘mahapanchayat’ in this district to press for minimum support price for sunflower seed. On June 6, farmers led by Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Gurnam Singh Charuni blocked National Highway-44 near Shahabad demanding that the government procure sunflower seeds at minimum support price. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who attended …

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the farm laws stir, among other things. In Amritsar district, hundreds of agitating farmers led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher squatted on the Amritsar-New …

Agnipath scheme: Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s Sealdah-Barrackpore route
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s Sealdah-Barrackpore route

The Hindu  

Train services on the Sealdah-Barrackpore route in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district were disrupted for around one hour on June 18 as a group of anti-Agnipath agitators blocked railway tracks and did push-ups to register protest against the new scheme for recruitment in armed forces. Around 20 protesters blocked both up and down lines at a level crossing from …

Tikri border to be open from 7am-8pm, only two-wheelers and ambulances allowed to ply: Farmers
3 years, 2 months ago

Tikri border to be open from 7am-8pm, only two-wheelers and ambulances allowed to ply: Farmers

India TV News  

The farmers have agreed to allow only two-wheelers and ambulances at the Tikri border, where the police removed the barricading which was in place for the last 11 months in view of farmers' protest. The Delhi Police on Thursday night started removing roadblocks placed at the Tikri border point where farmers have been protesting against the Centre's three farm laws, …

Markets shut, roads blocked as Bharat Bandh affects life in Jharkhand
3 years, 3 months ago

Markets shut, roads blocked as Bharat Bandh affects life in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

Vehicular movement was disrupted in several parts of Jharkhand on Monday as supporters of the Bharat Bandh blocked roads and highways. Coal production at various mines of the Central Coalfields Limited remained normal, but dispatch via road was affected due to blockades, said Amresh Singh, general manager, Banka-Sayal area. Markets remained closed in Dumka, while bandh supporters blocked roads in …

Bharat Bandh hits Punjab, Haryana: mixed response elsewhere
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh hits Punjab, Haryana: mixed response elsewhere

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Normal life was hit in several states on Monday as farmers blocked highways and squatted on railway tracks at many places in response to the Bharat Bandh called against the three contentious agriculture laws that the government is refusing to roll back. “I don’t know what is going to be the end of this protest but the movement …

Bharat Bandh | Protesters disrupt road, rail traffic in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh | Protesters disrupt road, rail traffic in Punjab, Haryana

The Hindu  

Farmers protesting the Centre’s three farm laws on Monday were seen demonstrating in many parts of Punjab and Haryana in response to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s call for a Bharat Bandh, disrupting movement of road and rail transport. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha — an umbrella body of farmer unions — is spearheading the farmer’s ongoing protest against Centre’s farm laws. …

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