Punjab bandh update: Blockade on Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway as farmers continue protests across state
1 week 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 Sunday. Protests impacted traffic on the Patiala-Chandigarh National Highway, with demonstrators staging a sit-in protest at the Dhareri Jattan Toll Plaza. Farmers, under the banner of SKM and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after security forces blocked their march to Delhi.

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Farmers’ Punjab bandh passes off peacefully in Amritsar
6 days, 22 hours ago

Farmers’ Punjab bandh passes off peacefully in Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

A complete shutdown was observed in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts on Monday in response to the Punjab bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. Commercial hubs of Hall Bazaar, Katra Jaimal Singh Bazaar, Chitta Katra Bazaar, Ranjit Avenue District Shopping complex, and IDH Market wore a deserted look. Farmers owing allegiance to the Kisan …

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa
6 days, 23 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 …

Punjab bandh disrupts train services; 221 trains affected; 163 cancelled
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1 week ago

Punjab bandh disrupts train services; 221 trains affected; 163 cancelled

Hindustan Times  

Train services were severely disrupted in Punjab due to the bandh called by the non-political Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha from 7 am to 4 pm on Monday. Vande Bharat among trains hit The protesting farmers announced blockade of rail tracks at multiple sites between 7 am and 4 pm on Monday. Three Vande Bharat Express trains—two between …

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

Punjab bandh today: From govt offices to bank and rail, road and airport services — what’s open, what’s closed?
1 week ago

Punjab bandh today: From govt offices to bank and rail, road and airport services — what’s open, what’s closed?

Live Mint  

'Punjab Bandh' will be observed on December 30 after it was called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, Kisan Mazdoor Morchaand and other farmers' organisations. Farmer leader of Kisan Mazdoor Sanghrash Committee-Punjab, Sharvan Singh Pandher, said last week that 'Punjab Bandh' call for December 30 gained support from various groups. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann earlier lashed out at the central …

Punjab bandh today: Farmers call for shutdown, check what's open and what's closed
1 week ago

Punjab bandh today: Farmers call for shutdown, check what's open and what's closed

India TV News  

Punjab bandh: Farmers in Punjab have announced a statewide shutdown on Monday which is set to disrupt road and rail traffic between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. Prominent farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border since November 26 to push for the fulfillment of their demands. What's open and what's closed In solidarity …

Punjab bandh today: Over 220 trains affected, 157 cancelled and several rescheduled
1 week ago

Punjab bandh today: Over 220 trains affected, 157 cancelled and several rescheduled

India TV News  

Punjab bandh: The ongoing bandh in Punjab has caused significant disruptions in rail services across the state. Vande Bharat Express among cancelled trains The protesting farmers will block rail tracks from 7 am to 4 pm at several locations, thus disrupting the movement of passenger and goods trains. In view of this, the Northern Railways has cancelled 157 trains, including …

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

Punjab bandh: Security upped in Mohali, 600 cops deployed
1 week ago

Punjab bandh: Security upped in Mohali, 600 cops deployed

Hindustan Times  

Around 600 cops will be deployed across the district to avoid any untoward incident on Monday amid a call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ by the farmers in support of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who has been sitting on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border since November 26 to put pressure on the Centre to accept the farmers’ demands, including …

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

Dec 30 ‘Punjab bandh’ call getting good support, claims farmer leader Pandher
1 week, 3 days ago

Dec 30 ‘Punjab bandh’ call getting good support, claims farmer leader Pandher

Hindustan Times  

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday said the call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ on December 30 is getting good support from various sections. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher speaking to the media on the 'Punjab Bandh' call for December 30, in Sangrur on Thursday. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been sitting on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border …

Farmers call for 'Punjab bandh' on December 30: Road, rail services likely to be affected
1 week, 4 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 …

Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Protesting Farmers Call For 'Punjab Bandh' On December 30 To Press For Demands

ABP News  

The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and SKM, the umbrella bodies leading the farmers' protest in North India, have called for a Punjab Bandh on December 30. VIDEO | Punjab: Protesting farmers block railway track in Mohali as part of their 'Rail Roko' agitation.#FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/DcnLpI2BZt — Press Trust of India December 18, 2024 Before the 'Rail Roko' protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh …

Farmers block train routes during ‘rail roko’ protest in Punjab
2 weeks, 4 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, 5 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 hold 'tractor march' in Ambala, suspension of internet services continues
3 weeks ago

Farmers hold 'tractor march' in Ambala, suspension of internet services continues

India TV News  

Farmers protest: After a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers was stopped by the Haryana police at the Shambhu border, who were on a foot march to Delhi, farmers today carried out a tractor march in the Ambala district of Haryana on Monday. The tractor march was in support of the demands being raised by the farmers of Samyukta Kisan Morcha and …

Farmers' protest: Plea in SC seeks direction to clear blockage of highways in Punjab
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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 …

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 …

54 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route cancelled as farmers squat on tracks in Shambhu for 4th day
8 months, 2 weeks ago

54 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route cancelled as farmers squat on tracks in Shambhu for 4th day

The Hindu  

A total of 54 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on April 20 as farmers squatted on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab's Patiala district for the fourth day, officials said. The farmers have been protesting under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha in Patiala district's Shambhu. They began their protest for …

Farmers protest: 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan, elaborate security arrangements in place
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest: 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan, elaborate security arrangements in place

India TV News  

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha held the "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat" at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday. The SKM also said that the Delhi Police have given them the NOC for conducting the mahapanchayat at Ramlila Maidan on March 14 and arranging parking space and other basic amenities like water, toilets and ambulance with the support of the municipal administration …

'Rail roko' protest: Farmers squat on rail tracks in Punjab
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Rail roko' protest: Farmers squat on rail tracks in Punjab

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks at many places in 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. In Punjab, farmers had announced that they would sit on railway tracks at …

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march: Police say commuters must prepare for traffic jams today
10 months 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, …

Ambala-Chandigarh Highway re-opens after 22 days even as farmers' protest continues
10 months ago

Ambala-Chandigarh Highway re-opens after 22 days even as farmers' protest continues

India TV News  

Farmers' protest: Even as protesting farmers continued their demonstrations at Punjab-Haryana borders, the Haryana administration removed barricades put up between Ambala and Chandigarh National Highway. Haryana border sealed The Haryana authorities had sealed the state's border with Punjab at Shambhu near Ambala district on February 11, placing concrete blocks, sandbags, barbed wire and anti-riot vehicles on the road ahead of …

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1

India TV News  

Mobile internet services were banned in Punjab's Patiala and Sangrur from February 28 to March 1 amid the ongoing farmers protest. Image Source : INDIA TVAn official statement on the internet ban in Punjab Internet suspended in Haryana Earlier, the government of Harayana imposed a ban on internet services and bulk SMS in Ambala Sadar, Panjokhra and Naggal regions of …

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border
10 months, 1 week ago

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border

Hindustan Times  

Traffic was disrupted as farmers took out a tractor march in Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Hapur and Amroha, blocking the left lane of highways by parking their tractors. Tractors will be parked on the highway that leads to Delhi, especially the divider highway.It was decided to register a different kind of protest so that the government would listen to us …

Resume internet services, lift road blockades: Jind mahapanchayat
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Resume internet services, lift road blockades: Jind mahapanchayat

The Hindu  

Farmer unions and Khap leaders at a mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Jind on Tuesday demanded that the ban on internet services and the blockade laid by the police on various roads of the district be lifted. Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Azad Palwa told The Hindu over phone that around 2,000 representatives of different farmer unions and khaps from Jind had participated …

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, 3 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: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
10 months, 3 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: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital

Hindustan Times  

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital Thousands of farmers march to Delhi to press for their demands, including the implementation of a law to guarantee minimum support price for crops.. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Traffic crawled at a snail's pace in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday morning as police placed multiple …

Farmers' protest: Haryana govt extends suspension of mobile internet services till February 15
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers' protest: Haryana govt extends suspension of mobile internet services till February 15

India TV News  

Farmers' protest: The Haryana government extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts for an additional two days until February 15, in view of the ongoing farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation. Notably, farmers are marching towards Delhi demanding a law on Minimum Support Price for crops, farm loan waiver and the implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations …

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 …

Punjab bandh: Complete shutdown in Doaba region
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab bandh: Complete shutdown in Doaba region

Hindustan Times  

Markets remained shut at many places in Punjab as several Christian and Dalit bodies on Wednesday held demonstrations during their ‘Punjab bandh’ call against the Manipur violence. In the Doaba region, which includes Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts, most commercial establishments remained shut and market areas wore a deserted look. Malwa: Ferozepur saw maximum impact In most parts …

Punjab bandh call over Manipur violence sees shops shut across several districts. Pics
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab bandh call over Manipur violence sees shops shut across several districts. Pics

Hindustan Times  

Punjab bandh call over Manipur violence sees shops shut across several districts. Pics Amid a call for a bandh by the local SC and Christian communities over the Manipur issue, heavy police force was deployed in Amritsar to maintain peace.. 1 / 5 View Photos in a new improved layout The Punjab bandh call given by different unions in wake …

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 …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August
2 years, 5 months ago

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August

Firstpost  

Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is a member of the SKM, said the farmers will block national highways at three places in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions on the day of protest Chandigarh: Farmer’s collective Samyukt Kisan Morcha Monday announced it will hold a protest on 3 August against the AAP-led government in Punjab over several issues, including the non-payment of …

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. …

Bharat Bandh News HIGHLIGHTS: Bharat Bandh a success in Punjab, Haryana, receives mixed response in other states
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh News HIGHLIGHTS: Bharat Bandh a success in Punjab, Haryana, receives mixed response in other states

India Today  

The Bharat Bandh by Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday against the farm laws evoked mixed response in Jharkhand where vehicular movement was disrupted in several parts as supporters blocked roads and highways and partially affected transportation of coal but offices, banks and other institutes functioned as usual. The ruling JMM said the bandh was successful in the state, while the …

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 3 months ago

How Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers fared in Punjab, Haryana

India Today  

Farmers protesting against the central government's three new farm laws called for Bharat Bandh between 6 am and 4 pm on Monday. While the Bharat Bandh was observed in different parts of the country by various farmers' outfits, it was largely successful in the states of Punjab and Haryana. READ: Farmer dies during protest at Singhu border in Haryana, police …

Bharat Bandh: Traffic hit across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi as major highways blocked by protesting farmers
3 years, 3 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Traffic hit across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi as major highways blocked by protesting farmers

Firstpost  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has appealed to the farmers to leave the agitation and follow the path of dialogue Monday morning witnessed heavy police presence at various places in Haryana and Punjab to maintain law and order in view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers. Here’s everything you need to know about the bandh: Who called for …

After 'brutal' lathi-charge, farmers block highways in Haryana
3 years, 4 months ago

After 'brutal' lathi-charge, farmers block highways in Haryana

Firstpost  

The use of force by the police invited severe criticism from various political parties Angry farmers blocked several highways across Haryana to protest the “brutal” police action against their fellow farmers in Karnal district, as they were protesting a meeting led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. #WATCH | Haryana: Police baton charged farmers who were protesting at Bastara toll …

Punjab: Cane Farmers' Blockade in Jalandhar Continues as Meeting with Ministers Remains Inconclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

Punjab: Cane Farmers' Blockade in Jalandhar Continues as Meeting with Ministers Remains Inconclusive

News 18  

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices continued to block rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab’s Jalandhar as a meeting between their representatives and state ministers remained inconclusive with another round now scheduled with agriculture experts on Monday. Giving more details of the meeting, Dallewal said, “On cost of production issue, the government admitted that the officials had …

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day
3 years, 4 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, …

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