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Passengers Stuck At Jammu, Katra Railway Stations After Farmers Protest In Punjab
A large number of passengers, many of them pilgrims, were stranded at Jammu and Katra railway stations on Friday as seven trains were cancelled and 13 diverted due to a "rail roko" agitation by farmers in different parts of Punjab.
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Train Services In Punjab Hit As Farmers Protest Over Crop Compensation
At least 20 trains were cancelled after farmers squatted on railway tracks at several places in Punjab on Tuesday as part of their four-hour 'rail roko' agitation against the value cut announced by the Centre on wheat grain shrivelled.
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Farmers Protest Highlights: Rail Roko Protest Called By Farmers' Body
Samyukta Kisan Morcha called for six-hour-long nationwide ''Rail roko'' agitation demanding removal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni from Union Cabinet over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which his son is an accused.
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Rail Roko Successful, Government Will Have To Repeal Farm Laws: Farmers
Calling its four-hour nationwide rail blockade a "peaceful and successful event", the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the farm unions protesting against three new agriculture laws, on Thursday said the Centre will have to repeal the legislations as "anger among farmers is intensifying" in the country.
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Entry, Exit At 4 Delhi Metros Shut Due To Farmers' "Rail Roko" Agitation
Entry and exit at four metro stations, including at the Tikri border, one of the epicentres of the farmers' agitation, were shut by the DMRC authorities for nearly four hours on Thursday in view of the security situation due to a rail blockade called by the protesters.
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Proof That Protest Not Limited To Punjab, Haryana: Farmers On "Rail Roko''
With farmers on Thursday blocking railway tracks across the country, at stations big and small, protesters at Singhu said it proves that the agitation is not just limited to Punjab and Haryana.
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25 Trains Regulated In Northern Railway Zone Due To Farmers' "Rail Roko" Agitation
Around 25 trains have been regulated in the northern zone due to the "rail roko" call by farmers protesting the three agri laws on Thursday, a zonal railway spokesperson said.
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"Rail Roko" Agitation To Severely Affect Movement Of Essential Items, Food Grains: Railways
The railways today said the "rail roko" (Block rail tracks) agitation in Punjab over farm bills will severely impact the loading of food grains and other essential goods as well as the movement of passengers, many travelling for emergencies in special trains.
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Punjab Farmers Hold Rail Roko Agitation, Few Passenger Trains Cancelled
The protesters, who gathered under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti, squatted on the railway tracks in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Tarn Taran districts. The agitation started at 1 pm and went on till 4 pm.
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Cauvery Row: Rail Roko Agitations Continue Across Tamil Nadu For Second Day
Mass rail blockades by opposition parties and farmers continued for the second day today at various places across the state over the Cauvery issue, with police detaining Tamil Maanila Congress leader GK Vasan and about 300 farmers for staging protests.
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Rail Traffic Hit In Punjab Due To Protest By Farmers
Agitating farmers today squatted on railway tracks in the city, affecting trains running between Amritsar to Delhi and Amritsar to Pathankot.
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Punjab Farmers Set to Resume Their Protests From November 4
Several farmers' unions, including Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta) and farm labourers, today announced that they will resume their agitation from November 4 to 6 in support of their demands, including compensation for crop damage.
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Railways to Persuade Farmer Unions to Prevent 'Rail Roko'
Having faced frequent disruption in rail services due to protests in Punjab, a senior Railway officer will meet farmers' unions to persuade them not to block trains in future as it causes inconvenience to passengers.
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Punjab Farmers' End Stir, Train Movement to Restore to Normalcy in 10 Days
The movement of trains in Punjab will take a minimum of 10 days to restore to full normalcy, even though the seven-day farmers' protest came to an end today.
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Protesting Punjab Farmers Decide to Call off Rail Blockade
Protesting farmers in Punjab today decided to call off their seven-day 'Rail Roko' stir, which has crippled rail services in the state, but said their agitation against the Parkash Singh Badal government would continue in support of their demand for higher compensation.
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Passengers Stuck At Jammu, Katra Railway Stations After Farmers Protest In Punjab
A large number of passengers, many of them pilgrims, were stranded at Jammu and Katra railway stations on Friday as seven trains were cancelled and 13 diverted due to a "rail roko" agitation by farmers in different parts of Punjab.
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Train Services In Punjab Hit As Farmers Protest Over Crop Compensation
At least 20 trains were cancelled after farmers squatted on railway tracks at several places in Punjab on Tuesday as part of their four-hour 'rail roko' agitation against the value cut announced by the Centre on wheat grain shrivelled.
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Farmers Protest Highlights: Rail Roko Protest Called By Farmers' Body
Samyukta Kisan Morcha called for six-hour-long nationwide ''Rail roko'' agitation demanding removal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni from Union Cabinet over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which his son is an accused.
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Rail Roko Successful, Government Will Have To Repeal Farm Laws: Farmers
Calling its four-hour nationwide rail blockade a "peaceful and successful event", the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the farm unions protesting against three new agriculture laws, on Thursday said the Centre will have to repeal the legislations as "anger among farmers is intensifying" in the country.
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Entry, Exit At 4 Delhi Metros Shut Due To Farmers' "Rail Roko" Agitation
Entry and exit at four metro stations, including at the Tikri border, one of the epicentres of the farmers' agitation, were shut by the DMRC authorities for nearly four hours on Thursday in view of the security situation due to a rail blockade called by the protesters.
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Proof That Protest Not Limited To Punjab, Haryana: Farmers On "Rail Roko''
With farmers on Thursday blocking railway tracks across the country, at stations big and small, protesters at Singhu said it proves that the agitation is not just limited to Punjab and Haryana.
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25 Trains Regulated In Northern Railway Zone Due To Farmers' "Rail Roko" Agitation
Around 25 trains have been regulated in the northern zone due to the "rail roko" call by farmers protesting the three agri laws on Thursday, a zonal railway spokesperson said.
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"Rail Roko" Agitation To Severely Affect Movement Of Essential Items, Food Grains: Railways
The railways today said the "rail roko" (Block rail tracks) agitation in Punjab over farm bills will severely impact the loading of food grains and other essential goods as well as the movement of passengers, many travelling for emergencies in special trains.
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Punjab Farmers Hold Rail Roko Agitation, Few Passenger Trains Cancelled
The protesters, who gathered under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti, squatted on the railway tracks in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Tarn Taran districts. The agitation started at 1 pm and went on till 4 pm.
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Cauvery Row: Rail Roko Agitations Continue Across Tamil Nadu For Second Day
Mass rail blockades by opposition parties and farmers continued for the second day today at various places across the state over the Cauvery issue, with police detaining Tamil Maanila Congress leader GK Vasan and about 300 farmers for staging protests.
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Rail Traffic Hit In Punjab Due To Protest By Farmers
Agitating farmers today squatted on railway tracks in the city, affecting trains running between Amritsar to Delhi and Amritsar to Pathankot.
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Punjab Farmers Set to Resume Their Protests From November 4
Several farmers' unions, including Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta) and farm labourers, today announced that they will resume their agitation from November 4 to 6 in support of their demands, including compensation for crop damage.
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Railways to Persuade Farmer Unions to Prevent 'Rail Roko'
Having faced frequent disruption in rail services due to protests in Punjab, a senior Railway officer will meet farmers' unions to persuade them not to block trains in future as it causes inconvenience to passengers.
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Punjab Farmers' End Stir, Train Movement to Restore to Normalcy in 10 Days
The movement of trains in Punjab will take a minimum of 10 days to restore to full normalcy, even though the seven-day farmers' protest came to an end today.
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Protesting Punjab Farmers Decide to Call off Rail Blockade
Protesting farmers in Punjab today decided to call off their seven-day 'Rail Roko' stir, which has crippled rail services in the state, but said their agitation against the Parkash Singh Badal government would continue in support of their demand for higher compensation.
