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Exclusive: As Delhi Air Worsens, Punjab Farmers Say Stubble Burning Only Option
Delhi's bad air days are back and the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, primarily blamed for the choking air in the national capital, is under the scanner again
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When PM Modi Held The Umbrella For Farmers
In a heartwarming gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the umbrella over a group of farmers who were talking to him on a rainy day in the national capital.
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Farmer Stopped At Bengaluru Metro For "Untidy" Clothes, Rights Body Says...
A day after a farmer was stopped from boarding a metro train by an official at Bengaluru's Rajajinagar station because of his "untidy" clothes, the National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident.
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"The Day Is Not Far...": Bhagwant Mann Urges Farmers Not To Block Roads
A day after farmers blocked a stretch of the national highway in Jalandhar, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked the farm unions not to turn people against themselves by blocking roads.
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Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
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Houses, Farmers' Income, Bullet Train: What PM Had Promised For 2022
While interacting with beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) in June 2018, the PM had said the government was working to ensure a home for every Indian by 2022.
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Protesting Non-Payment Of Sugarcane Dues, Farmers Block Punjab Highway
Farmers protesting over the non-payment of sugarcane dues for the past four days here blocked the second side of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana stretch of the national highway on Friday.
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"Cheap Way To Gain Public Sympathy": Farmer Leader On PM Security Lapse
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed event at Ferozepur in Punjab had to be cancelled owing to a security lapse, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that it was an attempt by the Centre to find a "cheap way to gain public sympathy".
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Kisan Diwas 2021: When And Why Is This Day Celebrated?
Kisan Diwas, or National Farmers' Day, is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Ministerand farmer leader Chaudhary Charan Singh. The idea behind the celebrating the day is toexpress our gratitude to farmers
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Farmers Are "Still Angry", Says Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Days after Centre announced repealing of farm laws, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that arrogance does not work in the democracy adding that democracy requires "bowing down" to convince the public.
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"Only Ink Is Black": Minister Ditches PM's 'No Blaming Farmers' Tack
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the nation and announced a rollback of the three contentious farm laws underlining that he was not interested in blaming anyone, his colleague Junior Aviation Minister VK Singh on Saturday appear
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Sardar Patel Inspires Us To Fight For Rights of Farmers: Priyanka Gandhi
On National Unity Day, which is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to remember the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent I
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Farmers Cannot "Wash Their Hands Off": Caste Panel Chief On Killing At Protest Site
A day after the gruesome killing of a man at Delhi's Singhu border, National Commission for Scheduled Caste Chairperson Vijay Sampla on Saturday said the farmer leaders cannot "wash their hands off" the incident.
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Farmers' Protest Hits Train Movement, National Highway In Punjab's Jalandhar
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.
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Huge Containers Near Red Fort, Security Tightened Before Independence Day
Shipping containers, towering like walls, have been placed at the entrance of the iconic Red Fort ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The Delhi police say it is being done for security reasons.
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Exclusive: As Delhi Air Worsens, Punjab Farmers Say Stubble Burning Only Option
Delhi's bad air days are back and the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, primarily blamed for the choking air in the national capital, is under the scanner again
-
When PM Modi Held The Umbrella For Farmers
In a heartwarming gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the umbrella over a group of farmers who were talking to him on a rainy day in the national capital.
-
Farmer Stopped At Bengaluru Metro For "Untidy" Clothes, Rights Body Says...
A day after a farmer was stopped from boarding a metro train by an official at Bengaluru's Rajajinagar station because of his "untidy" clothes, the National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident.
-
"The Day Is Not Far...": Bhagwant Mann Urges Farmers Not To Block Roads
A day after farmers blocked a stretch of the national highway in Jalandhar, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked the farm unions not to turn people against themselves by blocking roads.
-
Dussehra, Stubble Burning Keep Delhi Air Quality In Poor Category
As the nation celebrated Dussehra on Tuesday by burning the effigies of Ravana, farmers in Punjab paced up the crop residue burning as 360 farm fires, the maximum in a day this season, were reported, taking the overall count to 2,306.
-
Houses, Farmers' Income, Bullet Train: What PM Had Promised For 2022
While interacting with beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) in June 2018, the PM had said the government was working to ensure a home for every Indian by 2022.
-
Protesting Non-Payment Of Sugarcane Dues, Farmers Block Punjab Highway
Farmers protesting over the non-payment of sugarcane dues for the past four days here blocked the second side of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana stretch of the national highway on Friday.
-
"Cheap Way To Gain Public Sympathy": Farmer Leader On PM Security Lapse
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed event at Ferozepur in Punjab had to be cancelled owing to a security lapse, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that it was an attempt by the Centre to find a "cheap way to gain public sympathy".
-
Kisan Diwas 2021: When And Why Is This Day Celebrated?
Kisan Diwas, or National Farmers' Day, is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Ministerand farmer leader Chaudhary Charan Singh. The idea behind the celebrating the day is toexpress our gratitude to farmers
-
Farmers Are "Still Angry", Says Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Days after Centre announced repealing of farm laws, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that arrogance does not work in the democracy adding that democracy requires "bowing down" to convince the public.
-
"Only Ink Is Black": Minister Ditches PM's 'No Blaming Farmers' Tack
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to the nation and announced a rollback of the three contentious farm laws underlining that he was not interested in blaming anyone, his colleague Junior Aviation Minister VK Singh on Saturday appear
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Sardar Patel Inspires Us To Fight For Rights of Farmers: Priyanka Gandhi
On National Unity Day, which is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to remember the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent I
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Farmers Cannot "Wash Their Hands Off": Caste Panel Chief On Killing At Protest Site
A day after the gruesome killing of a man at Delhi's Singhu border, National Commission for Scheduled Caste Chairperson Vijay Sampla on Saturday said the farmer leaders cannot "wash their hands off" the incident.
-
Farmers' Protest Hits Train Movement, National Highway In Punjab's Jalandhar
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.
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Huge Containers Near Red Fort, Security Tightened Before Independence Day
Shipping containers, towering like walls, have been placed at the entrance of the iconic Red Fort ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The Delhi police say it is being done for security reasons.
