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Farmers Squat On Rail Tracks In Punjab As Part Of Rail Roko Protest
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 (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal gua
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Protesting Farmers To March To Delhi Today, Cops Step Up Security
Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders.
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Day 3 Of Protest: Rail Roko Across Punjab, Big Centre-Farmer Leaders Meet
Amid the ongoing standoff between protesting farmers and security personnel at the Punjab-Haryana border, a panel of three Union ministers is set to engage in another round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh today.
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Ex-Servicemen Protest On Rail Tracks For 12 Hours In Punjab, Services Hit
The protest affected the train movement on the section, the Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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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 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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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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Railways Deploys Additional Forces In 4 States Ahead Of Rail Roko Tomorrow
The railways has deployed 20 additional companies of the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) across the country, with focus on Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, in the wake of the "rail roko" stir called on Thursday by farmer groups protesting against the Centre's new agri laws.
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Punjab Farmers Allow Trains To Run From Monday, Talks To Continue
Punjab farmers who had set up rail blockades across the state to protest the centre's controversial farm laws will allow trains (both passenger and goods) to resume service from Monday night, it was announced Saturday after a meeting with Amarinder Singh
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Farmer Protests In Punjab: Rs 1,670 Crore Loss To Railways, Says Report
The railways has suffered a loss of Rs 1,670 crore in freight earnings alone due to the farmers' agitation in Punjab that have continued for over 50 days now, resulting in the cancellation of 1,986 passenger services and 3,090 goods trains to the region, sources said on Monday.
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Train Blockade By Farmers Over, Says Punjab. Railways Want 100% Assurance
Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today. But the trains are not likely to run as the railways want to restart both goods and passenger trains and other services together and not selectively. Some farmers are still ga...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Punjab Accuses Centre Of Creating "Economic Blockade-Like" Situation
The Punjab government has accused the BJP-led central government of step-motherly treatment by trying to create an "economic blockade-like" situation with suspension of goods trains in view of "security concerns" because of farmers' protests against Centre's farm laws.
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Farmers Squat On Rail Tracks In Punjab As Part Of Rail Roko Protest
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 (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to press the Centre to accept their demands, including a legal gua
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Protesting Farmers To March To Delhi Today, Cops Step Up Security
Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders.
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Day 3 Of Protest: Rail Roko Across Punjab, Big Centre-Farmer Leaders Meet
Amid the ongoing standoff between protesting farmers and security personnel at the Punjab-Haryana border, a panel of three Union ministers is set to engage in another round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh today.
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Ex-Servicemen Protest On Rail Tracks For 12 Hours In Punjab, Services Hit
The protest affected the train movement on the section, the Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said.
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Punjab Farmers' 'Rail Roko' Stir Enters Third Day, Train Movement Remains Hit
The 'rail roko' stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.
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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 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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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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Railways Deploys Additional Forces In 4 States Ahead Of Rail Roko Tomorrow
The railways has deployed 20 additional companies of the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) across the country, with focus on Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, in the wake of the "rail roko" stir called on Thursday by farmer groups protesting against the Centre's new agri laws.
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Punjab Farmers Allow Trains To Run From Monday, Talks To Continue
Punjab farmers who had set up rail blockades across the state to protest the centre's controversial farm laws will allow trains (both passenger and goods) to resume service from Monday night, it was announced Saturday after a meeting with Amarinder Singh
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Farmer Protests In Punjab: Rs 1,670 Crore Loss To Railways, Says Report
The railways has suffered a loss of Rs 1,670 crore in freight earnings alone due to the farmers' agitation in Punjab that have continued for over 50 days now, resulting in the cancellation of 1,986 passenger services and 3,090 goods trains to the region, sources said on Monday.
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Train Blockade By Farmers Over, Says Punjab. Railways Want 100% Assurance
Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today. But the trains are not likely to run as the railways want to restart both goods and passenger trains and other services together and not selectively. Some farmers are still ga...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Punjab Accuses Centre Of Creating "Economic Blockade-Like" Situation
The Punjab government has accused the BJP-led central government of step-motherly treatment by trying to create an "economic blockade-like" situation with suspension of goods trains in view of "security concerns" because of farmers' protests against Centre's farm laws.
