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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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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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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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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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Punjab Farmer Unions Lift Goods Train Blockade, State Welcomes Move
Up to 30 protesting farmer unions of Punjab today lifted the three-week-old blockade on goods trains, backing the new bills passed by the state government to counter the new Central farm laws.
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Over 200 Rakes Of Freight Stranded Due To "Rail Roko" Protest In Punjab
The "rail roko" protest in Punjab is causing severe disruption in the supply of essential commodities to and from the state, with more than 200 loaded rakes of freight being stranded across railway zones and many power plants on the verge of being shut down due to a shortage of coal, railway officials said on Wednesday.
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Farmers In Punjab Intensify Farm Laws Protest, Block Rail Tracks Indefinitely
Intensifying their protests against the new farm laws, farmers in Punjab on Thursday started blocking rail tracks at many places in the state for an indefinite period as part of their 'rail roko' agitation.
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"Not Being Misled By Opposition": Punjab Farmers Protesting Agri Bills
At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.
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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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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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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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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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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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Punjab Farmer Unions Lift Goods Train Blockade, State Welcomes Move
Up to 30 protesting farmer unions of Punjab today lifted the three-week-old blockade on goods trains, backing the new bills passed by the state government to counter the new Central farm laws.
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Over 200 Rakes Of Freight Stranded Due To "Rail Roko" Protest In Punjab
The "rail roko" protest in Punjab is causing severe disruption in the supply of essential commodities to and from the state, with more than 200 loaded rakes of freight being stranded across railway zones and many power plants on the verge of being shut down due to a shortage of coal, railway officials said on Wednesday.
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Farmers In Punjab Intensify Farm Laws Protest, Block Rail Tracks Indefinitely
Intensifying their protests against the new farm laws, farmers in Punjab on Thursday started blocking rail tracks at many places in the state for an indefinite period as part of their 'rail roko' agitation.
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"Not Being Misled By Opposition": Punjab Farmers Protesting Agri Bills
At least 28 passenger trains have been cancelled as famers in Punjab continued blocking train tracks as part of the -Rail Roko- protest against the three new controversial farm bills now extended till September 29. However, the Railways is yet to announce a revised schedule.
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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.
