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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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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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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Farmer groups that have been blocking railway tracks at 21 locations in Punjab have withdrawn from the sites to allow freight trains to move, the state government said today.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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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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Amritsar Rail Tragedy Returns To Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
In a fresh trouble for former Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a non-profit organisation has termed the 2018 Amritsar rail tragedy a major blunder in which 60 people were killed and scores injured.
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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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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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Punjab Chief Minister to Hold Talks With Protesting Farmers
The crucial talks between protesting farmers and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to break the deadlock over peasants' demands will be held in Chandigarh today even as rail services remained hit for the sixth consecutive day today, causing inconvenience to passengers.
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Punjab Farmers Extend Agitation, Rail Traffic Remains Hit
With agitating Punjab farmers extending their "rail roko" (railway blockade) protest against the state government for another two days, rail traffic continued to be affected in Punjab today.
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Punjab Farmers Extend 'Rail Roko' Agitation Till October 12
Rejecting ruling Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) appeal to call off their 'Rail Roko' agitation, which has paralysed train services, farmers' outfits today decided to extend their stir by another two days to press for their demands.
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Train Services Hit as Farmers' Strike Enters Second Day in Punjab
Train and road traffic remained affected at various places in Punjab as the farmers 'Rail Roko' agitation entered the second day today even as the protesting peasants were "forcibly" lifted from the tracks at two places by police in the state.
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Rail Services Disrupted in Punjab Due to Farmers' Strike
Rail services were hit at several places in Punjab with farmers' outfits starting their two-day 'Rail Roko' agitation from today in protest against SAD-BJP government's "anti-farmer" policies.
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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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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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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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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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Amritsar Rail Tragedy Returns To Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu's Wife
In a fresh trouble for former Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a non-profit organisation has termed the 2018 Amritsar rail tragedy a major blunder in which 60 people were killed and scores injured.
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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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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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Punjab Chief Minister to Hold Talks With Protesting Farmers
The crucial talks between protesting farmers and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to break the deadlock over peasants' demands will be held in Chandigarh today even as rail services remained hit for the sixth consecutive day today, causing inconvenience to passengers.
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Punjab Farmers Extend Agitation, Rail Traffic Remains Hit
With agitating Punjab farmers extending their "rail roko" (railway blockade) protest against the state government for another two days, rail traffic continued to be affected in Punjab today.
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Punjab Farmers Extend 'Rail Roko' Agitation Till October 12
Rejecting ruling Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) appeal to call off their 'Rail Roko' agitation, which has paralysed train services, farmers' outfits today decided to extend their stir by another two days to press for their demands.
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Train Services Hit as Farmers' Strike Enters Second Day in Punjab
Train and road traffic remained affected at various places in Punjab as the farmers 'Rail Roko' agitation entered the second day today even as the protesting peasants were "forcibly" lifted from the tracks at two places by police in the state.
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Rail Services Disrupted in Punjab Due to Farmers' Strike
Rail services were hit at several places in Punjab with farmers' outfits starting their two-day 'Rail Roko' agitation from today in protest against SAD-BJP government's "anti-farmer" policies.
