Mamata govt in West Bengal to table anti-farm laws resolution in assembly today
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal will on Thursday table a resolution against the Centre's new contentious farm laws in the state assembly.
'India won't tolerate insult of tricolour, all the culprits will be punished' : Prakash Javadekar
Jan 28, 2021, at 07:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has condemned the violence at the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day against the three contentious farm laws and promised that the culprits will be punished soon.
Farmers' rally violence: Actor Deep Sidhu under scanner for 'provoking tension'
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the clashes at the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital, Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu's role has come under the scanner for allegedly provoking an escalation of violence. The farmers' bodies drawing flak for the movement turning violent and ugly on the Republic Day are also defending themselves by shifting the blame on the actor and claiming that he was with BJP.
Farmers suspend march to parliament on Budget day
Jan 28, 2021, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The farmers protesting the three controversial farm laws have cancelled their march to parliament on Monday, when the government will table the annual budget, after their massive tractor rally descended into violence on Tuesday.
Delhi police arrest 19, lodge 25 FIRs over violent clashes at farmers' tractor rally
Jan 28, 2021, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nineteen people have been arrested and more than 25 cases were registered a day after violence erupted during farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Tuesday, the Delhi Police said. FIRs were filed against at least 10 farmer leaders including Rakesh Tikait and Yogendra Yadav for inciting violence during the tractor rally.
Tractor rally violence: Farmer died of accident injuries, confirms postmortem report
Jan 28, 2021, at 02:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A farmer, who participated in yesterday's tractor rally in the national capital, died in Delhi's ITO area due to injuries when his tractor hit the police barricades and overturned and not from police firing as claimed by his fellow protesters, according to postmortem report, Uttar Pradesh Police said.
Jan 27, 2021, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) have withdrawn from the farmers' protest, a day after New Delhi witnessed violence during a tractor march on Republic Day.
Delhi Riots was aimed at tarnishing image of farmers: HD Kumaraswamy
Jan 27, 2021, at 09:10 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka chief minister and JDS leader H D Kumarswamy on Wednesday alleged that anti-social elements indulged in violence to defame the name of farmers who were peacefully agitating since last more than 50 days.
Additional security forces in Delhi after farmers' protest turns violent
Jan 27, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Additional paramilitary forces will be positioned in Delhi after farmers' protest turned violent on Tuesday with many protesters entering the iconic Red Fort.
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The death of a farmer at Delhi's ITO amid violence during today's tractor rally was caused by police firing claimed farmers at the site but a footage of the incident showed the casualty resulted as the victim's tractor rammed into yellow Delhi Police barricades and oveturned.
Centre's insensitive attitude towards farmers caused violence in Delhi: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 27, 2021, at 02:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the central government for the violence that erupted in the national capital during the tractor rally by the protesting farmers against the three contentious farm laws.
Centre allowed situation to deteriorate: AAP on Delhi violence
Jan 27, 2021, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: Strongly condemning the violence in the national capital on Tuesday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that it is regrettable that the Central government allowed the situation to deteriorate to such an extent.
Delhi violence: Union Home Minister Amit Shah takes stock of situation
Jan 26, 2021, at 11:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A high-level meet is currently underway at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in wake of massive violence that erupted after farmers protesting against the three contentious farm laws entered the national capital earlier on Tuesday.
Violence by some elements in Delhi is unacceptable: Amarinder Singh condemns
Jan 26, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday condemned the violence which hit Delhi after a certain section of farmers forcibly entered the National Capital.
Farmers' tractor rally turns violent: Govt suspends internet services in parts of Delhi-NCR
Jan 26, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday afternoon suspended internet services in parts of National Capital and surrounding areas to maintain public safety as clashes erupted between protesting farmers and police over the tractor rally.
Farmer's march: Samyukta Kisan Morcha condemns violence in Delhi
Jan 26, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a body representing farmers, has condemned and regretted the violence that erupted in Delhi after a certain section of farmers forcibly entered the National Capital.
Farmers' tractor rally turns violent in Delhi, one protester dies
Jan 26, 2021, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A protester died and at least a policeman was injured as the tractor rally carried out by farmers in protest against the Centre's farm laws turned violent in the national capital on Tuesday.
No tractor rally allowed in Karnataka on R-Day
Jan 26, 2021, at 01:01 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Monday made it clear that the police department will not allow tractor rally in the city on the occasion of Republic Day.
Security stepped up across Delhi ahead of R-Day, all eyes on farmers tractor rally
Jan 26, 2021, at 12:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers in Delhi ahead of the 72nd Republic Day celebrations amid the ongoing farmers’ protest.
Thousands of farmers across Maharashtra join farmers rally in Mumbai
Jan 25, 2021, at 03:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Thousands of farmers from 21 districts of Maharashtra, many of whom reached Nashik yesterday, started moving to the state capital, 180 km away, for a massive rally called by the Maharashtra unit of All India Kisan Sabha, which is leading the farmers agitation in Delhi, said media reports.
Protesting farmers seek permission to hold tractor rally on R-Day
Jan 24, 2021, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Farmers protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws have sought written permission from the Delhi Police to hold the massive tractor rally they planned on Republic Day, reports said.
Sharad Pawar to participate in farmers' agitation in Mumbai
Jan 24, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar among other prominent ministers, leaders, activists, office-bearers will participate in the farmers' agitation to be held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Monday against three agricultural laws enacted by the central government.
"Ball in your court now": Centre says after farmers refuse proposal to hold agri laws
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The eleventh round of meeting between the Centre and the representatives of farmers' unions ended in a stalemate like the previous ones with the farmers refusing to accept the government's latest proposal to put the controversial laws on hold for a one and half years.
Farmer's unions reject Govt's proposal to put farm laws on hold for 1-1.5 yrs
Jan 22, 2021, at 05:36 am
New Delhi/UNI: A day after Centre proposed to put the farm laws on hold for a period of one to one-and-a-half years, protesting farmer unions on Thursday rejected the proposal and reiterated their demand for a full repeal of three farm laws.
Farm laws to be put on hold for 1.5 yrs, Centre tells farmers : Report
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the 10th round of talks with farmers Wednesday evening, the Centre has decided to shelve three farm laws for one and a half years and inform the Supreme Court in an affidavit, said a media report.
Centre, farmers' representatives begin 10th round of talks
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The tenth round of talks between the Centre and farmers' representatives to end the logjam over the three farm laws began here on Wednesday afternoon.
'Farm law panel has no decision making power. Where is the bias?' Supreme Court slams critics
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The panel formed to break the deadlock between the farmers' union and the government has no power to take decision on legislations, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said while reprimanding the critics of the committee who have been raising questions over its impartiality since its formation last week, said media reports.
Scrapping farm laws only solution, says senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that repealing the three controversial farm laws was the only solution to resolve the ongoing farmers protests in the outskirts of the National Capital.
10th round of talks between farmers' unions and Centre postponed
Jan 19, 2021, at 07:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The tenth round of talks between the Centre and the agitating farmers have been postponed by one day to January 20, media reports said.
'Matter of law and order': Supreme Court on farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Passing the buck to the Delhi Police, the Supreme Court on Monday said the national capital's administration would decide on how to handle the farmers' tractor rally, scheduled to be held on India's Republic Day on Jan 26.