Farmers Protest
- Telangana
Telangana: Agriculturalists demand more power supply for farmers
Hyderabad: To examine the power supply crisis in the state, officials of TS Genco, TS Transco and the Discoms arranged a meeting at chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s office on Tuesday. The…
- News
Piyush Goyal’s remarks irk farming community in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s recent comments on Telangana farmers has sparked anger in the state. Following a meeting with the Telangana government delegation…
- India
UP elections: Despite farmers’ protests, BJP leads in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri: BJP candidate from Nighasan, where the Lakhimpur Kheri violence had taken place in October, is leading in the elections, counting of which is underway. BJP’s sitting MLA Shashank Verma had…
- India
Manmohan Singh slams BJP for blaming Nehru for today’s problems
Chandigarh: The BJP had been in power for more than seven years and was still blaming first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the problems of the people, former prime minister and Congress…
- India
Lakhimpur incident: Ashish Mishra gets bail after four months
Lucknow: Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, and the prime accused in the mowing down four farmers in Lakhimpur on October 3, following a protest by farmers, has been…
- India
Rakesh Tikait slams govt, says farmers would observe ‘Betrayal Day’ on Monday
Noida: Alleging betrayal by the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday announced a country-wide observance of “Betrayal Day” on Monday over farm issues. The national spokesperson of the…
- India
Salesman at Mahindra showroom insults farmer, here’s what he did next
Humiliated and judged for his looks by a salesperson at a Mahindra showroom in Karnataka, a farmer returned back with 10 lakh rupees, demanding an apology and same-day delivery as promised by…
- Telangana
Telangana: Revanth Reddy demands compensation to farmers for crop losses
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & MP A Revanth Reddy on Friday demanded that the State Government immediately pay compensation to the farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal…
- India
Why MSP law is not being passed, asks Congress
New Delhi: A day after the farmer unions gave ultimatum to the government on the issue of MSP, the Congress on Sunday questioned the government over the issue. Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill…
- India
Punjab CM Channi hits out at BJP with quote from Sardar Patel
Chandigarh (Punjab): Amid a war of words between the Centre and the Punjab government over the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state on Wednesday, state…
- India
PM security lapse row: It was an attempt to gain public sympathy, says Rakesh Tikait
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed event at Ferozepur in Punjab on Wednesday had to be cancelled owing to security lapse, national spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU)…
- India
Investigate if PM’s rally cancelled due to security lapse or farmers’ anger: Rakesh Tikait
Noida: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has called for an investigation to confirm if there was a lapse in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab due to which his…
- India
PM Modi cancels visit to Ferozpur in Punjab after farmers block roads
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cancelled his visit to Ferozpur in Punjab after farmers blocked three approach roads to the rally where the PM was supposed to speak. The protesting farmers belong…
- India
Uttarakhand man cycles barefoot to pay homage to deceased farmers
New Delhi: A Uttarakhand resident, Satpal Singh Thukral from Rudrapur district will be cycling barefoot to Amritsar to pay tribute to farmers who lost their lives during their year-long protest against the…
- Photos
Photos: Rakesh Tikait leaving Ghazipur Border
New Delhi: BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait prepares to leave after farmers ended their year-long agitation against the contentious farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Wednesday , Dec. 15, 2021. Farmers have called…
