Farmers Protest
- India
Of paddy fields and barbed wires, the story of a TN ‘airport’ village Parandur
Chennai: The picturesque road to Parandur village is absolutely quiet but for the chirping and buzzing of winged creatures and the sound of some moving vehicles. While the long winding road offers spectacular…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Govt not supporting agitating farmers, says BJP
Guntur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Suryanarayana Raju on Monday attacked the YSRCP government, accusing it of not supporting the agitating farmers. Speaking to the reporters, Suryanarayana said, “Jaganmohan Reddy is…
- India
Farmers stage protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demand legal guarantee for MSP
New Delhi: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered at the Jantar Mantar here on Friday, demanding legal guarantee for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed…
- Telangana
Farmers in peril; Telangana Congress calls for statewide protest
Hyderabad: The INC leaders all across Telangana held a statewide agitation in different centres both rural and urban targeting the ‘faulty’ farm rules and farmer welfare programmes of the TRS government headed…
- India
Farmers protest on anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Chandigarh: Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdur Sangarash Committee (KMSC) held protest and rail roko prorgramme at 17 different places in Punjab on Monday to mark the anniversary of Lakhimpur Kheri…
- India
For how long will PM continue to save tainted ministers: Priyanka Gandhi on Ajay Mishra’s remarks
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra for his “dogs bark or chase the car” remark and asked for how long will Prime Minister…
- India
UP: After officials’ assurance, Lakhimpur Kheri farmers call off protests
Lakhimpur Kheri: A farmers’ agitation seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among other demands, was called off on Saturday after top district officials met the…
- India
Rail, road traffic hit as farmers stage protests in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Farmers on Sunday squatted on railway tracks and blocked roads at several places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s nationwide protest against the Centre “reneging on…
- Telangana
Telangana continues disbursement of investment support among farmers
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Tuesday started disbursing financial assistance to farmers owning over five acres of land under Rythu Bandhu. Authorities began depositing the amount under the investment support scheme…
- Bangalore
Karnataka farmers protest against RBI, demand change in loan policy
Bengaluru: Demanding a change of loan policy and delinking CIBIL score for extending the agricultural loan, thousands of farmers staged a protest against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Bengaluru on…
- Telangana
Telangana government issues orders to procure Rabi jowar crop
Hyderabad: In a major victory for the jowar farmers of the state and for Rythu Swarajya Vedika’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) campaign, the Telangana government finally issued a government order authorizing procurement…