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Khudian invites farmers protesting in Chandigarh for talks
The Punjab agriculture minister met the office-bearers of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) and Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union and accepted their memorandum.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 09:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Avoid these routes in Chandigarh due to farmers’ rally
The public is encouraged to use alternative routes to avoid delays and follow the Chandigarh Traffic Police’s social media for updates
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 08:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
NIA raids woman farm union leader’s house in Punjab’s Rampura Phul amid protest
The NIA raided BKU leader Sukhwinder Kaur's house in Bathinda, sparking farmer protests. Officials seized digital devices, alleging links to Maoist funding.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:14 AM IST
Parteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot
NIA raids woman farm union leader Sukhwinder Kaur in Punjab’s Rampura Phul
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU-Krantikari) general secretary was not at home during two-hour raid, farm union activists hold protest.
Published on Aug 30, 2024 03:26 PM IST
Noida police halt BKU’s tractor march midway
The protest march started from Knowledge Park to Surajpur collectorate with protesters demanding the minimum support price (MSP) guarantee law
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Haryana: BKU (Charuni) extends support to Cong for Ambala Lok Sabha seat
Narinder Singh Nayagaon, district president of Panchkula unit of BKU (Charuni), said that after the meeting we have decided to extend support to Congress candidate Varun Chaudhary for the Ambala constituency
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Trust deficit between farm unions once again comes to fore during Rail Roko stir
Sharp differences among farmer union leaders resurfaced during 'rail roko' in Punjab. Lack of unity blamed as trust deficit widens. Leaders clash publicly.
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 08:31 AM IST
Vishal Joshi, Bathinda
BKU Charuni to block Haryana roads for two hours today
The union will block major roads in every district of Haryana for two hours from 12 pm to 2 pm to protest against the death of the young farmer
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 10:02 AM IST
Bhavey Nagpal, Karnal
Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar: Farmers to stage dharnas in four states on Feb 21, says Tikait
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announced that farmers will also stage dharnas in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand on February 21 to press their demands. Speaking to reporters after attending the mahapanchayat, Tikait said a resolution was passed during the meeting asking the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to launch a tractor march to Delhi in the last week of February if the government does not accept farmers’ demands.
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 06:54 AM IST
S Raju, Meerut
BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) to join ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, suspends Chandigarh protest
The BKU(Ekta-Ugrahan) announced that it had called off its proposed Chandigarh protest on February 24 and would back the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 01:59 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Sangrur
Day 3 protest: Farmers to block trains today, hold round 3 talks with Centre
Farmers' Delhi Chalo protest: 3 Union ministers will meet farmers' leaders in Chandigarh for the third round of talks amid stand-off at Haryana, Punjab borders.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 11:17 AM IST
Pressure mounts on Rakesh Tikait-led BKU faction to support farmers’ stir
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tikait) will decide on extending support to the ongoing farmers' protest after leader Rakesh Tikait returns from Karnataka on Thursday. Farmers in western UP are concerned about police barricades and tear gas usage. Farmer leaders excluded from the movement are pressuring BKU (Tikait) for support. Police deny placing BKU (Mahatma Tikait) leaders under house arrest.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 08:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Meerut
‘Stubborn’ approach of govt dangerous, says Naresh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Naresh Tikait on Tuesday wondered whether the farmers will always be in the agitation mode, block roads or head towards Delhi?
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 09:54 AM IST
Press Trust of India
Ludhiana: Farmer unions block traffic in Samrala
The protesting farmers were going to Sangrur to take part in a protest to support Youtuber Bhana Sidhu, who was arrested by the police in multiple cases
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 05:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Farm fires back in Punjab, 214 cases reported in fortnight
With paddy harvesting underway in Punjab, farm fires have started with 81 cases reported on Saturday, mostly in the Majha region. In an effort to reduce stubble burning, the Punjab government has promised to decrease it by 50% compared to last year. The state recorded 49,000 farm fires in 2022, down from 71,000 in 2021. Punjab plans to make six districts farm fire-free and has measures in place to manage paddy straw. Stubble burning contributes to severe air pollution in North Indian states and Delhi. Farmers argue they have no choice but to burn stubble due to lack of affordable alternatives.
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 11:01 PM IST
Vishal Rambani, Patiala
Ludhiana: Farmer union stage sit-in outside police chief’s office
The farmers, it seems, are ready for a long haul as they have brought ration and beddings along with them and warned the authorities that they would not lift the protest till the accused are arrested, claiming that the farmer was ‘forced’ to end his life
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 10:57 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
The “five-day” promise by Naresh Tikait
The farmer leader put his union’s might behind the wrestlers' protests. On the fifth day, he’s pulled back from the agitation. Here’s a recount of what happened
Published on Jun 06, 2023 09:26 PM IST
S Raju
12th death anniversary of Mahendra Tikait | 5 things to know about ex-BKU chief
One of the tallest farmer leaders the country has ever seen, Tikait was born on October 6, 1935, and passed away on May 15, 2011.
Published on May 15, 2023 10:38 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Farmers break barricades at Jantar Mantar near wrestlers' protest venue. WATCH
Farmer leaders including BKU’s Rakesh Tikait and Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s Baldev Singh Sirsa have pledged their support to the protesting wrestlers.
Updated on May 08, 2023 12:24 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Wrestlers’ protest: Stopped from entering Delhi, BKU activists protest at Tikri border
Protesting farmers, including women, broke barricades at the Tikri border to enter Delhi in support of wrestlers demanding the arrest of wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The farmers plan to sit on a dharna for a day and indefinitely if their demands are not met. More than 75 khaps from Haryana also extended support to the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Updated on May 07, 2023 10:10 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Lekhpal suspended after farmer’s suicide in Modinagar
The subdivisional magistrate said the lekhpal failed to bring to the notice of higher authorities that the deceased farmer had submitted encroachment complaints
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:20 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ghaziabad
Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni floats party ahead of Punjab polls
Chaduni, who leads the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) in Haryana, gained prominence by helping farm unions protesting against three now-scrapped central laws to mobilize and reach the Capital.
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 01:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Last batch of farmers to leave UP Gate protest site at Ghazipur today
The farmers began leaving the protest sites after the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) - an umbrella organization of farmer bodies - suspended the agitation following the repeal of the Centre's three farm laws and the government conceding to its other demands.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 05:39 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Farmers to mark ‘Vijay Diwas’ today at protest sites before leaving for home
The Singhu and Ghazipur border points of the national capital—two of the sites where the farmers had been protesting for the past 14 months—have picked up activity, as farmers get busy completing their preparations to leave for their homes in trucks and tractor trolleys.
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 08:17 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Protests will continue till…’ What farmer leader Charuni said after key meeting
BKU leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said the Centre should follow the Punjab model while giving compensation to the kin of over 700 deceased farmers.
Published on Dec 08, 2021 02:30 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
What next of farmers' protests? SKM to decide future course of action today
The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, to withdraw the three contentious laws will be introduced in Parliament on the opening day of the winter session on Monday.
Updated on Nov 27, 2021 07:55 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Tie him down here…’: Tikait's veiled jibe at ‘unbridled bull’ Asaduddin Owaisi
Taking a veiled jibe at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Tikait warned a farmers’ gathering in Hyderabad about an “unbridled bull” who “helps BJP the most”.
Published on Nov 25, 2021 10:18 PM IST
500 farmers will reach Delhi on Nov 29: Tikait
“On November 29, 500 farmers will go to Delhi on 30 tractors. The details will be provided after a meeting on November 26, which will be marked as the first anniversary of our protest,” Tikait said at a rally in Ghaziabad.
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 06:09 AM IST
Farm laws to be repealed, but what's next for farmers? Key points from SKM meet
As the central government has agreed to withdraw the three farm laws, the farmer unions have shifted their focus on minimum support price (MSP), demanding a law on it.
Updated on Nov 21, 2021 04:00 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Congress says Centre will have to 'remove' farm laws like Ghazipur barricade
The Delhi Police announced on Thursday that the blockades will be removed from the borders, following an order by the Supreme Court on October 21 stating that while the farmers have every right to protest, roads should not be indefinitely blocked for the purpose.
Updated on Oct 30, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi