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]Gurugram farmers to hold ‘mashal rally’ today ahead of Sept 27 ‘Bharat Bandh’
The farmers demand that the three contentious be repealed and a legal guarantee provided to them on minimum support price for crops. However, the government has consistently maintained that the new laws are pro-farmer.
Published on Sep 25, 2021 05:40 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Salman Khan reacts to farmers' protests: 'Most correct thing should be done'
- Salman Khan has reacted to the controversial farm laws and the protests that have followed. He said whatever is the most correct thing to do, should be done.
Published on Feb 05, 2021 09:35 AM IST
‘Bye-bye. We’re quitting!’ RLP pulls out of NDA over farm bills says chief Beniwal
While addressing farmers’ rally in Shahjahanpur in Alwar, Rajasthan, Beniwal said, “Bye-bye. We are quitting NDA. Nothing is above the pride of farmers in the country.”
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 08:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Farm to Facebook: Stir at borders gets online push
Many youngsters from Haryana and Punjab, who have accompanied their families to the protest site, have also created WhatsApp groups to update people back home about the ongoing protest.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 04:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Why are farmers sticking to stand?
On Wednesday, the farm ministry sent out a lengthy set of proposal to farm unions protesting at Delhi’s borders to address their concerns.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Opposition leaders meet President Kovind, ask for repeal of farm laws
The meeting came a day after a Bharat Bandh called by farmers’ unions in protest against these laws. Thousands of farmers are currently protesting at Delhi’s borders after they were denied entry into the Capital.
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Protest enters its 16th day, traffic on borders affected
At Singhu, Tikri, Chilla, and Ghazipur borders, protesters spent their day cooking and distributing food at langars (community kitchen), delivering speeches or putting up posters and raising slogans against the farm laws.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 05:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Farm leaders hopeful govt will repeal laws but will continue with Bharat Bandh
Farmer leaders are hopeful that the government will repeal the newly introduced farm laws and are firm that they do not seek any amendments.
Updated on Dec 05, 2020 09:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Govt not egoistic, holding discussions with farmers with an open mind: Tomar
Farmers’ groups, however, did not relent and said that emphasis still lies on repealing the new laws and the farmers will continue to raise their voices until the Centre decides to completely roll back the recently passed farm laws.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 09:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Govt ready to deliberate on every problem, demand of farmers: Union home minister Amit Shah
Govt ready to deliberate on every problem, demand of farmers: Union home minister Amit Shah
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Dilli Chalo: Why angry farmers want to storm New Delhi
Farmers want the Centre to revoke three contentious laws approved by Parliament in September. The laws essentially change the way India’s farmers do business by creating free markets, as opposed to a network of decades-old, government-controlled agricultural markets
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 08:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Farm Bills protests: Punjab farmers, Centre to meet for second round of talks on Dec 3
The secretary has sent the invitation to the farmer bodies on behalf of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Food Minister Piyush Goyal is also expected to be present in the meeting.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 02:07 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Farm groups lay down demands as talks begin
AIKCC said Friday’s talks were “inconclusive” and the government offered no “concrete assurances” but talks could continue in future.
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 04:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Won’t resume trains in Punjab with conditions, says railways
The ministry said it will not resume any trains until the state government gives complete assurance of no interference along the tracks.
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Govt readies database to ease farm economy
According to Census 2011, India had 118.9 million cultivators. Nearly half of all Indians depend on a farm-based income, and there are slightly over 140 million agricultural land holdings in the country.
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 03:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Trains will resume in Punjab only after blockades along tracks are removed: Railways
A joint team of state government officials and the director general of the Railway Protection Force was reviewing the situation in the state, said railway board chairman and CEO VK Yadav
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Rajasthan government writes to speaker, special session for farm bills likely from November 2
A senior official, on condition of anonymity, said the draft of the bills had been prepared and sent to the law department
Published on Oct 22, 2020 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Sachin Saini
Trains to Katra for Navratri cancelled due to farmers’ agitation in Punjab
Vande Bharat and Shri Shakti Express, scheduled to run from Delhi on Thursday were cancelled at the last minute
Published on Oct 15, 2020 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Rice procurement up 33%, but MSP eludes other crops
While the procurement of the kharif staple is robustly continuing, farmers in Punjab and Haryana, however, continue to protest a set of laws enacted by Parliament to deregulate agricultural markets, which they fear will weaken the MSP system
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 03:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Reforms alone can’t raise farm growth, Bihar example shows
The findings of the study come in the wake of Parliament enacting three controversial farm reforms that aim to liberalise the agricultural sector, including ending local monopolies of state-run wholesale markets -- known as agriculture produce market committees or APMCs -- by opening them up to private competition
Published on Oct 10, 2020 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Book Kangana Ranaut: Karnataka court directs police over her ‘anti-farmer’ tweet
The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court directed the inspector of Kyathasandra police station to register an FIR against Kangana Ranaut based on a complaint by lawyer L Ramesh Naik.
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
Odisha dithers over its farming ordinances as monsoon session ends
The two ordinances promulgated in May this year aimed at registration farmers with contract farming companies for improving production and productivity.
Updated on Oct 06, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
At farmer rally, Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at PM Modi over Air India One
The former Congress president also lashed out at the BJP regarding the handling of the Hathras gangrape case and asked the prime minister to not remain silent over the horrific incident.
Updated on Oct 06, 2020 04:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Rahul Gandhi starts kheti bachao yatra in Punjab
The venue of the rally at a grain market was well attended by villagers, including women, who registered their opposition to the new farm laws
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 04:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Badhni Kalan (Moga) | Vishal Joshi
Farm laws violate federalism, will fight them out legally: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh
Speaking of the farmers’ protests, the Punjab Chief Minister says he doesn’t have to tell people to go out and agitate. When somebody doesn’t have food to feed his children, he will be protesting on his own.
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 08:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Ramesh Vinayak
‘Farmers are masters of their destiny now’: Union minister on farm bills
Nishank made the statement while addressing a press conference in Dehradun on the three agriculture laws.
Updated on Oct 03, 2020 07:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Cong likely to extend stir against farm laws
The opposition parties and various farmers’ groups have alleged that the farm bills will weaken the MSP regime and only benefit big agribusinesses.
Updated on Oct 03, 2020 07:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Maharashtra stays August order issued for implementation of farm reform laws
Congress and NCP have staunchly opposed the farm reform laws and announced they would not implement them in Maharashtra
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Faisal Malik and Surendra P Gangan
‘Source of black money blocked’: PM shreds Opposition on farm law protests
Big farmers’ groups, particularly in Punjab and Haryana, are continuing to protest the new laws, fearing deregulation will leave them vulnerable to powerful corporate agribusinesses and in an even weaker negotiating position than before.
Updated on Sep 29, 2020 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Suparna Roy
Farmers, agri sector exempted from seeking permit for groundwater use
Agriculture consumes nearly 90% of all water resources in the country. According to the think-tank Niti Aayog report in 2017, groundwater accounts for 63% of all irrigation water and over 80% of the rural and urban household water supplies.
Updated on Sep 29, 2020 02:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq