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Farmers' 4-hour ‘rail roko’ protest today, trains to face disruptions: 10 points

Farmers, who resumed marching towards Delhi on March 6, are all geared up to hold the nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ agitation on Sunday.

Farmers to hold ‘Rail Roko’ protest today; security tightened across borders
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:53 AM IST

Four unions lend support to SKM non-political, KKM’s ‘rail roko’ call

Farm bodies backing the call include BKU Ugrahan, Krantikari Kisan Union, BKU Dakunda and BKU Ekta Malwa

BKU Krantikari president Surjeet Singh Phul addressing the protesters at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:36 AM IST
ByKaram Prakash, Shambhu

Haryana Police's big move against farmers involved in violence: 'Will cancel…'

DSP, Ambala, Joginder Sharma said the police have identified those involved in violence coming to Haryana from Punjab in the name of farmers' protest.

DSP, Ambala, Joginder Sharma
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:18 AM IST

Tractor march: Farmers block highway linking Delhi,heavy traffic at Noida border

The tractor march is being taken out by farmers affiliated with the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Tikait and BKU Lokshakti.

Farmers and Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tikait) activists jam the NH 58 at Mohiuddinpur in Meerut(HT photo)
Published on Feb 26, 2024 12:51 PM IST

Pellet wounds found on some offarmers injured at protest sites: Medical reports

The MLR reports of several injured farmers state that pellet injuries were found on their face and forehead too

Police fire tear gas to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu border on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 09:02 AM IST
ByKaram Prakash, Patiala

More unions join stir, up ante over farmer’s death

All eyes are now on whether the unions decide to resume their attempted march to the national capital after a two-day pause.

Tractors and trolleys of the protesting farmers parked on a highway during their ongoing protest over various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border, in Patiala district, on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 04:17 AM IST
By, Patiala/new Delhi

Farmers' protest: Anurag Thakur says dialogue is the only way out

Anurag Thakur on farmers' protest: “Earlier also we were ready for discussions, still we are ready and in future also we will be ready… they are our ‘Annadatas’

Union minister Anurag Thakur.(PTI file)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 09:42 PM IST

SKM joins farmers' protest, calls for mega all-India Black Day stir tomorrow

The SKM had spearheaded the 2020-21 farmers' protest against the Centre's now repealed three farm laws. However, it was not a part of the ongoing stir

The Haryana Police on Wednesday hurled tear gas shells to disperse farmers from Punjab at Shambhu and Khanauri border points as they tried to move towards the barricades.(PTI)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:53 PM IST

Number Theory: Three charts that explain the farmers' demand for MSP guarantees

A mindless expansion of MSP operations without a critical look at their existing structure can do more bad than good.

Police use tear gas shells to disperse farmers during their 'Delhi Chalo' march at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, near Patiala.(PTI)
Published on Feb 13, 2024 07:51 PM IST

Massive traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram border ahead of farmers' protest | Video

Farmers' protest today will see more than 200 unions marching to Delhi after the last round of talks with the government remained inconclusive.

Traffic jam at Delhi-Gurugram border due to the farmers' protest
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 10:08 AM IST

EU Tries to Soothe Farmers Anger as Protests Keep Spreading

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that it’s time to address the growing divisions over agriculture as she tried to respond to burgeoning protests from farmers over green policies and subsidy cuts in a crucial election year for Europe.

HT Image
Published on Jan 25, 2024 02:38 PM IST
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Farmer bodies to protest in Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Karnal over pending demands

The decision was taken after a meeting in Karnal chaired by Bahadur Mehla Baldi, state spokesperson of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Sir Chotu Ram) at Dera Kar Sewa on Tuesday

Mehla said that the protests will be organised in Ambala on December 29, in Hisar on January 4 and in Rohtak on January 10. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 08:50 AM IST
By, Karnal

Farmers, traders cry foul as onion prices continue to fall

Farmers in Nashik district are angry as onion rates continue to fall to an extent where not even the basic cost can be recovered

Farmers in Nashik district are angry as onion rates continue to fall to an extent where not even the basic cost can be recovered. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Dec 20, 2023 07:34 AM IST

Farmers protest, Day 2: Passengers bear the brunt as 104 trains affected

Farm leaders on Friday said they will be expanding their protest by adding three more sites, including one each in Samrala, Malout, and Ambala, Haryana.

Stranded railway passengers walk away from the railway station in Amritsar on Friday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 08:52 AM IST
By, Ambala/bathinda/amritsar/chandigarh

Are farmers’ outfits losing influence in the state?

The last noteworthy agitation was the farmers’ protest under the umbrella of Samyukta Kisan Morcha in 2020. This unity is not mirrored in Maharashtra

SHETKARI SANGATHAN LEADER AND CHAIRMAN GOVERNMENT'S TASK FORCE ON AGRICULTURE SHARAD JOSHI ADDRESSING AT A KISAN KUMBH (RALLY) AT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM IN NEW DELHI ON FRIDAY PHOTO BY. S. BURMAULA
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 12:34 AM IST

‘Will shut Twitter… raid homes’: Jack Dorsey's claim on ‘pressure’ from India

Jack Dorsey claimed that the company had received “many requests” from India to block accounts covering farmers' protests and those critical of the government.

Twitter's former CEO Jack Dorsey.(Reuters file)
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 06:16 AM IST

Review: The Anarchist Cookbook by Aakar Patel

Individuals can stop the slide to autocracy by participating in democracy beyond the electoral process, says the author, who presents budding activists with concepts, techniques, and tools for a campaign to achieve change

Protests against NPR, NRC and CAA in New Delhi on 26 February 2020. (Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:09 PM IST
BySamrat Choudhury

Govt says 86 cases against farmers withdrawn; unions say 8k pending

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a platform of farm unions protesting the laws, had agreed to withdraw their year-long agitation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on November 19, 2021 that the three laws to liberalise agricultural markets would be scrapped.

The agitation against the three laws had widened into a full-scale campaign against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by influential farm unions from food-bowl states such as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Updated on Dec 17, 2022 04:20 AM IST

BJP slams Kejriwal over police lathi-charge in Punjab: In Gujarat, AAP says...'

BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa accused Kejriwal of showing his "true face", and alleged that he was weakening Punjab by investing money of Punjab in the Gujarat campaign.

Farmers protesting outside Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's rented accommodation.(HT)
Published on Nov 30, 2022 09:37 PM IST
By | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Evening brief: SKM meet in Delhi on March 14 to re-start farmers’ protestst

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

SKM to meet in Delhi tomorrow to restart the farmers' protest.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 04:49 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Cong demands PM’s apology amid uproar over Satya Pal Malik’s 'arrogant' remark

Congress asked the central government to sack and register an FIR against Meghalaya governor Satyapal Malik if he was lying.

File photo of Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik.(PTI)
Updated on Jan 03, 2022 08:27 PM IST
ByMalavika Murali, New Delhi

Punjab to waive off debt up to 2 lakh for small and marginal farmers

The Punjab government will release the pending ₹1,200 crore to clear loans up to ₹2 lakh under the existing debt waiver scheme, according to chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who added that the scheme will cover 1.09 lakh farmers in the small and marginal category.

Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi (File Photo / HT)
Published on Dec 24, 2021 11:30 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Protesting farmers meet Punjab CM Channi, demand toll-free movement of vehicles

Farmer unions, part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), have over the past four days put up demonstrations across multiple protest sites in Punjab, demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and compensation to the kin of those who died during the anti-farm laws stir.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan Punjab president Joginder Singh (Photo via ANI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 01:38 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Farmers to meet Punjab CM Channi today; demand debt waiver, cancellation of FIRs

Farmer unions, part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), have over the past few days been putting up demonstrations across multiple protest sites in Punjab, demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and compensation to the kin of those who died during the anti-farm laws stir.

Channi will meet farmers on December 23. and the union wants to ensure that contractual workers are regularised; for now, there has been no final call on entering politics. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 07:26 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Opposition continues to seek minister Teni’s removal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had a chance to ask a question in the Lower House on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, chose to flag the demand instead.

Opposition MPs sloganeering in the Well of Lok Sabha demanding the resignation of Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Misra Teni over Lakhimpur Kheri incident during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 17, 2021 04:16 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

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.

Workers clean a road at Ghazipur border on Tuesday after a year-long farmers' protest against three farm laws and other issues was called off by Samyukya Kisan Morcha.(ANI Photo)
Published on Dec 15, 2021 05:39 AM IST
By | 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.

Farmers at the Singhu border protest site near the Delhi-Haryana border on Thursday. (File Photo / REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 08:17 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

At long last, farmers call off year-long protests as govt agrees to all demands

This comes in the wake of the Centre accepting all demands put forward by the protesting farmers, including the withdrawal of all agitation-related cases and compensation to all families of the farmers who died during the course of the movement against the contentious agriculture laws.

The SKM has also written an open letter to the PM seeking immediate resumption of talks with the government over six of their pending demands. In picture - Farmers at Delhi's Singhu border.(HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 12:55 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Ahead of Parliament's winter session, PM Modi to chair all-party meet today

The Opposition is adamant to discuss The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, in the House to corner the government over the farm issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo / ANI)
Updated on Nov 28, 2021 06:43 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, 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. 

The farmers' unions, led by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), will take a call on the future course of action for the movement on Saturday. (Photo via @Rakesh.Tikait on Koo)
Updated on Nov 27, 2021 07:55 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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