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State agencies burdened due to farmers, arhtiyas’ FCI boycott in Moga

FCI, the central agency witnessed no direct procurement, putting the entire onus of procuring the grain on state agencies. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 29, 2024, 9:30 AM IST

Bhagwant Mann slams PM Narendra Modi for ‘not holding talks’ with farmers

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and AAP candidate from Ludhiana Ashok Parashar Pappi during a roadshow. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published on Apr 29, 2024, 9:20 AM IST

Bahraich: Ghaghra’s wrath yatra fails to find poll resonance

Soni working on water pump to irrigate field (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 29, 2024, 6:02 AM IST

Gurdaspur BJP candidate Dinesh Babbu again faces farmers’ ire

This is the second time that Dinesh Babbu, BJP’s Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat nominee, has faced a protest by farmers. He had also faced the farmers’ wrath in Batala on April 21.

Updated on Apr 28, 2024, 7:58 AM IST

SC seeks Centre, Punjab, Haryana’s response on PIL for fixing alternative crops’ MSP higher than paddy

Supreme Court of India

Updated on Apr 28, 2024, 7:52 AM IST

Onion farmers pick holes in govt statement allowing export

Onion farmers pick holes in govt statement allowing export

Updated on Apr 28, 2024, 7:32 AM IST

Area under PUSA-44 down by 50% helped in saving power worth ₹477 crore, 5 billion cusecs of groundwater, says Punjab CM

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses supporters during an election roadshow in Jalandhar on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024, 8:10 AM IST

Startup Mantra: SkillGati brings knowledge at farmers’ fingertips

Chaitanya Belhekar (in pic) and his friend Tejas Gaikwad set up SkillGati with the aim of democratising knowledge in agriculture. (HT)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024, 6:46 AM IST

Farmers block Jindal’s cavalcade in Kaithal

A group of farmers from the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sir Chotu Ram) on Thursday blocked the cavalcade of BJP’s Kurukshetra nominee Naveen Jindal in Kaithal’s Siwan tehsil. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 26, 2024, 8:24 AM IST

Maharashtra votes 2024: Farmers across state plough through pain of bleak future

A grape farmer in Maharashtra's Nashik district. HT Photo Raju Shinde

Updated on Apr 26, 2024, 9:43 AM IST

Taste of Life: How Jyotiba Phule introduced farmers to “foreign” crops

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule’s social revolution centred on the interests of peasants and an anti-caste outlook. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Published on Apr 25, 2024, 4:02 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi promises multiple farmloan waivers, farmers’ commission

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting in support of party candidate Praniti Shinde, in Solapur, Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Updated on Apr 25, 2024, 4:00 AM IST

Pune dist administration imposes section 144 near Khadakwasla canal area

According to the Khadakwasla irrigation division of the state water resource department, three farmers were arrested on Tuesday in Shirsuphal villages next to Khadakwasla’s right canal for illegally drawing water from the canal. (HT FILE)

Updated on Apr 24, 2024, 10:25 PM IST

Drought, water challenges loom over Mandya’s politics

Mandya, like much of the region, is grappling with a severe water crisis, leading to a drastic reduction in agricultural output. (AP)

Updated on Apr 24, 2024, 7:47 AM IST

Day 7 of ‘rail roko’: Ambala cloth traders feel Shambhu heet

Farmer leader Tejveer Panjokhara said the protests will continue until their comrades are released. (HT file photo for representation)

Updated on Apr 24, 2024, 8:38 AM IST

Previous BJP government ignored Himachal’s farmers: Congress

Congress leader and Himachal industries minister Harshwardhan Chauhan. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 23, 2024, 9:10 AM IST

‘First victory of our struggle’: Sidda hails court’s intervention

**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY MDS 13** Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah during an interview with PTI ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, in Bengaluru, Friday, April 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI04_21_2023_000369A) (PTI)

Updated on Apr 23, 2024, 8:40 AM IST

Cancellation of key trains from Chandigarh continues for fifth consecutive day

Monday saw the cancellation of several trains, including 12241 Chandigarh-Amritsar, 12411 Chandigarh-Amritsar Junction Intercity Express, 14629 Chandigarh-Firozpur Cantt. Sutlez Express, and 12412 Amritsar Junction-Chandigarh Intercity Express, according to Indian Railways officials. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 23, 2024, 8:24 AM IST

Cong neglected farmers, PM-KISAN scheme changed their lives: Harayan CM

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini during a BJP's victory resolution rally in Bahadurgarh on Sunday. (Manoj Dhaka/ht)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024, 7:56 AM IST

BJP’s Gurdaspur nominee Babbu faces farmers’ wrath

Farmers on Sunday protested against BJP candidate Dinesh Babbu in Batala and party leader Arvind Khanna in Barnala as the saffron party leaders continued to face their wrath over their “unmet” demands. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024, 7:52 AM IST

Punjab: 73 trains hit as farmers’ stir enters Day 5

A total of 73 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Sunday as farmers continued to squat on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district for the fifth day, officials said.

Updated on Apr 22, 2024, 7:48 AM IST

Opposition misleading farmers against Modi govt, says Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur addresses a press conference with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Rinku in Jalandhar on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024, 7:46 AM IST

No wave in Maharashtra's soya-cotton belt, local factors take the lead

A cotton farmer in Yavatmal district. Soya and cotton farmers say they have not been getting a fair price for their produce (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024, 10:04 AM IST

BJP govt’s negligence led to loss for farmers: Bhupinder Hooda

Former Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state has failed to ensure smooth procurement of wheat in the markets. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 21, 2024, 7:58 AM IST

Patiala: Protesting farmers gear up to combat summer heat

The air coolers and a water tank (right) installed by the farmers at the protest site at Shambhu. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2024, 5:34 AM IST

Over 700 trains affected in four days; passengers harried

Officials said a total of 499 trains have been cancelled, diverted or short-terminated/originated on the Ambala-Sahnewal section of the Ambala Division in the last four days. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2024, 5:24 AM IST

40 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route cancelled on Day 3 of farmers’ protest

The farmers have been protesting under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) in Shambhu, demanding the release of three farmers arrested by the Haryana police.

Updated on Apr 20, 2024, 8:18 AM IST

PM Modi pledges to improve irrigation in Vidharba region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 20, 2024, 9:10 AM IST

In Prayagraj,60% wheat purchased through doorstep collection: Official

Wheat at a procurement centre (For representation only)

Published on Apr 19, 2024, 8:07 PM IST

Moga cops detain 100 farmers protesting against BJP’s Hans

The Moga police on Thursday detained 100 farmers who were protesting against BJP nominee from Faridkot Hans Raj Hans during a poll campaign. The farmers were taken into preventive custody at Moga, Baghapurana and Nihal Singh Wala and were released later in the day, said officials.

Updated on Apr 19, 2024, 8:22 AM IST

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