Chandigarh: A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Haryana’s Hisar. Visuals showed a chaotic and volatile situation; police – escorted by riot personnel in full gear – can be seen taking people into custody while farmers surrounded them. The violence – in which … Read more
Microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday has said that the Indian government has issued executive orders requiring mandating action on specific accounts and posts. Non-compliance may lead to potential penalties, including significant fines and imprisonment. However, the Elon Musk-owned firm also asserted that it “disagrees” with such actions and maintains that freedom of speech … Read more
Microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday has said that the Indian government has issued executive orders mandating action on specific accounts and posts. Non-compliance may lead to potential penalties, including significant fines and imprisonment. However, the Elon Musk-owned firm also mentioned that it disagrees with such actions and maintains that freedom of speech should extend … Read more
Farmers engaged in harvesting and loading of sugarcane in Belagavi district of Karnataka. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, met here on Wednesday, approved ₹ 340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at … Read more
Delhi Farmers Protest: Farmers have been protesting the MSP issue since the 2020/21 agitation (File). New Delhi: Tear gas shells have been fired on the Punjab-Haryana border, where farmers demanding legal backing for MSP are prepping for a march on Delhi. The government has called for a fifth round of talks to avoid a repeat … Read more
In this May 2019 file photo, Women voters show their ID cards, where simultaneous polls were held in Odisha for all the 21 Lok Sabha seats and 146 of the 147 Assembly segments. File Photo: | Photo Credit: LINGARAJ PANDA BJP calls for simultaneous polls with common voter list The BJP on Tuesday batted for … Read more
The operator cabin of the JCB has a small grill for the handler to see. The protesting farmers from Punjab have rejected the Centre’s proposal to buy three types of pulses, maize and cotton at the old MSP and their march to Delhi will continue tomorrow. The police and paramilitary forces have geared up to … Read more
The vexed issue of fixing the minimum support price (MSP) on the Swaminathan formula and providing it with a legal shield is unlikely to get resolved soon as a group of unions under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) rejected the government’s proposal on Monday and vowed to continue the agitation until the demands are met. … Read more
Farmers protest: MSP acts as a safety net and prevents losses. Chandigarh: A fourth meeting between the protesting farmers and a government delegation late last night seems to have made headway in the deadlock that saw a massive faceoff on the Punjab-Haryana border last week. The government has proposed to buy pulses, maize, and cotton … Read more
Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers has requested a guarantee for Minimum Support Price. Chandigarh (Punjab): After the fourth round of talks between Union Ministers and farmer leaders, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers has requested a guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) on the purchase of pulses. Addressing the media persons … Read more