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Farmers’ protest: Govt temporarily blocks 177 social media accounts, web links
New Delhi: The government has ordered temporary blocking of around 177 social media accounts and web links that are linked to the farmers’ protest, according to sources. The orders were issued by…
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‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Union ministers, farmers to hold 4th round of talks today
Chandigarh: A panel of Union ministers will hold a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here on Sunday over their demands, including loan waiver and bringing an ordinance on giving legal…
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Govt holds 3rd round of talks with farmers; ‘Bharat bandh’ today
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers began their third round of talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions in Chandigarh Thursday evening, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two…
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Farmers intensify stir, call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ tomorrow
To intensify their agitation over various demands, farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has urged all farmers’…
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Hyderabad: Digvijaya Singh attacks PM Modi over farmers’ protests
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre for allegedly not fulfilling its promises to farmers, including providing a legal guarantee for MSP, and for using force to…
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Centre to talk with protesting farmers once again tomorrow in Punjab
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh Thursday for another round of talks as the standoff between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its second day,…
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Tear gas shells lobbed; farmers hold ground at Punjab-Haryana border
Chandigarh: Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers from Punjab at Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed put there on Wednesday, the second day of their…
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Rahul speaks with injured farmer, calls out Centre’s ‘dictatorial attitude’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has spoken with a farmer injured in police action during the tillers’ protest march, and accused the Modi government of having a “dictatorial attitude” towards the country’s…
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Second leg of Rahul Gandhi’s Nyay yatra in Jharkhand cancelled
Ranchi: The second phase of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Jharkhand, which was scheduled to commence on Wednesday, has been cancelled, a party official said. The cancellation took place as the…
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Delhi remains under tight security as farmer determined to march
New Delhi: With protesting farmers seeking to march to the national capital, security remained tight on Wednesday with personnel deployed in huge numbers and barricades regulating movement in central Delhi and at border…
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‘If farmers are aggressive, we need not be defensive’: Cops told at Singhu border
New Delhi: As the Delhi Police prepares to stop protesting farmers from entering the national capital, a senior officer Tuesday directed personnel on ground that they “need not be defensive” if the agitators…
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Kisan Nyay Guarantee for farmers: Cong on its MSP guarantee promise
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday termed its promise of providing a legal guarantee on a minimum support price (MSP) for crops “revolutionary” and said its vision will soon become reality with the…
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Photos: Farmers gather at Shambhu border
Patiala: Farmers during their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, at Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, near Patiala, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_13_2024_000270B) Patiala: Police use tear gas shell to disperse farmers gathered at the Punjab-Haryana…
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Farmers march: Delhi’s Red Fort temporarily closed for visitors
New Delhi: The historic Red Fort complex has been temporarily closed for visitors due to security reasons, a senior ASI official said Tuesday, amid a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces…
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Delhi Chalo: Haryana Police use tear gas to disperse protesting farmers
Chandigarh: As hundreds of protesting farmers, mainly from Punjab, were stopped on Tuesday, February 13, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border to prevent them from reaching Delhi, Haryana Police fired tear gas to…
