Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday, lashed out at the Bhagwant Mann-led government, accusing it of deceiving farmers by detaining their leaders after the third round of talks with the Centre failed to yield results. Expressing his outrage, Bajwa said, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The internet has been shut down at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders in Punjab following the detention of key farmer leaders, Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher. The move comes after a meeting between the Centre and farmer representatives failed to yield a conclusive … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Farmer union leaders gathered in the city for a crucial meeting with the Central committee to discuss their longstanding demand for a guaranteed law on Minimum Support Price (MSP). The meeting is currently underway at the city’s Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration. Farmer leader … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be meeting farmers again in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, on Wednesday as part of the Government of India’s outreach with them over their long-pending demands, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) … Read more
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Friday said policies of the state government are primarily focussed on the welfare of farmers by procuring all 24 crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The government has also abolished the practice of ‘Abiyana’, which had been in place since the British era. “To directly … Read more
Chandigarh, March 4 (IANS) Hours after talks between the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and farm unions under the umbrella of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) failed, raids were being conducted on Tuesday at residences of farmer leaders, including Joginder Singh Ugrahan. Some have been detained ahead of a weeklong protest by … Read more
Mohali, Feb 17 (IANS) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Monday that he “is the son of a farmer and son of the farmer will always commit himself to truth”. “India’s soul resides in its villages, with the rural system serving as the backbone of the nation. The path to a developed India passes through its … Read more
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department is actively working to raise awareness among farmers about enrolling in the ‘Agristack’ portal. Awareness campaigns will be conducted across districts with significant agricultural activity, including the Delta region, which is considered the rice bowl of the state. The Agristack portal, developed by the Union Ministry … Read more
