Page 11 - Indian Farmers

Farmers take out tractor march against govt's new agri laws amid security

Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders -- against the three agriculture laws

SC expresses concern over large gathering of farmers during Covid-19

The Supreme Court expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked the Centre whether they were protected against the spread of Covid

Farmers should have waited for next talks before tractor march, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said farmers should have waited till the next round of talks, scheduled for January 8, before giving a call for tractor march on the national capital

Security increased along Delhi borders ahead of farmers' tractor rally

Security was increased along the borders of the national capital ahead of a tractor rally of farmers on Thursday morning

'No improvement': SC to hear pleas against farm laws, protests on Jan 11

The Supreme Court said it would hear on January 11 a batch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as also the ones raising issues related to the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi borders

Braving cold, rains, protesting farmers threaten to intensify stir further

Farmers have asserted that their stir against the farm laws will intensify in the coming days, even as they deferred Wednesday's proposed tractor march over a bad weather forecast

Repeal farm laws, don't make it prestige issue: Ashok Gehlot to Centre

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that the central government should regularly talk to farmers, accept their demands to revoke the new farm laws and not make it a prestige issue

Farmers protest over agri bills enters day 39, Buddhist monks lend support

As the farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against Centre's farm laws on Monday entered its 39th day, a group of Buddhist monks from Lucknow also lent their support to the cause

Ahead of talks with Centre, farmers restate demand for repeal of agri laws

Leaders of farmers unions on Monday reiterated that nothing less than the repeal of Central farm laws will be acceptable to them

Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online

In a standoff between Indian farmers and a government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle

Govt to hold 7th round of talks with farmer unions today as stir continues

The government will hold the next round of talks with the leaders of farmer unions who have been holding protests at different borders of Delhi for over a month against the three agricultural laws

Hundreds of farmers, students leave Maharashtra for Delhi to join protests

Hundreds of farmers from Maharashtra, joined by students left for Delhi to join cultivators who have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for over a month seeking the repeal of three agri laws

Farmers protesting against agri laws at Delhi borders brave cold, downpour

Waterlogged tents, soaked firewood and blankets, and cold conditions -- farmers camping at Delhi borders in protest against new farm laws had a difficult morning on Sunday due to overnight rains.

Farmers gear up for stir against Telangana govt over procurement centres

Anger is brewing among the farming community in Telangana as well against the state's decision not to set up procurement centres in villages to purchase various crops

Protesting farmers stay put in Delhi as talks with govt remain deadlocked

Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi's border, braving a severe chill as the mercury dipped to 1.1 degrees Celsius on the New Year's Day

Punjab Cong MPs continue protest against farm laws at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Congress Members of Parliament from Punjab continued their protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Friday

India's protesting farmers hold key to self-reliance in edible oils

Indian farmers have the power to help slash a huge annual bill of $10 billion for imports of vegetable oils

Several border points in Delhi remain closed as farmers' protest continues

Thousands of farmers stayed put at their protest venues near Delhi's border on Thursday as their talks with the government remained deadlocked

Complaint filed against Bharatiya Kisan Union leader for derogatory remarks

A complaint against Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait, has been filed in Gurugram over his alleged controversial remarks in a speech on December 25 at a protesting site

Issues of stubble burning, guarding power subsidies sorted: Farmer leaders

A consensus was reached on stubble burning and safeguarding power subsidies, two of the four issues that were on the agenda for talks between protesting farmers and central ministers on Wednesday