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Farmers' R-Day tractor parade: Tableaux to depict protest against agri laws

The tractor parade by agitating farmers will feature a number of tableaux from across states depicting village life, the protest against the Centre's contentious farm laws, and hailing their courage

Protesting farmers assure peaceful Kisan Gantantra Parade on Jan 26

Protesting farmers at Tikri border on Sunday assured that they will hold peaceful tractor rallies on January 26 to mark 'Kisan Gantantra Parade'

Pay farmers before delivery of crops to avoid rows under new Acts: Paper

The paper also called for better oversight and regulation for trading on an electronic platform as facilitated by the Acts

NIA filing cases against those supporting farmers' protest, farmers allege

Farmers unions protesting at the borders of Delhi alleged that the National Investigation Agency has started to register cases against people who have lent their support to the agitation

K'taka Cong leaders to march towards Raj Bhavan on Jan 20 over farm laws

Congress leader and former deputy chief minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday announced his party will hold a protest march towards Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on January 20 in support of farmers

Farmers seeks police commissioner's nod to protest at Ramlila Maidan

A farmers' union has written to the Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava seeking permission to hold the farmers' agitation at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital

Farmer unions say they will go ahead with tractor march in Delhi on R-Day

Farmer unions protesting against the Centre's agri laws said on Sunday that they will go ahead with their proposed tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day

Farmers prepared to protest till May 2024, says BKU leader Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmers are prepared to protest against the Centre's new farm laws "till May 2024"

Farmers leave from Ludhiana for Delhi to participate in a tractor march

Punjab farmers have left from Ludhiana for Delhi to participate in a tractor parade on Republic Day as a mark of protest against the farm laws.

Give up stubborn stand, come for discussion on Jan 19: Tomar tells farmers

Ahead of the tenth round of talks on January 19, Agriculture Minister Tomar again urged the protesting farm leaders to give up their "stubborn" stand and come for a clause by clause discussion

Farm laws will help farmers increase their income manifold: Amit Shah

Amit Shah asserted that the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently would enable farmers to increase their income manifold, as they will be able to sell their produce anywhere in the country

All India Kisan Sabha distances self from proposal to reconstitute SC panel

Distancing his union from the proposal to reconstitute the SC's committee on farm laws All India Kisan Sabha's General Secretary, Hannan Mollah, said the proposal was not his organisation's idea

Supreme Court to hear pleas on farm laws after recusal of member from panel

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the pleas relating to controversial farm laws and the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi borders

No point joining committee if farmers refuse to appear, says BKU chief

Bhupinder Singh Mann, National President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union said that there was no point in being a part of the committee as farmers had announced that they will not appear before it

Govt wants to do politics on farmers' protest, paint it anti-national: Sena

Shiv Sena on Thursday said that the Central government does not want to just end the farmers' protest on the contentious acts, but also wants to do politics by painting it as "anti-national"

Fasal Bima Yojana mitigated risk, benefitted crores of farmers: PM Modi

The crop insurance scheme launched by his government has benefitted crores of farmers by mitigating farming risks against the vagaries of nature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as it completed five years since its launch. In tweets, Modi also asked people to get information on how the 'PM Fasal Bima Yojana' has helped farmers from his NaMo app. "An important initiative to secure hardworking farmers from the vagaries of nature, PM Fasal Bima Yojana completes 5 years today. The Yojana has increased coverage, mitigated risk & benefitted crores of farmers. I congratulate all beneficiaries of the scheme," he said. "How has PM Fasal Bima Yojana ensured greater benefit to farmers? How has transparency been furthered in settlement of claims? These, and other aspects relating to PM-FBY have been answered through innovative content on the NaMo App's Your Voice Section," he added.

'Farmers will get justice', says member of SC panel on farm laws Ghanwat

Included in the four-member committee set-up by the Supreme Court to hold talks with the farmers agitating over the new farm laws, Anil Ghanwat said that "protesting farmers will get justice"

Farmers agitation: Either you hold the laws or we will, SC tells Modi govt

If the Centre does not want to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will put a stay on it

Extremely disappointed with negotiation between govt and farmers: SC

The Supreme Court said it is extremely disappointed with the way negotiations are going on between the Centre and the farmers on the new farm laws

Farmers' protest: Delhi borders continue to remain closed, traffic diverted

The Delhi Police on Monday informed that Chilla and Ghazipur borders are closed for traffic coming from Noida and Ghaziabad to the national capital due to ongoing farmer protests