Tag: Farmers
On completion of two years of NDA government's flagship programme PM-Kisan Scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government is doing everything possible to double farmers' income, and many initiatives have been taken so far for transforming agriculture. ....
The anger of the protesting farmers has started to boil over after three months of the agitation as they are upset with the government and the police over closure of the main roads at Ghazipur border and notices sent to several protesters. ....
A woman who was going to a visit her relatives following a death in the family blasted protesting farmers when she was unable to cross the Dasna toll plaza on Saturday.....
Some drunk men fired shots in the air from inside a car near the farmers' protest site at the Singhu border, police said, adding that the vehicle has been identified a search was underway to nab the perpetrators. ....
In a bid to intensify the ongoing farmers' agitation in Bihar, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Darshan Pal Singh and other farmer leaders will participate in a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Rohtas district on March 25, Ramashankar Sarkar, the national president of Kisan Sangh, said here on Tuesday. ....
With more than 110 days having passed since the farmers began protesting against the Union farm laws at the borders of the national capital, the farmers have decided to celebrate the festival of Holi in Delhi and are adamant not to return to their native villages. ....
The Lulu group owned by multi-billionaire Keralite businessman M.A. Yusuf Ali has, heeding the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to support the Kashmiri apple farmers, imported around 400 tons of Kashmiri apples to the middle east. ....
Actress Kangana Ranaut says her aim is to have light interaction with people but she gets extreme reactions for her comments and things spiral out of control.....
There was no impact of the Bharat Bandh as early office goers were on their routine at the metro stations and bus stands, traffic was also smooth at the Delhi–Noida Direct Flyway (DND) in the early hours of Friday in the national capital. ....
Day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 2,000 each to 9.50 crore farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi Scheme on May 14, the peasantry was hit by an unexpected bolt from the blue. ....