Tag: protest
How The Ice Was Broken During 6th Round Of Talks Between Govt And Farmers
The lunch diplomacy of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has played an instrumental role in shaping up a positive development following the sixth round of talks between the government and the representatives of farmers' organisations. ....
Farmers Hold Tractor Rally, Say It's 'rehearsal' For Jan 26
A day ahead of the next round of talks with the Union government, thousands of farmers protesting on the Delhi borders organised a 'tractor march' on Thursday amid tight security, describing the event as a "rehearsal" for a similar roadshow proposed on January 26 to oppose the three new Central farm laws. ....
Facebook Bans Trump For Rest Of Term, Could Bar Permanently
Facebook, which had removed a video in which US President Donald Trump urged his supporters, who forced their way into the Capitol, "to go home" but repeated his allegations of fraud in the presidential elections, and blocked his account, announced on Thursday that the restrictions will continue till the end of his term on January 20. ....
Farmers Toughen Stand On 3 Laws Ahead Of Talks With Govt
The farmers' agitation against the farm laws entered the 44th day on Friday with the groups showing no signs of budging from their stand ahead of the eighth round of talks with the government slated to take place later in the day. ....
SC Stays Farms Laws' Implementation: Key Points From Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three laws - the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020; and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, until a committee of experts it set up talks to the government and the farmers and reports back to it ....
Lohri: Farmers Burn Copies Of Farm Laws
The farmers' agitation continued for the 49th day on Wednesday against the three new Central farm laws enacted last year. The agitating farmers have decided to burn copies of the farm laws on the occasion of Lohri. ....
We Will Not Quarrel, But Celebrate R-Day: Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait
The farmers protesting against the new Central farm laws have announced a 'Tractor March' on Republic Day. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the petition of the Delhi Police on the issue. The apex court said it is for the Delhi Police to decide whether it would allow the farmers to enter Delhi or not. ....
Farmers Have Woken Up, When Will You Wake Up: Congress To PM
The Congress has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him to wake up after the farmers rejected the government's proposal to suspend the three farm laws for one and half years. ....
Proposal To Hold Farm Laws Doesn't Mean They Are Flawed: Tomar
After the 11th round of talks between the government and the farmer leaders at the Vigyan Bhawan on Friday remained inconclusive, Union Agriculture Minister accused the latter of not following the principles of discussion as he said that when the two parties are negotiating on an issue, one should avoid announcing new protests to create pressure as it affects the discussions. ....
Farmers Open Multiple Fronts As Violence Marks Tractor Rally
Chaos and ruckus was reported from various parts of the border areas of Delhi on Tuesday as the protesting farmers entered the national capital defying the agreement of the scheduled time of tractor rally and creating multiple fronts at Karnal Bypass, Mukarba Chowk, Transport Nagar, Akshardham, Gazipur and Tikri border. ....
