FARMER

SC panel on agri laws holds consultation with farmers' group AIKCC

The Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to ...

West Bengal farmers may soon get benefit of PM-Kisan

West Bengal farmers’ wait to get benefits under the central ‘income support scheme’, PM-Kisan, may end soon as the state, after being polit...

UP budget focuses on farmer welfare, women and Ayodhya

Big budgetary allocations towards road and expressway construction and clean drinking water facilities were made for ongoing projects, ahea...

Farm laws agitation: BJP fields senior Jat leaders for farmers’ outreach

Senior leaders including Union ministers, state ministers, MPs, MLAs and party office-bearers have been involved in this outreach.

Farmers' protest a conspiracy by Congress and Left: BJP's Raman Singh

BJP Vice President and former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh in a press conference on February 21 on the upcoming elections said that BJP will...

Farmers announce series of events to further escalate protest

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests, told a press conference here that under their proposed escalation progr...

New farm laws like 'death warrant' for farmers, says Arvind Kejriwal after meet with farmers

"A detailed discussion took place with farmers from Western Uttar Pradesh over the three black laws. These laws are like a death warrant fo...

Arvind Kejriwal holds meet with farmer leaders to discuss farm laws

The central government has offered to put the farm laws "on hold" for 12-18 months, an offer rejected by the farmers' unions protesting aga...

Government trying to improve life of farmers: PM Modi

“The formation of farmer producer organisations is very important to consolidate farmlands and address shrinking cultivation area per farme...

Government committed to welfare of farmers: Smriti Irani

Virtually inaugurating a workshop organised at ICAR-CRIJAF Institute at Barrackpore, West Bengal on Monday, Irani said the ICARE Initiative...

Tikait detests Congress leader’s call to distribute liquor for farmers protest

On Congress' Vidya Rani's call ‘to distribute liquor’ to farmers to strengthen the agitation, BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said, “What is...

High-level judicial inquiry should be ordered into Jan 26 violence and cases against farmers: Farmer unions

Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border, Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders asked farmers who are getting police notices not to appea...

Rakesh Tikait supports farmers' protest at Mahapanchayat

Farmers have been protesting against the new farm laws since November 26 last year on various borders of the national capital.

Farmers’ agitation helping Jats and Muslims mend fences

The relationship between the two traditional allies had soured after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, helping the BJP gain ground in the regio...

View: Woo the farmers, then the world

In a world united by social platforms, there are no boundaries, only lasting impressions. A single voice can become, like it or not, a move...

Farmers' protest: ‘Hawan’ performed for peace of deceased farmers’ souls at Ghazipur border

Farmers’ agitation entered Day 72 at Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border) on February 07. They are protesting against the three new...