Farmer protest: Why are the big guns like Rakesh Tikait staying away?Rakesh Tikait emerged as a prominent face during the 2020-21 farmer protests in Delhi, demanding the repeal of three agricultural laws. Now...
12 Feb, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
Protest by BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) near Punjab CM's residence in Sangrur enters seventh day"We will continue with our protest until our demands are met," said BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan.
15 Oct, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Samyukt Kisan Morcha suspense over agitation continues"There is a growing consensus among unions from Punjab that the movement should continue now in different forms and protest should end at b...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
NCW issues notices to Yogendra Yadav, Ugrahan over reports of sexual assault on woman activist"The National Commission for Women has come across media reports of the sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman at Tikri border, Haryana. It ...
11 May, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
‘Bitter harvest’: Farmers’ unions up ante over MSPFarm groups have termed the Budget a “bitter harvest” sugar-coated with an implausible target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022. Claiming...
02 Feb, 2021, 05.20 AM IST
Volunteers to guard against rumour-mongering during tractor parade on R-DayFarmers from several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday continued to head towards Delhi to join the tractor parade against the Centre's ...
26 Jan, 2021, 12.30 AM IST
BKU Ekta Ugrahan leader says they won't observe fast as decided by other farmers' unionsFarmer unions, most of them from Punjab, have started their hunger strike against the Centre's new farm laws. Also, they have given a call ...
14 Dec, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
After high-level hurdle, government reaches out, invites farmers for talks todayHome minister Amit Shah reached out afresh to farmer leaders two days after he spoke to BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan...
01 Dec, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Protesting farmers to decide next course of action on SundayBharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda) president Buta Singh Burjgill over the phone said no decision has yet been taken on shifting to the Burari...
28 Nov, 2020, 10.07 PM IST
Farm bills: Farmers in Punjab block rail tracks for indefinite periodA total of 31 farmers' bodies had joined hands to intensify the agitation and they had announced to block rail tracks from October 1 for an...
01 Oct, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Defiant farmers take oath across villages in Malwa to burn paddy stubblePaddy has been sown in over 29.5 lakh hectares in Punjab, including 4.5 lakh hectares under the aromatic basmati crop.
07 Oct, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
Train services hit as farmers' strike enters second day in Punjab"Some 4,000 agitating farmers were rounded up by police from across the state and later released," a BKU (Ekta) leader Jagmohan Singh said.
08 Oct, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
Farmers in Punjab to block rail traffic on October 7 and 8Agitation of rail traffic blockade programme will take place in 12 main cities and towns across the state, they said.
04 Oct, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
Punjab: Bhartiya Kisan Union protests against anti-farmer policiesFarmer unions launched a 5 day agitation in 12 district headquarters in Punjab to protest against alleged anti-farmer policies of the govt.
24 Aug, 2015, 02.44 PM IST
BKU slams Radha Mohan Singh for his reasons of farmers suicideFarmers' unions today slammed Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh over his remark on the reasons of farmers committing suicides.
25 Jul, 2015, 01.11 PM IST
New group formed demanding justice in Moga incidentThe group constitutes Bharti Kisan Union (BKU Ekta) and BKU (Ugrahan), Punjab Khet Majdoor Union and Punjab Naujawan Sabha.
06 May, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Rail traffic remains affected in PunjabRailway officials said that a number of trains bound for various destinations, including Amritsar and Bathinda, have been short terminated ...
28 Apr, 2015, 02.21 PM IST