Onion farmers stage protest against government's procurement prices in Nashik, block Mumbai - Agra National highwayOnion farmers protested on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway in Nashik demanding higher prices for their produce. Opposition leaders includi...
26 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Maharashtra govt ignoring distressed farmers, pursuing unnecessary projects: Jayant PatilSenior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil has slammed the Maharashtra government. He stated that funds are unavailable for distressed farmers. Ho...
16 May, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Implement legally binding MSP, waive farm loans: House panelA parliamentary panel recommended implementing a legally binding minimum support price (MSP) for farm produce, along with loan waivers for ...
17 Dec, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
Centre shouldn't run away from responsibility, says Dallewal; 'rail roko' agitation on March 10Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal urges Centre for legal guarantee of MSP on all crops as farmers prepare for 'rail roko' protest. Protes...
09 Mar, 2024, 08.38 PM IST
Farmers protest: Is legal guarantee for MSP the best solution?Punjab farmers demand legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, zero-budget n...
15 Feb, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
Congress accuses centre of disappointing farmers, reminds BJP of 'promises made by PM'the Congress continued its support for protesting farmers, accusing the Narendra Modi government of failing to fulfill its promise of legal...
15 Feb, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
UPA refused to accept Swaminathan Committee's MSP recommendations. Here's whyThe Swaminathan Committee, commissioned by the National Commission on Farmers between 2004 and 2006, recommended a Minimum Support Price (M...
14 Feb, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
Farmers protest: Rahul Gandhi promises legal guarantee of MSP if voted to powerRahul Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, declared on Tuesday that the party would strive to establish a legal assurance of Minimum Sup...
13 Feb, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Is this the beginning of another mega farmer protest? Know what's happeningEven after receiving court orders, the farmers did not vacate the NH-44 blockade, following which, the police used force to vacate the high...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
BJP's 'anti-farmer' attitude to the fore again in Kurukshetra: Cong slams lathicharge on tillersThe farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway in front of the Shaheed Udham Singh memorial, about 25 km from Kurukshetra, follo...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
SKM to hold nationwide protest on Mar 21 against non-fulfilment of Centre's promises to farmersThe SKM had spearheaded a year-long agitation against the Centre's three farm laws. It had suspended the stir on December 9 last year after...
14 Mar, 2022, 08.27 PM IST
Govt says no farmer died due to police action during farmers' protestsVarious farmer groups were protesting against three new farm laws, which have now been scrapped. The year-long protest at the Delhi borders...
10 Dec, 2021, 03.07 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
There was nothing new in PM Modi's speech on MSP today: Farmer unionsThe Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of 40 farmer unions leading the agitation, issued a statement after the PM’s comments during hi...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Won't allow business over hunger; need law on MSP: Rakesh TikaitThe Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson's comments came soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the Rajya Sabha during which he...
08 Feb, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
No need for law on MSP, most farmers support new laws: Union MoS for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala"MSP is part of the government's mechanism (to safeguard farmers from fall in agri produce prices) and it will remain in force in future to...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.44 PM IST