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Tamil Nadu farmers stage rail roko agitation across the state
March 10, 2024 11:18 pm
Pension for farmers and farm labourers, withdrawal of police cases were among other demands that form part of the charter of demands of farmers
20 trains cancelled as farmers squat on tracks over value cut on damaged wheat
April 19, 2023 9:24 am
The Centre had last week relaxed the limit of shrivelled and broken grain up to 18 per cent against the existing limit of 6 per cent for wheat being procured in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
In rail roko protests across state, a message for AAP: 'Meet demands or face more stirs'
September 23, 2022 11:09 am
Thursday's protest by farmers interestingly went ahead despite Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit having thwarted the AAP regime's plan to summon a special Assembly session for passing a trust vote in favour of the government.
Sukhbir accuses Capt of colluding with Centre on farm laws
October 24, 2020 12:28 am
In a statement here, the SAD president said "it was shameful that even after it had been proved that he (Amarinder) had colluded with the Centre simply to get the ‘rail roko’ agitation of the farmer organisations lifted”.
Punjab: Farmers ease rail blockade to allow goods trains, CM hails decision
October 21, 2020 11:42 pm
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh welcomed the announcement by farm outfits, calling it a move in the interest of state’s economy. The organisations, however, have refused to allow passenger train traffic through Punjab.
At rail roko in Amritsar, farmers rue Wagah trade falling off govt policy charts
October 08, 2020 9:48 am
While protests over farm laws rage in Punjab, Pakistan has ordered 20 lakh tonnes of wheat from Russia.
Former BJP minister, two ex-MLAs fined 1,500 rupees each for rail roko
February 12, 2018 1:06 am
“We had halted a train at Junagadh railway station to demand that Saurashtra be allotted long-route trains. The train was on its way from Veraval to Ahmedabad. We confessed our offence and accepted the monetary fine imposed by the court,” Pradip Khimani.
Prisoners enjoy langars as farmers feed them
April 16, 2014 6:07 pm
The prisoners lodged in the jails of Nabha,Bathinda and Faridkot are having a gala time eversince 2,500 farmer union leaders and workers were pre-emptively arrested by Punjab Police to stop them from carrying out rail roko agitation.
Telangana: Trains off track for 2nd day
October 17, 2011 12:21 am
Train services remained disrupted in Andhra Pradesh,the second day of the rail roko agitation,called to press for Telangana statehood.
Keshav Rao attacks Chidambaram as Telangana issue hots up
September 26, 2011 3:31 am
Activists of TRS,BJP and pro-Telangana groups continued their demonstration on railway tracks.
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