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Punjab CM urges PM Modi to ensure urgent resolution of ongoing agi
Updated : 6 days, 12 hours ago IST
Chandigarh, February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure an urgent resolution of the ongoing farm unrest by the Centre "to the satisfaction of the protesting farmers by addressing all their grievances."
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BKU leader Rakesh Tikait denied permission to hold rally in Mahara
Updated : 6 days, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait was denied permission to hold a rally in Maharashtra amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
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PM Modi backs agriculture reforms, says Rs 65,000 crore spent on i
Updated : 6 days, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon states to formulate a strategy for agro-climatic regional planning, saying that agriculture has vast potential and the country imports edible oil of about Rs 65,000 crore which can be stopped.
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Delhi court reserves order for Jan 23 on Disha Ravi's bail applica
Updated : 6 days, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved its order for January 23 on the bail application of Disha Ravi, who was sent on Friday to judicial custody for three days in relation with the 'toolkit' case.
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Punjab CM hails civic polls outcome, thanks people 'endorsing' sta
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his council of ministers on Friday thanked people of the state for the "resounding verdict in favour of the Congress" and "validation of the state government's pro-people and pro-farmer policies in the
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Former judges, police officers write to President, say unsubstanti
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): A group of citizens comprising former judges and former senior police officers have written to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing concern over "unsubstantiated allegations being presented to the media as well the public in general through social med
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'Rail roko' agitation by farmers' organisations had negligible imp
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): The nationwide 'Rail Roko' agitation called by some farmers' organisations on Thursday had a minimal or negligible impact on train operations, informed the Ministry of Railways on Friday.
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Toolkit Case: Delhi court sends climate activist Disha Ravi 3 day
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Climate activist Disha Ravi has been sent to three days in judicial custody by a Delhi court on Friday in connection with the 'toolkit' case on the farmers' protest that the police is investigating.
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Farmers ready to sacrifice one crop but would not let movement wea
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Farmers are ready to sacrifice one crop, but will not leave the protest sites and let the ongoing agitation weaken at any cost, said Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Friday.
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Urdu Bulletin: Rail roko by farmers, PM Modi's speech in Assam cov
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Farmers "rail roko" protest and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's virtual speech during the inauguration of various projects in Assam have received wide coverage in most Urdu newspapers in their Friday editions.
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Vivek Oberoi extends support to children belonging to farmer famil
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): In an act of kindness, actor Vivek Anand Oberoi has recently launched a campaign that aims to allocate educational scholarships worth Rs 16 crore to deserving students. The biggest beneficiaries of this programme will be the children of farmers in rural
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Inappropriate to link results of Punjab civic polls with farmers'
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 18 (ANI): Asserting that the Central government is still willing to talk to the farmers protesting against the three farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that it would be "inappropriate" to link the results of the m
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