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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicFarmer protest

Topic: Farmer protest

Haryana pushes for stay of HC-ordered probe into protesting farmer’s death, SC refuses

Haryana govt tells SC it's not function of judges to investigate such incidents, says inquiry into police's use of force could demoralise cops.

Yes to Grameen Bandh, no to ‘Delhi Chalo’ — why Haryana outfits, khaps differ with Punjab farmers

Leaders of Haryana-based farmers’ outfits while claiming they weren’t consulted over call for ‘Delhi Chalo’ condemned use of force by Haryana police against agitating farmers.

Safai karamcharis to farmers & homebuyers, why wave of protests is hitting Greater Noida authority

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) office resembles a dharna site, with different groups demanding their due. They are vesting hopes in new CEO Ravi Kumar NG.

The curious case of farm protests not going beyond Punjab, Haryana and some UP districts

Share of labour force in agriculture in these three regions is the lowest amongst large states and significantly lower than the national average.

Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, demand MoS Ajay Mishra’s arrest

Samyukt Kisan Morcha said trains will be stopped Monday as part of 'rail roko' protest and agitation will be intensified until 'justice is secured' in the Lakhimpur Kheri case.

Farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence cremated after conduction of second autopsy

Family members of farmer Gurvinder Singh had earlier refused to cremate him, claiming that he was shot dead but the post-mortem report had no mention of it.

Farmers’ protest fights for apolitical image as leader is accused of Akali bias ahead of polls

Balbir Singh Rajewal has been accused by the Akali Dal of projecting a clear ‘bias’ against the party while ‘favouring’ rivals in the run-up to Punjab polls. He denies the charge.

Haryana govt orders probe into 28 August clash, farmers call off Karnal sit-in

The probe will be completed within a month and former SDM Ayush Sinha will remain on leave during the time, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary Singh told the media in Karnal.

Manohar Lal Khattar defends police action in Karnal, says farmers hurled stones at cops

Haryana CM Khattar also said that farmers had given assurance of a peaceful protest but they attacked the police, who later had to take steps to maintain law and order.

Punjab & Haryana HC issues notice to Haryana govt, seeks reply in Nodeep Kaur case

Kaur, a 23-year-old labour rights activist is lodged in Karnal jail in Haryana, facing three cases including charges of attempt to murder and extortion.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.