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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicFarmers agitation

Topic: farmers agitation

How CM Mann’s stance on Punjab farmers has shifted, with Chandigarh protest the latest flashpoint

Sit-in protest at Chandigarh was intended as 3rd front in ongoing agitation by farmers. 2 permanent protests have been underway at Shambhu and Khanauri since February last yr.

In shift from convention, Saini govt gives Haryana agriculture ministry to a Rajput. What’s behind move

In past five decades, leaders from the largely agrarian Jat or Sikh communities have headed Haryana's agriculture ministry that has now been given to Shyam Singh Rana.

Warned of NHAI projects’ cancellation, Mann govt tries to secure the land for it; farmers resist

Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway project has seen delays with farmers refusing to give up land without better compensation. Centre warns these delays could result in project's cancellation.

Haryana’s gallantry medal proposal — home ministry seeks ‘firing details’ of cops, ‘correct info’

Haryana govt has recommended 6 cops for awards for stopping Punjab farmers from marching to Delhi in February. Farmers' bodies allege a farmer died in police firing, but the govt denies.

SKM continues to stay away from farmers’ protest, announces mahapanchayat in Delhi on 14 March

Samyukta Kisan Morcha announce programmes to mobilise farmers across country, demands resignation of Amit Shah, Manohar Lal Khattar & Anil Vij for death of farmer at Khanauri border.

‘Won’t invoke National Security Act against protesting farmers,’ say Haryana police after backlash

Ambala police has issued a statement saying that it was executing process of detaining office bearers of protesting farmers under section 2(3) of NSA, 1980, to maintain law & order.

‘We will withhold, but we disagree’: X on govt’s order to block accounts linked to farmers’ protest

The social media platform said that a writ appeal challenging govt’s blocking orders remains pending and called for making the order public to enhance transparency.

21-yr-old Punjab farmer died in police action, claim Congress & SAD; Haryana police deny

Haryana police, however, says it has no such information yet about death of a farmer during the confrontation earlier Wednesday at Khanauri between cops and agitating farmers.

Security amped up across Delhi and borders as farmers set to resume ‘Delhi Chalo’

The move comes a day after the protesting farmers rejected the Centre's proposal to buy pulses, maize and cotton crops through government agencies at MSP for five years.

Union ministers ‘tricked us’, say farmer leaders, lash out at Punjab CM Mann as well

Protest leaders say ministers told them offer of legal guarantee of MSP for 5 crops was for all farmers but it later emerged that it was only for those who shifted from paddy cultivation.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.