'Farmers & Modi govt should discuss issue as soon as possible because only we, the common people, are facing problems because of this,' says Vicky, who lives near Singhu border.
The SKM however criticised Haryana govt for its unprecedented arrangements to stop agitators. It said its unity had taken a drubbing after the 2021 protests, but it is not 'divided'.
Security tightened amid reports of chaotic scenes at Shambhu border 150 km away, where tear gas shells and smoke bombs have been used. Farmers have 12 demands, including a law on MSP.
Thousands of farmers across Punjab, Haryana reached Singhu to show support. Some were happy about the announced repeal of farm laws, others cautious until passage in Parliament.
PM Modi announced Friday that the three controversial farm laws will be repealed in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. Protesters say they will wait and watch.
Gurpreet Singh, 45, was a resident of Roorkee village in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib. He was supposed to return home Wednesday to attend his niece's wedding.
According to Kundli police, the farmer's body, identified as Gurpreet Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib district, has been sent to a local hospital in Sonipat for post-mortem examination.
The worker claims he was transporting hens from a poultry farm in his rickshaw when a 'Nihang baba' demanded a hen from him for free and beat him up when he refused.
Lawyers for Human Rights International’s report details how Lakhbir Singh allegedly desecrated the Sarbloh Granth, before being killed by 'angry' members of the Nihang sect.
The imposition of industry-breaking tariffs on Indian goods is with a view to sending a strong message to China: ‘look what we can do if you don’t toe our line.’
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.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
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.
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