NEW DELHI: Hours after receiving a ‘signed’ letter from the Centre accepting most of their demands, farmer Unions on Thursday ended their year-long agitation and decided to leave the sites they had occupied on national highways on Delhi borders with tents at Singhu, a key protest venue, being wound up and similar action expected at…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 0:28 [IST] New Delhi, Dec 7: Amid the rumours of farmers’ protest coming to an end on Wednesday, Rakesh Tikait, who has been spearheading the movement, clarified that it will not be called off until everything is…Continue Reading
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday formed a five-member panel for dialogue with the government on their pending demands including MSP, compensation to kin of farmers who died during the movement against the agri laws and withdrawal of cases against the protesters, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said here. Farmer leaders Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ashok…Continue Reading
India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc’s popular Lay’s potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPVFR) Authority In 2019, PepsiCo sued some Indian farmers based in the western state of Gujarat for cultivating the FC5 potato…Continue Reading
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BAGHPAT: The continued stir by farmers despite the withdrawal of the three central farm laws by Prime Minister Narendra Modi defies one’s “comprehension”, Union Minister General (Retd) V K Singh said on Tuesday. The minister of state for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation made the observation here while taking stock of the construction…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday said all FIRs filed by the Punjab police against farmers, who are protesting against the Centre’s farm laws within State boundaries, would be cancelled. He also promised farmers that old cases of stubble burning would be dropped. The announcement came hours after Channi held a…Continue Reading