Punjab sketchbook: The lonely, determined battle of rural women as farm debt pushes men to the edge
For rural women, the crisis is not a distant abstraction. As Punjab’s economic and agricultural distress drives some male ...
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In Punjab, a farm union’s fight for land ownership to tenants and cultivators finds inspiration from a movement in 1930s
Bathinda: A fresh wave of land rights activism has emerged in Punjab, with Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) leading the charge to secure ownership for tenants and cultivators who have tilled ...
Punjab: 'Key Farmer-Centre Talks ‘Positive,’ Next Round On Feb 22,' Says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
Chandigarh: The crucial meeting between the farm leaders and the Centre to discuss the former’s demands including minimum ...
Fifth Round Talks End; Protesting Farmers, Centre To Meet Again On Feb 22
The fifth round of talks after a gap of almost a year, between protesting farmers -- mainly from Punjab and Haryana -- and ...
At Khanauri, farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal raises US deportations: ‘Agriculture not profitable…youth have no choice’
The deportation of Indians from the US was a sign of the growing unemployment in the country, Punjab farmer leader Jagjit ...
Punjab: Union Minister Joshi assures farmers continued dialogue to end deadlock
Punjab Government yet again played a pivotal role in breaking the ice between the Centre Government and farmer unions. Union ...
Hindustan Times10d
Punjab: Protest at MPs’ houses against agri policy on February 9
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta ... under the leadership of union president Manjeet Singh Dhaner in Barnala, members called for introduction of a resolution by the Punjab government in the Vidhan ...
Centre-farmer talks cordial, next round slated for Feb 22
The second round of talks between a Central Government delegation, led by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and ...
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Punjab court issues arrest warrants for 25 farmers in 2022 Modi ‘security lapse’ case
A court in Punjab’s Ferozpur district has ... The farmers are members of the Bharti Kisan Union (Krantikari) and Krantikari Pendu Mazdoor Union. On January 5, 2022, Modi had to abort his visit ...
Meet Sukhwinder Kaur, the lone woman in the 28-member farmers’ delegation to hold talks with Centre today
Sukhwinder Kaur was first noticed by farmer leaders in Punjab during an agitation in 2000 when two youngsters were killed in ...
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2022 PM Modi Security Breach Case: Farmers In Punjab Protest Against Adding Severe Charges, Arrest Warrants
Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda) and Qaumi Kisan Union Union. Raising slogans against the Central and Punjab governments, the protesters demanded immediate withdrawal of these cases. The farm ...
Hindustan Times14d
Punjab: Farmers seek special allocation for MSP guarantee in Union budget
A day before Union budget ... banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since ...