Patience and peace: farmers’ weapons against the farm laws

After the violence that marred the tractor rally of 26 January, the ‘chakka jam’ organised by SKM remained a peaceful affair   The day of chakka jam on February 6 called for by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) things remained calm at the Singhu border – perhaps unusually so for the security personnel who had been […]

Delhi Police deploys 50,000 personnel ahead of farmers’ chakka jam

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has called for a nationwide protest, will be joined by 40 farmer unions together If directions by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) are adhered to, there won’t be any attempt to block Delhi’s highways on February 6. The ‘Chakka jam’ planned for Saturday, is to block national and state highways from […]

Delhi’s minimum temperature dips again

Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 6.8 degrees Celsius on Friday due to cold, dry winds blowing in from snow-laden western Himalayas, the India Meteorological Department said. The city had recorded 2.1 mm rainfall on Thursday under the influence of Western Disturbance which also led to widespread snowfall in the hilly region. “Cold, dry winds from […]

Locals suffering loss of business  

With security personnel sealing off the borders and the MHA ordering shutting down of internet services, local residents are the ones suffering  In a bid to stop the protesting farmers from entering the Capital, Delhi Police has sealed the borders for even the local residents. Those who have houses around the Ghazipur border now complain […]

Delhi HC expresses displeasure over lawyers arguing in video conferencing hearing from parks & roads

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it is “simply shocking” that advocates are arguing or attending matters through video-conferencing while being on “roads, sitting in parks and even running up on stairs”, making it difficult for the court to conduct proceedings as are not audible properly. The high court expressed its displeasure and said that […]

Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution in the city Kejriwal said his government will hire only electric vehicles for various purposes in the next six weeks. The Chief Minister also asked delivery chains and big […]

Beyond the barricades, protest continues

A glimpse into the farmer’s protest that despite the barbed wires, nails and a wall of security personnel refuses to die   There may be concrete barricades and concertina wire to stop movement, but farmers at Ghazipur border are not giving up. After numbers started to dwindle on January 26 a cry for support by […]

Airtel cashes in on anti-Jio sentiment, temporary internet shutdown

The protesting farmers were approached by Airtel employees in December to get them to port from Jio As we took breaks from the unusually hot February sun at Ghazipur border – browsing Twitter – farmers protesting the new farm laws by the Modi government approached us enquiring, “You have network?” Another question we were asked […]