farmers

Patriot Bureau -February 26, 2024

Traffic likely to be hit at Delhi-Noida border due to road diversions in view of farmers’ tractor march

Traffic likely to be hit at Delhi-Noida border due to road diversions in view of farmers’ tractor march

In addition to the impending tractor march, ongoing farmer protests have impacted traffic flow at the Singhu and Tikri border points between Delhi and Haryana

Muhammad Tahir -January 14, 2024

Demolition leaves farmers out in the cold

Demolition leaves farmers out in the cold

Farmers on the Yamuna Khadar struggle to survive during the severe cold wave after authorities demolish their houses and standing crop

Patriot Bureau -March 20, 2023

Thousands of farmers on their way to Ramlila Maidan for ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’

Thousands of farmers on their way to Ramlila Maidan for ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’

"The Kisan Mahapanchayat is being held to press for a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP)," the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer unions, said in a statement on Sunday

Khurram Habib -October 30, 2022

Leasing out land for cricket is a good source of income for NCR farmers

Leasing out land for cricket is a good source of income for NCR farmers

Fed up with uncertain income from agriculture and heavy losses, farmers are giving their fields on lease to academies, coaches and corporates

Patriot Bureau -September 23, 2022

Farmers block national highway near Haryana’s Kurukshetra, demand early procurement of paddy

Farmers block national highway near Haryana’s Kurukshetra, demand early procurement of paddy

Some protesting farmers jumped over police barricades put up on the road during their protest

Patriot Bureau -July 19, 2022

“So-called” farmer leaders inducted, says SKM and rejects the Centre’s MSP panel

“So-called” farmer leaders inducted, says SKM and rejects the Centre’s MSP panel

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) rejected the government’s panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) on Tuesday on the grounds that it has "so-called" farmer leaders and corporate people as its members

PTI -October 20, 2021

Delhi govt to pay Rs 50,000 per hectare compensation to farmers for crop damage

Delhi govt to pay Rs 50,000 per hectare compensation to farmers for crop damage

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops have been damaged due to unseasonal rains. Speaking at a press briefing, he noted that revenue officials are conducting a survey of the damaged crops and it will be completed within two weeks. The compensation at […]

Mihir Srivastava -October 4, 2018

‘Farmers’ Go Back

‘Farmers’ Go Back

Protesting farmers were not allowed to enter the capital this week. Whether this should be seen as a denial of their right to protest or an essential safeguard for the general public, remains debatable On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader who believed that protests based on the principle of non-violence can overthrow […]