Ladhowal Toll Plaza Reopens After 46-Day Farmer Protest

31 Jul 2024

Ladhowal Toll Plaza Reopens After 46-Day Farmer ProtestAfter a 46-day protest by various farmer unions, the Ladhowal toll plaza, the state's most expensive, has reopened, with commuters now required to pay the hefty toll fee. A significant police presence was deployed at the barrier early Wednesday morning to ensure the...

High Court Sets Deadline For Shambhu Border Reopening Amid Farmer Protest

10 Jul 2024

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a directive to the Haryana government, instructing them to reopen the Shambhu border within a week amid Farmer Protest. This decision comes after the border, a crucial link between Punjab and Haryana, was reportedly blocked by protesting farmers and subsequently closed by...

TMC MPs Visit Protesting Farmers And Pledge To Bring Their Demands To Parliament

10 Jun 2024

A group of five MPs from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) paid a visit to the farmers demonstrating at the Khanauri-Data Singh Wala border on Monday, a few days after the Parliamentary elections ended and as the protests at the Punjab-Haryana borders approached their fourth month. The TMC delegation promised the...

Kulwinder Kaur Claims ‘My Mother Was At Farmers’ Protest’ After Allegedly Slapping Kangana Ranaut

07 Jun 2024

Kulwinder Kaur, a security officer at Chandigarh airport, allegedly slapped new BJP Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut, claiming she was triggered by an old remark made by the actor about the farmers' protest. Kaur, who comes from a family of farmers, said she reacted to Ranaut's past statement, "She gave...

Pandher accuses the police of using military like ammunition

15 Feb 2024

Sarwan Singh Pandher, the General Secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, accused police on Thursday of employing military weapons against agitating farmers. Pandher, who was giving a news conference, revealed some ammunition that looked like smoke shells and rubber bullets, but he said they were exclusively used by...

Delhi Airport Makes Travel Advisory Amid Farmers’ Protest

13 Feb 2024

The Delhi airport issued an advisory to passengers on Monday in preparation for the 'Dehi Chalo' march at Delhi's borders on February 13. It added, "We recommend planning your trip accordingly and staying informed about potential delays and alternative routes." The airport proposed passengers to utilize the Delhi Metro for...

Bihar: Farmers protest turns violent in Buxar after police raid

11 Jan 2023

In Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday morning, a group of farmers protesting the lack of compensation for land acquisition grew violent and attacked the police officers attempting to subdue them. The farmers said that they had been protesting peacefully against the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) power plant company at...

Farmers protest during Bharat Jodo in Rajasthan

20 Dec 2022

During the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra a group of framers held a protest in Rajasthan's Alwar demanding a waiver of their loans. Meanwhile, talking to the media one of the farmers complained and said the Rajasthan government has not fulfilled its promise of a farm loan waiver. "Rahul Gandhi promised...