Haryana

Major farmers’ meet in Shamli as clamour against farm laws grows in west UP

7:00 pm February 5, 2021

Noida: Thousands of farmers turned up for a meeting in Shamli district in western Uttar Pradesh on Friday amid a growing clamour against the Centre’s agri-marketing laws in the region. People from Shamli and nearby districts started reaching Shamli’s Bhainswal village on tractors, two- and four-wheelers and on foot for a ‘kisan panchayat’ being held there by the Rashtriya […]

Bollywood stars criticise colleagues’ near identical tweets on farmers protest

11:54 pm February 4, 2021

Mumbai: A clear divide between Bollywood celebrities was visible on Thursday as Taapsee Pannu, Swara Bhasker, Siddharth criticised similarly worded tweets by stars like Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn in response to pop star Rihanna‘s post drawing attention to the farmers’ agitation in India. While some from the industry were direct in their criticism, including Pannu, […]

Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

Mobile internet curbs brought down to two Haryana districts

9:10 pm February 4, 2021

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Thursday lifted mobile internet curbs from three more districts even as the services will continue to remain suspended in Sonipat and Jhajjar districts of the state till 5 pm on February 5, an official statement said. The mobile internet services were suspended in some districts of the state ”to prevent any disturbance of peace and public […]

Iron nails fixed on roads at Ghazipur border being ‘repositioned’, says Delhi Police

2:40 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: Iron nails studded on roads at Ghazipur border to restrict the movement of farmers agitating against the new agri laws are being ”repositioned”, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The statement comes after videos and photos of workers removing the nails near Ghazipur border surfaced on social media. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Deepak Yadav asserted that the […]

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to address Kisan Mahapanchayat in Jaipur

Farmers’ protest: Tikait holds show of strength, warns govt of ‘gaddi wapsi’ demand

8:48 pm February 3, 2021

Jind: In a show of strength by protesting farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday addressed a massive rally and warned the government it could find it difficult to stay on in power if the new agri-marketing laws are not repealed. Just before Tikait was to begin his speech at the ”mahapanchayat” in Kandela village, the makeshift stage on which the […]