Punjab

At protest sites, Punjab brothers doing ‘sewa’ by fixing tractors of farmers

7:05 pm December 3, 2020

New Delhi: From fixing cars and tractors free of cost to serving sugarcane juice to doctors attending protests, Rantir Singh, a mechanic from Punjab, has taken up many roles to ensure farmers camping at Delhi’s Singhu Border for the last seven days can continue with their protest against the Centres farm laws. “My brother, Jaswant […]

Braving cold, farmers protesting at Delhi’s Singhu border say prepared for long haul

7:34 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: Away from the comfort of their homes and undeterred by the winter chill, farmers camping at Delhi’s Singhu border against the Centre’s agriculture reform laws say they are prepared for a long haul and will not leave until their demands are met. The farmers, who have come from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, start their day […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Centre deliberately prolonging farmers’ problems: SAD

11:52 pm December 1, 2020

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday blamed the Centre for “failure” of talks with the farmer leaders, saying it was “deliberately prolonging and deepening” the farmers’ problems with an aim of “tiring them out”. The government on Tuesday suggested setting up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, […]

Farmers gather at Delhi-Noida border, key route closed for movement

6:36 pm December 1, 2020

Noida: Hundreds of farmers gathered at the Noida and Delhi border on Tuesday, stopping traffic movement on a key route connecting Uttar Pradesh with the national capital, officials said. The farmers remained at the Chilla border where police have been deployed on both the Delhi as well as Noida side in huge numbers, prohibiting the protestors from […]

Muslim man converts before marrying a Hindu, couple under Haryana Police protection

3:26 pm December 1, 2020

Yamunanagar: A Muslim man, who converted to Hinduism before marrying a Hindu woman, and his wife are under police protection here following the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had last week said the state government has set up a three-member committee to draft a law against ’love […]