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The Latest Breaking News from Punjab

Punjab Police gear up for farmers march

Punjab Police is leaving nothing to chance as inputs indicate plans of the protesters to storm the barricades

The Hindu

Day after rejecting Centre’s proposal, farmers ask for their demands to be accepted

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher sought that the Centre accept their demands, including a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops and farm loan waiver

The Hindu

‘Morchay teh phir milangay’: hit by tear gas shell, Punjab farmer’s son willing to return to protest

Farmers protesting at Shambhu border in Chandigarh injured by expired tear gas canisters, sparking outrage and determination to continue.

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Chandigarh mayoral polls: SC slams returning officer, calls for ballot papers

The SC on Monday ordered that the ballot papers and video that have been taken into custody by the Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana HC according to its order, be produced before the apex court on February 20 at 2 pm. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Farmers reject Centre’s offer; to resume march to Delhi on February 21

After the fourth round of meeting between Centre-farmers on Sunday night, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the meeting was held cordially in a positive direction with new ideas surrounding how to take the work done in farmers’ interest in the last 10 years to be taken forward

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"We had asked for MSP guarantee on purchase of pulses": Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

After the fourth round of talks between Union Ministers and farmer leaders, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers has requested a guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) on the purchase of pulses. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"We'll continue with 'Delhi Chalo' march on Feb 21 if...": Farmer leader after meeting with Union ministers

After the fourth round of talks, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarvan Singh Pandher asserted that the farmers will continue to move forward with the 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre offers contract-based assured buying on MSP for five crops; farmers to get back today

Union Ministers meet farmers in Chandigarh to discuss demands, including MSP guarantee, as protests continue near Haryana-Punjab border.

The Hindu

Haryana farmer unions, khaps to join agitation if talks fail

BKU (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni unites farmer groups in Haryana and Punjab for MSP demands amid ongoing protests.

The Hindu

In Punjab, AAP faces heat from the Opposition for going back its ‘assurance’ on procuring crops at MSP

Chandigarh farmers demand MSP guarantee, AAP government faces opposition heat for not procuring crops at MSP.

The Hindu

MHA imposes internet services ban in seven districts of Punjab till Feb 24

In view of the farmers' protest, the Union Home Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on internet services in seven districts of Punjab until February 24. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Farmers' protest: Suspension of Internet services extended in parts of Punjab till Feb 24

Farmers’ protest: The Centre used its special powers under the Telegraph Act of 1885 to suspend Internet services in these areas of Punjab.

The Hindu

Govt requests time for talks as farmers' protest at Shambhu Border enters sixth day

As the farmer protest at the Shambhu border enters the sixth day, Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leaders said on Sunday. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Centre extends Internet ban in 20 police stations of Punjab till February 24

Central government extends Internet suspension in Punjab police jurisdictions till February 24 amid ongoing farmers' agitation for public safety.

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Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country

Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election results

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Nohar irrigation project in Rajasthan gets a boost with feeder repair

The Nohar irrigation project in Jaipur, Rajasthan is set to receive increased water supply through the repairing of Ferozepur feeder in Punjab, enhancing its capacity and flow.

The Hindu

Farmers protest | SKM bandh call evokes mixed response; Centre, farmers to meet on February 18 amid fresh face-off

Mixed response to nationwide shutdown call by Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh.

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"We are not from Pakistan": Farmer leaders express concern over forces' actions against protestors

The farmers' leaders, who held talks with the union ministers for more than five hours on Thursday night, have expressed their concerns over actions by the forces on the agitating cultivators and said that they do not seek 'confrontation but a peaceful solution'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Farmers at the bottom of the food chain

Farmers and agriculture workers protest in Delhi, demanding a legally guaranteed minimum support price and other reforms.

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Farmer leader Pandher alleges police using "military like ammunitions", displays 'smoke shell and rubber bullets'

The General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday alleged that police were using weapons used by the military against the agitating farmers. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Centre used British-era Act to block Internet in Punjab ahead of the farmers’ march

The Indian government suspends mobile internet in Punjab districts ahead of farmer protest march to Delhi.

The Hindu

Centre calls for talks yet again, but farmers seek ‘positive’ offer

Protesting farmers in Punjab continue to camp near Haryana as farmer representatives and Union Ministers plan talks.

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Tear gas fired despite ‘ceasefire’: A night at Shambhu border amid barricades

Farmers trying to march to Delhi from Punjab and Haryana are camping at the Shambhu border near Ambala. But it hasn’t been easy amid constant tear gas shells.

The Hindu

Haryana Police is first force to use drones for tear gas

The Haryana Police dropped tear gas shells from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on protesting farmers at Shambhu Barrier on the Punjab-Haryana boundary

The Hindu

Centre rules out MSP law; talks with farmers may resume

As the protests by farmers escalated into a conflict on the Haryana-Punjab border, the Centre yet again made it clear that announcing a guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) will not be possible

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