Farm Laws

	Farmers' protest: Haryana seals borders with Punjab, deploys cops to foil 'Delhi Chalo' march The Haryana police also used water cannons against the state's farmers on the national highway in Ambala and Kurukshetra to stop them from moving to Delhi. published on : 25th November 2020
	Punjab farmer bodies flay sealing of borders by Haryana, say ready for 'historic' Delhi stir The farmer groups said they are ready for their proposed march as it will be a 'historic' agitation in which women and youth will participate in large numbers. published on : 25th November 2020
	Farmers' march: Haryana borders with Punjab to remain sealed on November 26, 27 Meanwhile, the Haryana Police issued an advisory for the public, asking them to modify their travel plans. published on : 24th November 2020
	New farm laws led to black-marketing of potato, onion: Mamata She said that the state government should not be blamed for the high prices of items like potato or onion, which were earlier in the list of essential commodities. published on : 24th November 2020
	Amritsar-bound trains diverted as farmer body refuses to clear track The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee has refused to budge from its stand till the farm laws issue is resolved. published on : 24th November 2020
	Farmers protest: Railways restores services in Punjab; passenger train stopped at Beas station The Western Railway (WR) on Monday said it restored 11 trains, which were either cancelled, short-terminated or short-originated, due to the farmers' agitation in Punjab. published on : 24th November 2020
	Agriculture laws: Centre calls Punjab farmers for second round of talks on December 3 The secretary has sent the invitation to the farmer bodies on behalf of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. published on : 24th November 2020
	Railways likely to restore 17 mail, express trains for Punjab region from November 24 These trains will be the first set to be operated by the Railways after almost a two month suspension due to the farmers protest in the state. published on : 23rd November 2020
	Will resume Punjab train services at earliest: Railways after assurance from farmers Goods trains have not entered Punjab for nearly two months, except for two days in October, due to the rail blockade by farmers over the contentious farm laws. published on : 22nd November 2020
	Punjab farmers agree to allow passenger train movement, lift rail blockade against new Farm Laws The farmers' bodies had maintained that they would consider allowing passenger trains to run in the state if the Centre starts running goods trains first. published on : 21st November 2020
	Suffered loss of Rs 2,220 crore due to farmers' protest in Punjab: Railways The protests, which began on September 24, have affected 3,850 freight trains which could not be loaded. published on : 20th November 2020
	Punjab farmers' protest: NHAI suffers Rs 150 crore revenue loss Farmers, who are up in arms against three central farm laws, have been staging sit-ins at toll plazas in Punjab since October 1. published on : 19th November 2020
	Supreme Court restores dismissed PIL challenging validity of Centre's farm laws These laws came into being from September 27 after President Ram Nath Kovind's assent. published on : 19th November 2020
	Punjab farmers put ball in Centre’s court, ask resumption of goods train Supply of commodities like fertilisers and coal for power plants has been hit due to the weeks-long standoff between farmer unions and the Railways. published on : 19th November 2020
	TN Congress bracing up to counter BJP’s Vel Yatra with state-wide plough rally The party claims to have already collected 16 lakh signatures from TN farmers against the laws and plans to begin its rally on November 22 with a state-conference in Coimbatore. published on : 18th November 2020