Chandigarh, January 14 The Punjab government led by Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday made it clear that nothing short of repeal of the Centre’s farm laws would resolve the present crisis. The Central government is out of touch with the ground realities, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh said at aRead More

New Delhi, January 14 As the farmers’ agitation against the newly passed agricultural laws by the Centre entered its 50th day on Thursday, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait wondered if a government can hold office for five years, why can’t the farmers’ protest go on for the sameRead More

New Delhi, January 14 Protesting farmer leaders welcomed Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann’s decision on Thursday to recuse himself from a Supreme Court-appointed committee, and reiterated that they do not want any panel and will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the three contentious laws.Read More

New Delhi, January 12 Stating that they will not appear before the Supreme Court-appointed committee, farmers’ unions have claimed that members of the said panel are pro-government. “Members of SC panel are not dependable as they have been writing on how agriculture laws are pro-farmer,” Farmer unions added. Supreme CourtRead More

New Delhi, January 12 A day after pulling up the Centre for its poor handling of farmers’ agitation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three farm laws being opposed by farmers who have blocked key entry points to Delhi since November 2020. A Bench headed byRead More

Chandigarh, January 10 Punjab recorded 304 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday which took the state’s tally to 1,69,033 while six more fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,445, according to a medical bulletin. There are 2,933 active COVID-19 cases in the state, it said. Of the fresh cases, 84 wereRead More

Chandigarh, January 10 Taking a dig at state AAP president Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday said it was unfortunate that people like him (Mann), who had no knowledge about the Constitution and legislative procedures, were in politics, and making illogical statements with the sole motive ofRead More

New Delhi, January 10 After the failure of the eighth round of negotiations between the Government and farmers’ unions, all eyes are on the Supreme Court which will on Monday take up petitions challenging the farm laws and those seeking removal of farmers who have blocked key entry points toRead More

Chandigarh/Fazilka, January 8 Reacting to media reports that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had assigned two IPS officers from Punjab at the Singhu border to engage with the farmer leaders to persuade them to accept the Centre’s offer, state AAP chief and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann said it was clearRead More

New Delhi, January 8 The eighth round of talks between protesting farmers and the Centre ended inconclusively yet again with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar making it clear that the government will not repeal the Acts and ‘jathebandis’ stating that they are willing to settle for nothing less. The nextRead More