Farm and Forest

61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana calls off agitation after months of protests and a prolonged standoff on NH-48; revised formula includes staggered payments and a share in additional sugar revenue

Farmers celebrate repeal of three laws at Delhi borders!

SKM thanks martyred farmers and supporters, but reminds that the movement is far from over

Centre backs down, repeals three contentious farm laws

Farmer leaders acknowledge the victory of the repeal but remind that other pressing issues like MSP remain

Three Farm Laws to be repealed: Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

The PM chose the day of Gurupurab, the biggest Sikh festival, to announce repealing the three Farm Laws, however other demands not addressed yet

SC appoints retired P&H HC judge Rakesh Jain to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri probe

The apex court also included three IPS officers in the SIT, including one woman, after expressing dissatisfaction with the probe

Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Sessions Court rejects bail plea of Ashish Mishra, two others

Citing Lakhimpur violence as a “serious matter” the sessions court rejects the bail plea of Mishra and two other accused

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC directs UP gov’t to “upgrade” SIT with non-native higher-grade officers

The state government agreed to probe monitoring by a retired High Court judge

SKM appeals to protesters to keep morale high

Reacting to reports of a recent farmer suicide, farmer leaders appealed to protesters to not consider extreme steps

CTUs promise to join farmers on Nov 26

Farmers say state-level mobilisation has already begun to mark the first anniversary of the peasant movement

Punjab: Tensions rise, clashes break out between farmers and SAD leader

Farmers' leaders claim one protester suffered serious injuries after a SAD event

New farmer suicide data showcases continuing social inequalities

NCRB 2020 data shows 18 percent rise of deaths among agriculture labourers compared to 2019

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61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers

Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana calls off agitation after months of protests and a prolonged standoff on NH-48; revised formula includes staggered payments and a share in additional sugar revenue