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Why the farmer protests fizzled out after a day of high drama

BKU calls off farmers' stir after protesters were allowed to proceed to Delhi's Rajghat past midnight

3 min read3 Oct 2018
Politics

Farmers protest: Agitation will continue, says BKU leader

Farmers are demanding unconditional loan waiver, clearing of dues by sugar mills, higher prices for crops, free electricity for farms and a reduction in diesel prices

1 min read3 Oct 2018
Industry

Uttar Pradesh farmers worried over farm loan waiver conditions

Uttar Pradesh's farm loan waiver plan covers small, marginal farmers with debts of up to Rs1 lakh, leaving the rest a worried lot

4 min read27 Jun 2017
Industry

Government in talks with key stakeholders on plan to double farm incomes by 2022

The broad approach will be to raise net farm incomes per unit by reducing costs of cultivation, increasing yields and ensuring higher market returns on the produce

2 min read21 Mar 2017
Politics

Demonetisation: Farmers protest in Muzaffarnagar over cash shortage

Hundreds of cash-strapped farmers led by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) protested outside a bank at a village in the district

1 min read22 Nov 2016
Politics

Bhartiya Kisan Union demands withdrawal of new land law, threatens strike

BKU threatens to launch indefinite protest from 18 March if proposed Land Acquisition Bill is not withdrawn

1 min read3 Mar 2015
Industry

Sugarcane farmers in UP begin indefinite fast

They are demanding immediate reopening of sugar factories in Lakhimpur district, Uttar Pradesh

1 min read26 Nov 2013
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Agrarian warrior Tikait dead

Agrarian warrior Tikait dead

3 min read15 May 2011

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