Tag: OT
'Chakka Jam': Red Fort Turns Fortress, Delhi Top Cop Takes Stock
The Delhi Police has turned the Red Fort into an impregnable fortress with barricades and trucks loaded with mud to stop any surprise intrusion by protesters on Saturday. Cranes were used to place boulder barricades as a precaution in the wake of the farmers' call for a nationwide 'chakka jam'. ....
Many Highways Including Delhi-Jaipur Highway Blocked During Chakka Jam In Rajasthan
Farmers in Rajasthan blocked many national and state highways for three hours on Saturday, from 12pm to 3 pm, demanding the withdrawal of three farm laws and protesting against the internet ban near their protest sites and alleged harassment by authorities, among other issues. ....
PM Modi's Reply In Discussion On Motion Of Thanks Had No Substance: Congress
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi while replying to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, said that the MSP will continue and so will the monthly ration scheme for 80 crore people, the Congress said there was no substance in his speech and he only tried to mislead the people. ....
PM Narendra Modi Receives His 1st Covid Vaccine Dose At AIIMS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of Covid vaccine here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, leading the country in the third phase of the inoculation drive as a massive chunk of population aged above 60 and those above 45 with comorbidities prepare to take the shots. ....
Farmer Protests Will Go On Indefinitely: Rakesh Tikait
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has said that the farmer protests would go on indefinitely if the government didn't take back the three contentious farm laws. ....
Protests Against Farm Laws Not Limited To Farmers, Says Rahul Gandhi
Taunting the Modi government with a "ham do, hamare do" barb, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the ongoing protest against three contentious farm laws is not just limited to the farmers, and that the laws will have to be withdrawn because the stir has now got the support of the entire country. ....
Rakesh Tikait Supports Farmers' Protest At Mahapanchayat
The farmers' protests are continuing on the borders of Delhi against the agricultural laws with 'Mahapanchayats' taking place to boost the movement and spread it across the country while BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has emerged as the prominent voice of the movement.....
'Protests To Continue, Farmers Will Install Generators In Summer'
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has reiterated that the farmers protesting against the Centre's contentious farm laws will intensify their stir until their demands are met. ....
Farmer Commits Suicide Over Inflated Power Bill In UP
A 50-year-old farmer committed suicide allegedly after he was handed an inflated electricity bill of Rs 1.5 lakh and slapped by officials when he said he did not have the money to pay it. ....
Unprecedented Attack On Democracy: Kejriwal On Disha Ravi's Arrest
The ‘toolkit’ case took a fresh turn as Bangalore-based Disha Ravi was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly editing and disseminating the "toolkit" on social media. Ravi has been sent to five days police custody. ....
