New Delhi/ Mumbai/ Nashik/ Nagpur: With the farmers' agitation entering the second day on Saturday, vegetable prices in different parts of the countruy started soaring in the wake of dwindling fresh supplies of farm produce in mandis even as farmers…
A day after they gheraoed offices of district collectors across the state, members of the Kisan Sangarsh Samiti, led by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), on Saturday threatened to stop the supply of milk and vegetables to cities from June…
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has said that its members would gherao government offices on June 5. Dr. Ajit Nawale, general secretary, said that farmers would “gift” people tur dal imported from Mozambique, sugar from Pakistan, and milk from…
Angered over non-waiver of loans and low cost of selling produce, farmer associations have announced a 10 day all-India strike starting from June 1. The strike is likely to impact cities in north India, where multiple farmer groups have agreed…
Today June 1 is the first anniversary of the historic Farmers Strike in Maharashtra. The AIKS held large gherao actions at the district collectorates and tehsil offices all over Maharashtra. Thousands of farmers participated in these actions in about 25…
“There are 3,800 KCC accounts in SBI’s Chhani Bari branch and interest in almost every KCC account is charged additionally. The bank authorities thought that the villagers are illiterate so it is easy to fool them. If there was no…
Exactly a year after their historic agitation across Maharashtra, farmers in the state will once again hold protests from June 1 over their various "unresolved" demands like higher milk purchase prices and complete loan waiver. Source: Maharashtra farmers to protest…
NC24x7: What are the reasons for the agrarian crisis across the country? Dhawale: The fundamental root of the agrarian crisis is the failure of successive governments since independence to carry out radical land reforms. The pre-independence pledge of giving ‘Land…
A campaign for the signature of 10 crore farmers across India will culminate on August 9 with a “Quit India” call to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Large rallies will be held across India’s district headquarters with the farmers handing over…
With less than a week left for the May 28 by-polls in Maharashtra’s two Lok Sabha constituencies – Palghar and Bhandara-Gondia, the opposition parties are set to present a tough battle for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While in…