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Abdul Alim Jafri
Farmers of Kushinagar Angry over Prime Minister’s Unfulfilled Promises
20 Oct 2021
The farmers of Kushinagar have decided to organise a massive public meeting as even after seven years, there is no sign of any sugar mill opening. Those farmers who had hoped to start sugarcane…
Neelambaran A
TN: Domestic Workers Protest, Demand Minimum Wage, COVID-Relief
19 Oct 2021
Several workers who lost their jobs during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic are yet to find work due to the perceived stigma from employers.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Farmers Occupy Tracks During ‘Rail Roko’, Many Leaders Arrested
18 Oct 2021
Midnight raids and house arrests were reported from Deoria, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Etawah, Sonbhadra, Bahraich, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and other parts of the state.
Newsclick Report
Lakhimpur Killings: Thousands of Farmers Squat on Rail Tracks, Demand BJP Minister’s Ouster
18 Oct 2021
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers squatted on rail tracks and occupied platforms in several states on Monday in protest against the Narendra Modi government’s inaction in not sacking or arresting Uni
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi: Trade Union’s Cycle Campaign Sparks Conversations over ‘Burning Issues’ Among Workers
17 Oct 2021
Among their major demands is Rs. 26,000 as minimum wage in the national capital region along with withdrawal of the four labour codes.
Ravi Kaushal
Lakhimpur Killings: Farmers Burn Effigies Across States, Flay Tardy Action Against BJP Minister
16 Oct 2021
SKM raised questions over the delay in recording the statements of eyewitnesses by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the case.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Farmers Burn Effigies of PM Modi and CM Yogi in UP, Dozen Placed Under ‘House Arrest’
16 Oct 2021
Members of farmer unions in several parts of western Uttar Pradesh and Awadh region carried placards demanding the resignation of MoS Mishra, whose son Ashish Mishra allegedly mowed down farmers in…
PTI
Farmer Unions Beef up Security, to Upgrade CCTVs After Singhu Border Incident
16 Oct 2021
Groups or individuals who are participating in the movement but hold ideologies different from SKM's shall be asked to vacate protest sites or adopt agendas of farmers' collective, a leader said.
Associated Press
US: Thousands March in Puerto Rico, Outraged over Power Outages
16 Oct 2021
Protesters demanded the ouster of Luma, a private company that took over the island's transmission and distribution of power on June 1.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP Farmer Unions Begin Indefinite Strike in Sitapur, Demand MoS Ajay Mishra’s Suspension
14 Oct 2021
Farmer leaders say that the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence cannot be rightly done till the accused’s father Ajay Mishra resigns from his post of MoS Home Affairs.