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Ravi Kaushal
‘People are More Important Than Modi,’ Say Farmers on 200th Day of Agitation
15 Jun 2021
Farmer leaders say that while the agitation brought an awareness over the agrarian crisis, the path ahead remains crucial given upcoming elections in states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand…
Sagrika Kissu
The International Karate Player who Now Works as a Farm Labourer
11 Jun 2021
Kaur hails from Gurne Kalan village in Punjab’s Mansa district. She is an international Karate player who has been let down by the state.
Sagrika Kissu
Centre Withholds Funds to Punjab for Current Wheat Procurement Season, Farmers to be Most Affected
08 Jun 2021
The state government has accused the Centre of “penalising” it for raising its voice against the farm laws.
Sagrika Kissu
Patiala: Congress Faces Severe Backlash on Second-Day of Farmers' Dharna
29 May 2021
The protest has been organised to draw attention to the gaps in the state’s health infrastructure, including the lack of proper healthcare, fleecing by private hospitals, scarcity of medical staff in…
Sagrika Kissu
Farm Laws: Punjab and Haryana Gear up to Observe 'Black Day' on May 26
25 May 2021
'(Black) Flags of different sizes are being prepared for vehicles, motorcycles, cycles and to be hoisted on rooftops. We will also be placing big black flags at the entry-points to villages and…
Sagrika Kissu
Defective Ventilators, Oxygen Shortage and Centre’s Apathy Fuelling Punjab’s COVID Surge
13 May 2021
The number of highest single-day cases in Punjab has increased by more than 200%--from only 2,848 on September 7 last year to 9,042 on May 8 this year.
Rashme Sehgal
COVID-19: No Road-Map, Each City Coping with Own Ad-Hoc Guidelines, Says IMA's Dr. N. Dahiya
03 May 2021
'There is no doubt that the Health Minister must be held accountable, but the general impression is that all decision-making is vested with the PMO'.
Sagrika Kissu
Is Punjab Prepared for the Second Wave of COVID-19?
25 Apr 2021
In a first such instance, Punjab recorded the death of six patients owing to the shortage of oxygen.
Sagrika Kissu
Punjab: Families of Electrocuted Linemen Protest Demanding Compensation and Jobs
19 Apr 2021
The death of an earning member and lack of timely compensation, accompanied by the pandemic-induced lockdown have left them on the verge of starving, the victims’ families claims.
Shiv Inder Singh
How True are Claims About Bonded Migrant Labourers in Punjab?
10 Apr 2021
To raise the bonded labour issue only in the context of Punjab, while farmers and workers are trying to forge solidarities against the farm laws, smells of politics.