"farmers"

The reward of Rs 1 lakh was announced on Sidhu, Jugraj Singh, Gurjot Singh and Gurjant Singh who hoisted flags at the Red Fort or involved in the act, according to police.

Earlier, Tharoor and six journalists were booked by the Noida Police for sedition, among other charges, over the violence during the farmers' tractor rally in Delhi.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at the national capital's borders for over two months against the laws.

BKU has appealed to all the farmers to join the khap panchayat today.

Punia was arrested by police on Sunday in an FIR registered under various sections including 186 , 353 and 332 of IPC.

Opposition parties ihad given a notice under rule 267 that calls for setting aside of business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue pressed.

Opposition parties had given a notice under rule 267 that calls for setting aside of business of the day to take up a discussion on the issue pressed.

Farmers have been camping on Delhi's border with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for over two months now, protesting against three farm laws.

Owing to the heavy rains last month, a total of 6,62,689 hectares of agricultural crops besides 18,645 hectares of horticultural crops were damaged, the chief minister said.

The development comes in the wake of violence in Delhi on Republic Day on January 26 during a tractor parade of farmers protesting the new agriculture laws.

The decision has been taken to 'maintain public safety and averting public emergency' under Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had Saturday said his government's offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a just “phone call away” for talks.

The prime minister's remarks come amid ongoing protests by thousands of farmers, mostly from Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, at several border points in Delhi.

To provide expenditure support to small and marginal farmers, the President said almost Rs 1,13,000 crore have been directly transferred to their bank accounts.

The SKM has blamed the KMSC, actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu and the central government for the violence during the farmers' tractor parade in Delhi on January 26.

Come Pushya or Poos, a sacred month of Hindu calendar year, ethnic tribes ceremoniously worship their deity Khamdev during the five-day long fair known as Khamdev Jatara

Around 500 protesters stayed put at the UP Gate with more pouring in from western Uttar Pradesh in the night on the call of the BKU, an influential farmers' union in north India.

Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the tractor parade of the farmers who have been protesting against three central farm laws at Delhi's borders since November.

He said whoever is responsible for the violence on Tuesday should be acted against.

The Union Minister said that sometimes in a way it seems that these people who have been defeated in the elections are all gathering and trying to spoil the atmosphere in the country.