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Punjab

‘We won’t appear before Supreme Court’s appointed committee’: Farmers groups reject apex court’s suggestion

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2021

The Union government in its affidavit said that the laws were passed after two decades of deliberations and due consultations.

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Punjab farmers form a major chunk of ineligible recipients payout under PM KISAN scheme, RTI reveals

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2021

About 23 per cent of the total undeserving beneficiaries of the PM KISAN scheme belonged to Punjab

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Reliance moves high court over vandalism and destruction of Jio telecom towers by ‘protesting farmers’ in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2021

Earlier, Jio had also written to TRAI alleging Airtel and Vodafone Idea were indulging in unethical campaign to port users from Jio to their network.

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‘You backstab us after eating food grown by us, I will chop you’, hooligan ‘farmer’ threatens a man for supporting farm laws, video goes...

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2021

The police informed that a complaint has been filed by the anti-Farm Law protesters against Amit Kumar, who supports the farm laws

Politics

The curious case of Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani ‘friend’ Aroosa Alam

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2020

The intrigue between Captain Amarinder Singh and former Pakistani defence journalist Aroosa Alam has been one of the worst kept secrets of Punjab

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NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain gets reality checked by ex-P&G India chief Gurcharan Das over reforms and Punjab farmers’ vandalism

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2020

As Punjab farmers go vandalising and destroying Reliance Jio towers to protest against the new farm laws, NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain got schooled by Gurcharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, India.

Politics

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh directs police to act against Jio tower vandals after senior Youth Cong leader incites more vandalism: Details

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2020

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has directed the police to act against vandals who have been cutting power supply from Jio mobile towers

Politics

Senior Youth Congress leader celebrates protesters attacking Jio towers in Punjab, incites similar attacks across the country

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2020

Srivatsa, national campaign in-charge of Youth Congress, celebrated 'farmers' cutting off power supply to Jio towers.

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Despite Capt Amarinder’s appeal, ‘protesting farmers’ destroy 150 telecom towers overnight

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2020

In spite of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's appeal, the 'protesting farmers' have destroyed 150 more telecom towers overnight. This takes the total number of telecom towers damaged to 1,388.

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