Punjab farmers end rail blockade, protests to continue

Last Updated: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 20:23

Thousands of farmers on Saturday protested against slow procurement of paddy by govt agencies.

Punjab farmers stop trains, Badal warns of unrest

Last Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010, 19:47

Farmers blocked railway traffic at nearly half a dozen places in Punjab Friday to protest slow paddy procurement and CM Parkash Singh Badal warned the central government of unrest if procurement norms were not relaxed immediately.

PM`s intervention sought to bailout Punjab farmers

Last Updated: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 20:28

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s intervention to relax norms regarding procurement of paddy from farmers by the FCI and state agencies in the current season.