Expressing solidarity with farmers agitating at the borders of Delhi against the new farm laws, a farmers association in Kerala has sent 16 tonnes of pineapples by truck to the national capital for free distribution.
The South Municipal Corporation passed a resolution in this regard Thursday and will now be followed by the North municipal, which plans to pass a similar resolution.
Delhi recorded as many as 757 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached over 6.22 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 10,453.
As farmers' protests against the Centre's new farm laws enter the 32nd day, Delhi Traffic Police informed, Chilla, Gazipur Singhu, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, Saboli and Mangesh borders will remain closed today.Commuters have been advised to take alternative routes.
About 37 km of Delhi Metro to be operated driverless from Monday, another 57 km will be driverless from mid-2021, informed a DMRC statement. With the commencement of driverless trains on the Delhi Met
Sangrur, December 26
Thousands of more farmers today left for the Delhi border in tractor-trailers and other vehicles through the Khanauri border with Haryana in support of the protesting farmers aga
Expressing solidarity with farmers agitating at the borders of Delhi against the new farm laws, a farmers association in Kerala has sent 16 tonnes of pineapples by truck to the national capital for free distribution.
Protesting farmers at Nirankari Samagam ground in Burari started cultivating onions to use their idle time. “Since we have been sitting idle for a month during protests, we thought of growing onions as we can use it for our daily cooking. We'll grow more crops on Burari ground,” said a farmer. The farmers’ protest against the agricultural legislations entered second month on December 27 as talks with centre have remained inconclusive so far.
At least one person shot dead and 4-5 persons injured after neighbours clashed in Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, police said. According to East Delhi DCP Jasmeet Singh, both the families reside next to each other and there is no angle of loot in the incident.
There is hardly any social distancing or face masks seen at the protest sites at Delhi's borders. But the state itself has paid a heavy price during the pandemic so far: over 1.6 lakh people caught the virus and 5,200 died.
Sangrur, December 26
Thousands of more farmers today left for the Delhi border in tractor-trailers and other vehicles through the Khanauri border with Haryana in support of the protesting farmers aga
