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The protest site at the Singhu border is a city on a road, extending more than 12km from Dakha Singhu in Delhi through Kundli in Haryana. In between the long lines of tractor trailers, the agitating farmers and their supporters have set up more than 200 large langars or community kitchens, makeshift bathing and toilet facilities, laundries, stages for events, even gyms. Devoid of frills, the make-do infrastructure set up on these stretches of highways has become a symbol of the farmers’ reso...

Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, December 13 After Diljit Dosanjh and Ammy Virk, Punjabi singer-actor Gippy Grewal joined the farmers protest in Delhi. On Thursday, the singer and actor shared an IGTV clip on his verified Instagram account.  Along with the clip, he wrote: "Delhi Farmer protest live". In the first half of the clip, Gippy was seen having a conversation with a Khalsa Aid volunteer over the backlash received on social media regarding the "luxury" being provided to the farmers. The vol...

Homemaker, farmworker and now protester, hundreds of women join farmers agitation The farmers, with help from various organisations and generous donors, have pulled out all the stops to sustain their agitation. The site is seeing a constant supply of cooked meals, fruits, dry fruits, and even ‘chaat’. There’s also chai-pakora, cold drinks, kheer and other sweet treats. PTI December 13, 2020 / 01:47 PM IST The Delhi Chalo farmers protest at ...

Approximately 500 farmers used the massaging services on the first day New Delhi: International non-governmental organisation (NGO) Khalsa Aid on Friday set up a foot massage centre in makeshift spaces for the farmers who are protesting against the farm laws at the Singhu border in the National Capital Region. "We are at Singhu border and we have taken the initiative and set up a foot massage facility for old farmers as they are protesting for a very long time and they must be tired," Amarpree...

Near the camp, there is a makeshift gym set up by professional weightlifters and sportsmen. Aman (25), a transporter from Amritsar, bought dumbbells and weight training bars from Punjab for the protesters.

Nihangs Protect Farmers From Violence As Protest Sites Become the New Utopian Civil Societies Food, medical aid, books... Police blockages to Singhu border start a kilometre before the actual Delhi-Haryana border. The border has a deployment of a variety of police forces such as Local police, Cyber police, Riot Control police, CRPF, and countless other camouflage uniforms that occupy an entire kilometre to keep the farmers from entering the city. Dogs and horses have joined the army too. The ...

Khalsa Aid, which is an international NGO, installed 25 foot massagers for the protesting farmers and confirmed that they plan to extend their services.

South Asian organizations explain students connections to Punjab, how issue impacts all UW students courtesy of ISA As farmers protest in India against harmful farming policies, University of Wisconsin South Asian student organizations across campus have banded together to raise awareness and funds. Farmers across India have been protesting three agricultural laws passed in late September under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration. The Bharatiya Janata Party, the majority party in th...

»Women Complained of Menstrual Hygiene at Farmers Protest Site. Theyre Now Getting Free Sanitary Pads 2-MIN READ Women Complained of Menstrual Hygiene at Farmers Protest Site. Theyre Now Getting Free Sanitary Pads Earlier, reports said that women were facing issues about menstrual hygiene. People of the adjoining villages had thrown open the doors of their homes for women protesters to take bath, but menstrual hygiene remained an issue. FOLLOW US ON: At the Singhu border, hundreds of farmers...

Couple from Italy defers return to join stir Updated: Updated: December 11, 2020 00:43 IST The family owns land in Patiala and fears it would be misused under the new law Share Article Lovepreet Bainz and Ramandeep Kaur Bainz at the protest site.   | Photo Credit: Hemani Bhandari The family owns land in Patiala and fears it would be misused under the new law A newly-wed couple Lovepreet Bainz and Ramandeep Kaur Bainz, who are permanent residents of Italy, deferred their return plans and h...