Punjab farmers await compensation for land

September 11th, 2009 Daokae (Indo Pak Border) Sep. 11, 2009 (ANI): Farmers in villages along the India-Pakistan border in Attari Sector have been demanding compensation for land acquired from them along the Zero Line along the border since 1947.

September 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - One person was killed and several others were injured as large number of farmers staging a protest in Chandigarh clashed with the police on Tuesday. The farmers from across Punjab state were protesting against the recent hike in power tariffs by the state's electricity regulatory authority and sought better prices for their produce.

August 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Hundreds of farmers took to the streets in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri district, seeking return of farmland acquired to set up a power plant. Reliance Power held by Anil Ambani's ADA group had announced setting up of a 3,500 megawatt gas-based power plant in Dadri at a cost of 2.2 million dollars.

August 9th, 2009 NOSHEHRA DHALLA - India and Pakistan has a long stretch of border where a barbed wire works as a fence to prevent any militant from sneaking in. But the same wire is also a major roadblock for Punjabi farmers who want to tend to their own land.

August 3rd, 2009 JHANGAR - Farmers in Kashmir said they have not been compensated for the land taken away by the authorities to set up fences along the border with Pakistan. India began setting up a long fence along the disputed border with Pakistan in the mid-90s to stop militant groups and illegal immigrants from sneaking into Indian territory.

July 5th, 2009 KUSHINAGAR - Farmers in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh have staged a protest against the acquisition of their land for an international airport. The place is connected by road only.

May 30th, 2009 ABOHAR - A non-resident Indian has come up with a novel way to help farmers to manage their farm by giving suggestions regarding hiring farm machinery, fertilisers, and the like. Equipped with five computers and handsets, this call centre in Fazilka has come as a boon for farmers in Punjab.

May 25th, 2009 ABOHAR - Farmers in Punjab are expecting a good season for grapes this time, as the weather remains favourable. Grape production is completely dependent on the weather.

May 20th, 2009 AURANGABAD - Farmers in Aurangabad region of Maharashtra have sought compensation from the State Government as thousands of deer have damaged their crops after sneaking from nearby forest areas. The deer have destroyed the cotton and orange crops but also the grass surrounding the agricultural lands which the farmers use for their livestock.

April 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The Sikh community on Monday celebrated the annual spring harvest festival of Baisakhi. Farmers, dressed in colourful attires, danced to 'Bhangra' beats in middle of the fields.

February 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Having declared 2009 as the 'Year of Farmers and Labourers', the Haryana government Friday announced a major concession for farmers of the state. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that a law in force which allowed the auction of land of farmers who were unable to pay back loans of banks would be repealed.

February 1st, 2009 GREATER NOIDA - Police Monday arrested 129 farmers seeking more compensation for their land acquired for a cement plant in Greater Noida on the outskirts of the national capital after protesters turned violent. Farmers jammed the movement of vehicles on the Grand Trunk Road at Dadri for more than five hours after the police forcefully dispersed them when they were protesting outside the Ambuja Cement plant.

January 24th, 2009 RAIPUR - Power producer GMR Energy's plans to build a 1,200 MW coal-fired power project in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district has hit a major roadblock, with local farmers vowing to go to 'any extent' to block the Rs.55-billion (Rs.5,500 crore) facility. The government's efforts to acquire about 1,100 acres for the project in Raikheda village, some 35 km from state capital Raipur, have been opposed by the farmers, who say the plant will pollute the region, endangering the health of thousands of villagers.

January 20th, 2009 MATHURA - One man was killed here when the police fired at farmers protesting against inadequate compensation paid to them for land acquired from them to build the Yamuna Expressway. The Uttar Pradesh Police said Tuesday evening that 18 people were also injured in the firing.

January 19th, 2009 MOHALI - Ukraine is all set to woo experienced farmers and potential investors from Punjab, who are ready to make investments in the agri-business in that country, by offering them lucrative offers and proposals. 'We have come to India to study the agriculture potential of this country and to invite farmers and investors who are interested to pursue agriculture on the fertile soil of Ukraine,' Anatoily Pylypko, managing director of Vedi Chna, a private company that facilitates foreign investment in Ukraine, told reporters here Tuesday.