farmers in punjab feel they have the most to lose from the laws punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 40 percent of the country's cereal crops and a large part of the reason and he has food security is because of the rice and wheat punjab's farmers have grown for decades with guarantees of minimum prices. it's also because of punjab's fertile soil and high productivity that the state has nearly 30000 middle men who help farmers transport sell and store they produce for a commission they deny the government's claim that the new laws will make farmers wealthier by removing the need for middlemen glad to get. the new laws the agricultural sector will collapse because the commission agents facility didn't die a procurement process if you look at our work we have links with farmers we've had links with farmers for the past 50 years that's why they bring their crops to us. experts say the sector needs more regulation not less and the new laws risk turning punjab's farming success story into one of disaster if at this moment farmers are. the police department or. for the big. of

i'm in the broad and the indian stage punjab where people are finding ways to turn left over stroll from paddy into alex the city as an alternative to the pollution practice of crop stubble burning. 3 days ahead of the inauguration of u.s. president elect joe biden washington d.c. is virtually closed off as president and security of if it is a protest following the attack on the capitol earlier this month that left 5 people dead roads around the seats of the u.s. congress happened blocks with barricades and metal fences the national guard has been deployed and the f.b.i. has warned of possible marches by pro trump supporters. i'm not only concerned about their state capitals i'm also concerned about other parts of washington d.c. and what you're showing is really the federal enclave of washington d.c. now we're in the 700000 of us live so our police department working with our federal law enforcement partners and the united states army quite frankly are also has a plan to hit if we have any attacks in our neighborhoods. other states are also seeing heightened security governors have roll

in punjab state. subjects and his cousin cut mustard leaves on their farm in the state of punjab the plant is one of around 20 crops which are guaranteed and a minimum price by the government but subsidies and many farmers fear that will end under new agricultural laws. and hundreds of thousands of others have been protesting against the laws for 6 weeks you know the major laws that we're talking about after these farm laws that implement is we fear that in the near future they will end the government procurement system with corporations dictating the prices which only happens in the states with the with dish and be hard on me. it's the suspicion of large corporations which has led to protests from farmers and on job to force the closure of $29.00 petrol stations belonging to one of india's biggest companies of reliance. they also damaged 1500 of reliance the cell phone towers forcing its owner to say the company will not invest in the agriculture sector farmers in punjab feel they have the most to lo

farmers in punjab feel they have the most to lose from the laws punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 40 percent of the country's cereal crops and a large part of the reason and he has food security is because of the rice and wheat punjab's farmers have grown for decades with guarantees of minimum prices. it's also because of punjab's fertile soil and high productivity that the state has nearly 30000 middle men who help farmers transport sell and store their projects for a commission they deny the government's claim that the new laws will make farmers wealthier by removing the need for middlemen. but the new laws the agricultural sector will collapse because the commission agents facility didn't die a procurement process if you look at our work we have links with farmers we've had links with farmers the past 50 years that. why they bring the crops to us. experts say the sector needs more regulation not less of the new laws risk turning punjab farming success story into one of disaster if at this moment farmers are thrown open to the believe capitalistic problem me or. befo

farms are from punjab and haryana is because most of the farmers and punjab and i do yana do actually get a minimum support price for their project mr mishra speaking about that sixtus and shikha saying that only 6 percent of the country's finest get that minimum support price. wallace. there is a lot of debate about that that that 6 percent i think the doctors from about 2012 there needs to be more recent and better analysis. basically it's because they are the farmers that are going to be impacted a lot by the laws they are also very very organized and so they've been able to come to jenny's board is. essentially stand up for themselves. the way they are. calling for a protest was given to the states as own daily when we talked about you know walking into daily to speak to the central government of india. it was a call given to farmers from. the british just. for all of the farmers in the country this is this was in october that was said. as we call it in india i mean let's go to delhi now but all of the states the call was about protesting locally. but yes you do find that the punj

say that they have the most to lose from these new laws and that's because punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which are assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also travelled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold winter months in fact tens of farmers have died on these borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. boeing has been ordered to pay $2500000000.00 to settle criminal charges finding design flaws in its 737 max plane from u.s. regulators the finding to its money for the families of those who died in 2 crashes that grounded fleets worldwide were both manly. bowings once sterling reputation badly tarnished after it was accused of a major cover up the department of justice said the corporation chased profit over canned lying b

as i said the government machinery which is sort of ridiculous keep getting it is most active in punjab it is the largest grain producing region of india i mean since the great endeavor you should 50 years ago when how you get a piece of crops such as wheat and graceful planted in india that race is been sort of the whole ball of india and this is clear that changes in the law will have the most it impact on farms these are also the possible the means to points that is the mean school each daily and to be most local about what they feel is going wrong so the government has offered to amend the laws and suspend implementation for 18 months which the farm is have rejected. what do you think is going to happen next because clearly looking at these live pictures the movement is very very strong. clear to see the demons of the 30 minute promise i'm going to be not a productive one of these this protest has been building up for the past 3 months to protest it for a month and a half and punjab a month and a half on the other starts a bit early and to be they've entered. the government has nego

a novel way to produce electricity in punjab leftover straw from some of the state's paddy fields isbeing burned to generate power for a 50 acre industrial area. on a hunter says he began looking for cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternatives to pal his factories when petrol prices peaked in 2030 this is for our . viewers 200 percent on the back useful here but we are believe we are running this apprentice for another form or another we are generating high pressure stream and regardless of who we are going to follow. pays follows to collect paddy stroll for the factory is no shortage of it in the state which is one of india's biggest rice produces. 60 people who were employed by bell they've saying over the one month policies and last year when 5000000 kilos of straw was connected from 500 farmers. before this we used to. but since these machines and this opportunity opened up we have minus to reduce pollution and by selling the house we also make a profit. as well as converting the leftover stroll to cleaner and atrocity also selling it to companies which make cardboard

say that they have the most to lose from these new laws and that's because punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which are assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also traveled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold winter months in fact tens of farmers have died on these borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. 202-2016 are tied as the warmest years on record according to the european union's climate monitoring service scientists say unprecedented heat levels in the arctic and siberia were a major factor in the overall rise in temperatures last year but they could stabilize if emissions are rapidly reduced global warming has caused more droughts hurricanes and wildfires. charges are with me so raman in doha a reminder of our top ne

punjab. he's been in detention eversince. seen punjab. he's been in detention ever since.cused of conspiracy to murder. indian authorities allege he was involved in a series of killings of right hindu leaders. authorities claim he is a member of a separatist organisation they describe as a terrorist gang. sa mrjohal paid £3000 to the group to help fund the crimes. jagtar singh group to help fund the crimes. jagtar sinthohal denies the jagtar singh johal denies the allegations. �*s jagtar sinthohal denies the allegations. �*s family say he is a peaceful activist who has written against human rights violations against sikhs. i believe he is and will be proven innocent because of the trail. ~ . , proven innocent because of the trail. ~ ., , ., trail. what is your message to uk government? _ trail. what is your message to uk government? he - trail. what is your message to uk government? he has - trail. what is your message to uk government? he has beenj uk government? he has been sub'ect uk government? he has been subject to _ uk government? he has been subject to torture _ uk

say that they'll have the most to lose from these new doors and that's because punjab isn't india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also travelled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold one to monsoon in fact tens of farmers have died on these borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has accused a group of demonstrators of blackmail as they continue their refusal to bury coal miners killed by eisel fighters the protesters a blocked a highway with coffins containing the bodies of 11 mine as were abducted from a remote mine in baluchistan province on sunday they are refusing to bury the dead until the prime minister agrees to meet with them to guarantee safety. coffee far

unions have mobilized them to protest on the streets and now this movement is not just confined to punjab and haryana but has spread across the country the indian government has responded to days of violence by blocking mobile internet services in 3 protest locations it's a method often deployed to prevent unrest elsewhere an unusual move and the captain authorities of blame some of the farmers for instigating the violence but the farmers and. sist it's a government that's a plane barely ordered 1st the government tried to remove people from the guards or call border using force since it had few protesters but the union leaders did not allow that they instigated the locals here to cause a riot through stone pelting and other means these protests have been one of the biggest challenges for prime minister and red. lelie heart of india's population is employed in agriculture 11 rounds of talks between the pharmacy unions and the government has failed to resolve the crisis now the process is hearsay with time the movement is only getting stronger you're about it badly al jazeera. is relocatin

say they'll have the most to lose from these new doors and that's because punjab is known as india'sbread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which are assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also traveled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold one to monsoon in fact tens of farmers have died on daddy's borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. as of saturday the u.a.e. will reopen all of its land sea and entry points with cattle as part of a u.s. backed deal on tuesday gulf arab leaders signed a declaration to end a 3 and a half year dispute between cattle saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cotter always has started rerouting some of its flights through saudi air space the 1st trip was made on thursday from doha to johannesburg 4 countries impose a blocka

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it is the festival of lodhi celebrated across punjab to mark the winter solstice. it is traditionally a time for family one fires 2 song and dance. imadi or you know what's left of laurie for us government has brought these black laws and we're stuck here because of them my kids will celebrate laurie back home without me but i'll be burning copies of the black clothes we ceremonially throw food into the fire on your it'll be there i'll be throwing these laws up years of the. first thing and many others here this is their 1st notice of the from home. they will be sure to make. a living. with. fresh. lively. music can be much more than what many think. arts 21 need starship projects transcend musical boundaries. classical music like you've never experienced before you are 20. 2. young rock and emigrants. the police will stock up. they know that the road is not a solution. they know their flight. path is not an option. shattered dreams. in 45 minutes. what secrets lie behind the small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating border. world herita

it is the festival of the already celebrated across punjab to mark the winter solstice. it is traditionally a time for family bonfires song and dance. nobody want to go home or you know what's left of lori for us all that the modi government has brought these black laws down and we're stuck here because of the got to get out my kids will celebrate laurie back home without me but i'll be burning copies of the black clothes. we ceremonially throw food into the fire on your it'll be there i'll be throwing these laws up your the wood. for seeing and many others here this is their 1st notice of the from home. they will be sure to make got. to go and. want to go. to. our magic relative. to meet yonder soul. the 1st human in all of human. survivor of the ice. each. researchers are beginning to discover the times in a letter to meaningless to. the neanderthals tragicomedy ancestors. in 15 minutes on d w. every day. for us and for our planet. the ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make seduced greener how can we protect animals and their habitats what t

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say that they'll have the most to lose from these new laws and that's because punjab isn't india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also travelled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold went to months in fact tens of farmers have died orders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. and just to bring you some breaking news out of the united states we have heard from the president on twitter and take a look at this he has tweeted to all those who have will not be going to the inauguration on january 20th thoughts of course as the presidents like joe biden's inauguration and just a reminder that this is a break with a long standing u.s. tradition of 4 presidents attending the president elect's inauguration. as the had on t

because if the supreme court things are split the farmers have now been suspended the farmers from punjab and haryana who are protesting along the delis borders will call off their protest and leave then we'd like to say that we won't end the protest or leave until all 3 farm laws are permanently revoked. the 3 farm bills are aimed at liberalizing the market for agricultural products but farmers fear this would mean an end to guarantee prices for certain crops which many of them depend on to make ends meet. germany plans to tighten controls on paypal entering the country it's said to require people arriving from countries with high coronavirus numbers to take a taste of the disease from a tory hims in germany side they are struggling to keep up as the death toll climbs in 24 hours more than 1000 people died with 19 and nearly 20000 people tested positive germany has also recorded its 1st case the corona virus variant sweeping south africa chancellor angela merkel has reportedly said she expects the situation to remain tough until easter. i'm joined by d.w. correspondent politico political

return items taken from former colonies that includes the diamond which once belonged to the sultan of punjab martin and used to be 70 carats it was violently seized by dutch troops who are bullish the sultanate and sent the rough diamond back to the netherlands to be conned into these rectangular 36 karat jam. is something belongs to indonesia they should return it to indonesia but the repatriation of such a valuable item is complicated the descendants of the sultan say it should be given to them and not to the government jessica washington al-jazeera. probably got the headlines on al-jazeera this hour the us israel imposing a travel ban on people who've been in countries with a new cover 1000 variants the restriction is expected to go into effect on saturday but won't apply to americans the us is the worst affected country and the number of infections just surpassed 25000000 the process to distribute the vaccine particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole did not really exist when we came into the white house as everyone american has seen the way in

that includes the diamond which once belonged to the sultan of punjab martin and used to be 70 carats it was violently seized by dutch troops who are bullish the sultanate and sent the rough diamond back to the netherlands to be caught into this rectangular 36 karat jam. if something belongs to indonesia they should return it to indonesia but the repatriation of such a valuable item is complicated the descendants of the sultan say it should be given to them and not to the government jessica washington al-jazeera jakarta. time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera mexico's president and that is not your lopez obrador has tested positive the covered 19 the 67 year old says he's being treated for mild symptoms and will continue to work from the presidential palace mexico has the world's 4th highest death toll by the ministration is reimposing and in for a ban on most non us citizens who have been in countries with highly contagious variants of cope with 19 nations affected include the u.k. are the majority of european countries south africa we added to the list was in jor

mostly sikhs from punjab in northern india they are economic migrants who've come here to work in local farms and send money home. but all too often those dreams are crushed instead they can face abuse and exploitation laboring for pitiful wages and trapped in a system from which there is no escape. we've come to hear their story. made of friends more than the law going to the border illegally b.r.c. means a lump all it doesn't dump on shoes for longer than the. there the number that about to get in the news on the net. come again that i wouldn't. have done more but i'm not. going to become a lost on most of them even if you get in the way. it can i'm in the wrong but i will never be but a nominal number that i'm never to. give back to you know them got me. this 100 mile long stretch of land facing the terrain in sea was marshlands until a century ago when fascist dictator benito mussolini organized the mass migration for. northern italy to drain the swamps and turn them into for. good luck the enthusiasm i've had a lot of. you know. it's only when they've been with. the chair almost a

lawmakers are confident they can pass president biden $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief package despite punjab- republican opposition as the pandemic death toll is expected to hit 500,000 next month, congress is facing president trump's impeachment trial, 17 republicans needed to impeach him. >> what we saw, incitement to insurrection is impeacent hm not what is. >> the house will nd the article on monday and trial to begin february 8. >>> turning now to covid pandemic there's a sliver of hope shining through some new numbers it appears we could be through the worse of the holiday surge, now the latest from nbc's meghan fits zgerald good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nati nationwide health experts warn we're far from out of the woods. for the first time in months, covid numbers signaling downward signaling the holiday surge may be over. >> at this point the data suggests we're through the worse of the holiday surge. >> reporter: hospitalization are down or plateauing in every state except new york, last week new infection drop 20% and testing staying steady in california down 4%. and in

say that they have the most to lose from these new doors and that's because punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which assured minimum prices and people here feel that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also traveled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold one to in fact tens of farmers have died on these borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. coffee farmers across colombia are suffering the worst shortage of workers in years the number of temporary workers is done by nearly a half because of fears of covert 19 prices for beings. he reports from fredonia. during a normal harvest season this steep mountains of the center isabelle farm would be alive with coffee pickers. hard at work selecting the best beans of the country's famous wheat arabica but this season hiring the labo

government will become undermined the mission just fall and shoddy travel to the northern state of punjab to meet one of the thousands of farmers who want these laws repeated. said non-single so fascinated by his father's tractor as a 6 year old he would follow him to these fields soon after deciding to leave school and farm for a living but now he's afraid he could lose everything thanks to new agriculture the formulas passed by the indian government but he doesn't plan to read to find out. he's travelling to delhi to join the ongoing farmer's protests there. it's better to stay there for 6 months it's better to die there we don't care. if we lose our farms will die anyway so we might as well die there while confronting the government. since teenage son good preet will be looking after the fields while he's a. good pete has already spent 10 days at the protest he does his father to pack extra to brave as he's called. and sing plans to do just that. with the help of his wife and daughter this is the 1st time he will be spending more than a couple of days away from his family and his feels

to the northern state of punjab to meet one of the thousands of farmers who want these laws. said non-singing was fascinated by his father's tractor as a 6 year old he would follow him to these fields soon after deciding to leave school and farm for a living but now he's afraid he could lose everything. to new agriculture the farm laws passed by the indian government but he doesn't plan to wait to find out he's traveling today to join the ongoing farmers protests that. it's better to stay there for 6 months it's better to die there we don't care. if we lose our farms will die anyway so we might as well die there while confronting the government. since deni a good group will be looking after the fields right he's a very good pete has already spent 10 days at the protest he does his father. and seeing plans to do just that. with the help of his wife and daughter this is the 1st time he will be spending more than a couple of days away from his family and his feelings. the call to move comes when it is still dark out the farmers have to be on their way at the crack of dawn singh'

but farmers from the punjab region, have been gathering for months on the outskirts of new delhi. today, they made their move into the city. the farmers are demanding the repeal of three new laws that would overhaul the countries is controlled agriculture markets. introducing free-trade and welcoming in corporate farming. something small punjabi farmers fear, will destroy their way of life. >> the farmers going to lose their land. >> many believe it has reached a breaking point and that they are now demanding independence and the reestablishment of a sovereign nation of callused on. >> this is not about agriculture as much as, you want an independent nation. >> it's about the free nation. only then can we have a free education. >> not everyone sees the new laws is a bad thing. >> is the modernization that needed to happen. >> he's indian american living in the east bay. he believes, most indians welcome the new laws and compares the actions of the sikhs, to the instruction is to storm the u.s. capital. >> they have now agitated and broken down barriers. the pushback barriers. this

government in particular the pakistani army which mainly comes from the biggest populist province of punjab. and there's been no long running towards the federal government so if you want more rights they want to be equal partners in the box that he had written and some of them have taken to the mountains the pakistani army issued a statement yesterday saying the that it will be caught and it will be punished the army says that india is involved in baluchistan and involved in encouraging this kind of insurgency. well you can stay with us chaps that we have more to talk about but 1st here's a report on one of the many thousands of people activists say have gone missing in the region. honey balochi says they came for her just weeks before her wedding armed men from pakistan's security services she claims she says she and her fiance were accused of being part of a terrorist organization and taken to a secret jail. yet they tortured us they gave us a lecture we sat down on chairs they hit my right foot with a rifle i'm in pain when i walk they hit my head with a rifle i had 6 stitches on my hea

they will lose minimum prices which have been guaranteed by the government decades and from this in punjab say that they'll have the most to lose from these new doors and that's because punjab is known as india's bread basket it produces 30 percent of all the grains in the country these are crops which are assured minimum prices and people here fear that that makes them particularly vulnerable to price drops there are small protests like these taking place all over the state and hundreds of thousands of people from here have also traveled to delhi's borders to protests they have continued throughout the cold one to monsoon in fact tens of farmers have died on these borders but despite the hardships they say they aren't going to stop until the government repealed its 3 from. the united arab emirates will reopen its border and see borders with qatar a spot of a u.s. backed deal saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain in egypt agreed this week to restore ties with qatar after a 3 and a half year bill kate as i always has already rerouted some fries source l.d.s. space with the 1st 5 from doha to joha