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Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo

Paddy being harvested in Patiala (PTI File)
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:54 AM IST

Amid moves to control AQI, massive farmers protest in Punjab today

Farmer leaders have announced their one-day protest primarily against the tardy paddy procurement.
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 10:36 AM IST

Expedite paddy procurement: Ludhiana DC

Ludhiana deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal also requested the DFSCs and procurement agency heads to be present in the mandis to oversee operations and to submit daily reports for regular monitoring. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 25, 2024 05:46 AM IST

Akali Dal slams AAP govt for paddy procurement mess

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday slammed chief minister Bhagwant Mann for the plight of farmers who are facing difficulties in selling their paddy in the mandis.
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 09:44 AM IST

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable

A new study shows that subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice. (AFP)
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 08:14 AM IST

Paddy under DSR system far from target this time too

The reason behind the dismal results is the easy availability of labourers and canal water, says Punjab Agricultural University vice-chancellor SS Gosal.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:40 PM IST

Breach in canal hits paddy crop in Patti

Paddy on hundreds of the acres of land was damaged in Patti sub-division on Tuesday after Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) suffered a breach in the early morning near Lohuka village. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 05:08 AM IST

In poll season, political parties rush to claim the transformation of Kalahandi

Two decades ago, the district of Kalahandi was a living symbol of India’s deprivation. (HT Archive)
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:22 AM IST

Reimagine MSP regime to secure farm future

Punjab farmers’ inertia on crop diversification is well known. (Pic for representation)
Published on Mar 06, 2024 12:26 PM IST

Govt committed to farmers’ welfare: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Sourced)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 10:51 PM IST

Centre will work to resolve farmers’ issues: Anurag Thakur

Union minister for information and broadcasting and youth affairs and sports Anurag Thakur addresses the annual GIB meeting ‘Lakshya’, in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST

Punjab sees bumper rice produce despite floods, courtesy short-duration varieties

Data from the Punjab Mandi Board says production of both types of rice to date was 212.31 lakh tonnes which was 3% more than what was recorded the year before. (HT File)
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 07:42 AM IST

Modi’s guarantees ensured credibility among the people: Raman Singh

Senior BJP leader Raman Singh (ANI)
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:42 AM IST

KCR and his family have only looted Telangana: Anurag Thakur

Union minister and BJP Anurag Thakur campaigning in Telangana (Twitter/@ianuragthakur)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 08:22 PM IST

On Chhattisgarh’s election pitch, politics over paddy procurement

Harsh Dubey, a Chhattisgarh-based political analyst said that the battle for paddy is the single biggest electoral factor in the second phase of the elections (ANI FILE PHOTO/Representative Image)
Published on Nov 15, 2023 01:24 PM IST

‘Everyone’s responsibility to look into matter': Punjab CM on stubble burning

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann
Published on Nov 10, 2023 05:29 PM IST

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slams state Congress chief Warring for ‘misleading’ people over paddy MSP

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (ANI File)
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 08:52 AM IST

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh

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In many ways, conversations around paddy have framed political fortunes in Chhattisgarh since it became a state in 2000. (HT file)
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 05:23 PM IST

Paddy arrivals in Punjab mandis slower than last year; over 70% crop lifted

Paddy crop at a grain market in Bathinda. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:46 AM IST

Stubble burning: Amritsar continues to top charts, but overall count dips

Farmers burn stubble after harvest on the outskirts of Amritsar on Thursday. (AFP)
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 08:06 AM IST

Paddy procurement: Over 10,000 crore transferred into accounts of nearly 2.75L Punjab farmers, says govt

The food civil supplies and consumer affairs minister said 17 districts in the state have transferred more than 100% of payment of the due MSP, which is to be paid within 48 hours of purchase as per norms, three districts have disbursed more than 95% of the due payment, and the remaining three districts have also made more than 85% of due payment. (File)
Updated on Oct 26, 2023 08:24 AM IST

Punjab: Tardy lifting leads to glut of paddy in state mandis

As per government officials, the lifting process mainly got hit due to rain, labourers’ strike, and rice millers’ protest. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 08:18 AM IST

Farmers at receiving end, paddy procurement stalled in Sangrur

Heaps of paddy lying in the open at the Sangrur grain market as procurement came to a standstill due to the strike by commission agents on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Oct 11, 2023 03:04 PM IST

Tardy lifting leads to rush near Haryana mandis, commuters suffer

In Karnal, commuters faced a lot of inconvenience due to tractor-trailers that blocked the traffic on service roads on both sides of the Delhi-Chandigarh (NH 44) for several hours. (HT photo)
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 08:16 AM IST

Amid tardy paddy lifting, glut-like situation in mandis of Haryana

As per the Haryana food, civil supplies department, 6.69 lakh MT of non-basmati paddy has arrived in the state’s mandis. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 09:54 AM IST