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Wheat starts arriving but procurement yet to begin in Haryana mandis

Labourers unload wheat from trolleys after its harvesting, in Sonepat, Haryana, on Monday. (PTI)
Published on Apr 08, 2025 06:20 AM IST

Procurement delay could have been dire: LoP amid Covid row

Leader of Opposition R Ashoka also called for a comprehensive review of the allegations and said there was a need for a complete report on the alleged irregularities during pandemic (PTI)
Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:54 AM IST

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

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

Dip in wheat procurement in MP, govt cites higher market price as reason

A farmer carries the harvested wheat crop at a field. (ANI Photo)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 01:51 PM IST

Record rice stocks may prompt higher public distribution

The government is required to have 13.5 million tonnes of rice as buffer stock beginning July 1 (Bloomberg)
Updated on May 28, 2024 01:24 AM IST

At 132 lakh tonnes, wheat arrivals hit all-time high in Punjab

Farmer resting near his wheat bags in Ludhiana. (HT File)
Updated on May 27, 2024 08:32 AM IST

Wheat purchases sufficient for food security needs but may miss target: Data

Wheat purchases sufficient for food security needs but may miss target: Data
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:00 AM IST

At 127.6 lakh tonnes, wheat arrivals in Punjab mandis surpass last yr’s procurement figures

The procurement season in Punjab started late this year due to late harvesting. (HT File)
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:06 AM IST

Wheat procurement starts in Punjab, but no arrivals in markets on Day 1

Even as the Punjab food and civil supplies department, Markfed, Punsup, State Warehousing Corporation, Pungrain and the Centre’s Food Corporation of India started procurement of wheat on Monday no produce arrived from the fields in grain markets across the state on Day 1.
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 07:48 AM IST

Arrangements in place for wheat procurement from April 1,says Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma

Out of the Cash Credit Limit (CCL) of 30,776 crore, a sum of 27,077.91 crore has been received for the month of April..
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:36 AM IST

Wheat stocks at 7-year low, Centre pins hopes on bumper harvest

Despite lower output due to extreme weather over two straight cropping seasons, the government has avoided wheat imports, which attract a 40% duty. (HT file)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 07:28 AM IST

Mustard procurement in Haryana from Tuesday

Officials said that the procurement will be done based on data entered on the “Meri Fasal-Mera Byora” portal, payment for which will be directly credited to the accounts of registered farmers via direct benefit transfer (DBT). (HT File)
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:08 AM IST

Govt committed to farmers’ welfare: Yogi

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

ACB asks 26 Delhi hospitals to give procurement details

ACB said that during the initial investigation, it came to light how different firms and suppliers had provided the requisite items through the GeM portal. (File)
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 04:53 AM IST

U.P.’s first skin bank awaiting equipment to start patient care

Officials said they were processing the purchase and the bank would start soon. (Pic for representation)
Published on Feb 10, 2024 08:08 PM IST

Centre's White Paper lists corruption cases during UPA govt. Check their status

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
Published on Feb 08, 2024 06:41 PM IST

PNDT committee defunct for 6 months, Delhi govt cites ‘grey areas’in admin

New Delhi, India-Aug. 1, 2019: Patients seen outside emergency ward building during protest by resident and junior doctors against the introduction of National Medical Commission (NMC) bill in Rajya Sabha, at India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug 1, 2019. (Photo by Amal KS/ Hindustan Times) (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:34 AM IST

For energy security, Indian govt looks at maize

A farmer irrigates a maize crop field on the outskirts of Bengaluru. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 06:22 AM IST

'Not even a kilo of pulses will be imported from Jan 2028," says Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah addresses a gathering during the inauguration of the Portal for Registration, Purchase and Payment for Farmers of Toor Dal Producing, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 07:36 PM IST

U.P. buys almost 11K MT of jowar to promote millets

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 08:03 PM IST

Punjab VB team raids grain markets to check bogus billing

Following a complaint by the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs secretary, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh about bogus purchase in grain markets on Diwali, nearly 40 teams of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) raided various grain markets to access stock of paddy procured in the wee hours on Tuesday. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 06:06 AM 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

Procurement hit as rain drenches paddy in Haryana mandis

Due to the rain, farmers have to suspend harvesting operations. Simultaneously, procurement and lifting operations were affected in the mandis in Haryana. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 06:40 AM IST

Punjab: Rain bigger concern for cotton growers in Malwa

A worker covering sacks of paddy at the Bathinda grain market after rain accompanied with high-velocity wind lashed the region on Monday. Experts said inclement weather was likely to cause more damage to the cotton crop, where the second picking is on. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Published on Oct 16, 2023 02:15 PM IST

Finally, Chandigarh finalises start-up policy, notification likely by month-end

Finally, after five years, the Chandigarh administration has finalised its start-up policy. The presentation is scheduled before UT adviser Dharam Pal on October 23, with the notification expected in the last week of this month. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 08:38 AM IST