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Amarinder writes to PM for increasing MSP of paddy, giving bonus to farmer
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Citing the challenges faced due to labour shortage and the need for ensuring food safety amid the COVID crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider MSP of Rs 2902 per quintal for padd
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Chhattisgarh: Denied procurement due to lack of gunny bags, farmers protes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of farmers in Kawardha district are holding a protest outside the premises of some district collectorate officer over the alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement centers.
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Odisha gears up for precautionary measures to protect crop produce from co
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Special Relief Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Odisha has written to all District Collectors regarding precautionary measures required to be taken to protect the crop produce in wake of possible rain and cold conditions
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Punjab: 7.5 lakh acres of area shifted from paddy to alternate crops durin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to promote crop diversification, the area under Paddy cultivation has been considerably reduced, with nearly 7.5 lakh acres shifted from paddy to alternate crops during the Kharif se
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Punjab: Govt expecting around 165 lakh metric tonne produce as paddy procu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): As procurement of paddy crop starts at the Mandis (grain market) in Punjab, the state government is expecting around 165 lakh metric tonne produce, which is less than that of last year.
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There has been reduction in incidents of paddy residue burning by farmers,
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government on Friday said that smoke from the burning of paddy crops by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh contributes to environmental pollution during the winter season, however, there has been a reduction in the incidents of paddy residue bu
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Low rainfall, water scarcity damaging paddy crop in East Vidarbha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Less rainfall in East Vidarbha region has made it difficult for paddy farmers as they do not have much water to irrigate their crops.
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Heavy rains destroy paddy crops in Karnal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], Sept. 25 (ANI): The continuous heavy downpour in Haryana and other neighbouring states has caused extensive damage to standing and harvested paddy and other crops in Karnal district.
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