Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Wednesday said that the state government has procured around 97 per cent or 180-189 lakh metric tonnes of crops via mandis and assured that the rest will be done in 2-3 days.
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], November 10 (ANI): Farmers staged a protest outside Rohtak Deputy Commissioner's office on Tuesday stating that officials were refusing to purchase PR Paddy from the procurement centre.
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution has procured over 209.52 LMT of Paddy in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 in the procuring states or union territories, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 10 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Tuesday slammed the Centre for allegedly refusing to procure entire Kharif (summer or monsoon crop) paddy produced in Telangana and announced that the party would protest against it in all Assembly Consti
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay on Monday said that if 22 states/UTs have reduced the Value Added Taxes (VAT) on Petrol and Diesel, then why could not Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao take a similar step, add
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 10 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday sought intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to issue a direction to the Department of Food and Public Distribution to accept estimated surplus parboiled rice from the state for
Ambala (Haryana) [India], October 5 (ANI): Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Tuesday alleged that the mandis in the state haven't started the paddy procurement yet.
Rupnagar (Punjab) [India], October 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday visited Morinda Grain Market in Rupnagar district to kick start paddy procurement in the state.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 3 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil and Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Industry Minister Gurkirat Singh Kotli on Sunday started the paddy procurement in Asia's biggest grain market at Khanna in Ludhiana.
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Sunday termed the commencement of the procurement of Kharif crops in Punjab and Haryana from today as the "victory of farmers" and said that the government has failed as they kept postponing the date of procureme
Chandigarh [India], October 2 (ANI): Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday said that the delay in the paddy procurement process was due to the Centre's decision after an extended, delayed monsoon this year.
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): After the central government revoked its decision of delaying the paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana, Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday called off their protests.