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Bhagel writes to PM Modi requesting hike in support price of paddy to Rs 2
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting hike in support price of paddy to Rs 2,500 per quintal in the year 2019-20 in larger interest of farmers.
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Punjab: Govt expecting around 165 lakh metric tonne produce as paddy procu
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Tusker dies in suspected electrocution in Jalpaiguri
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West-Bengal) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): In a suspected case of electrocution, a male elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Milanpally village in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, on Saturday.
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Punjab: Govt asks absentee land owners to stop stubble burning on their le
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Punjab government on Sunday asked Deputy Commissioners to direct absentee landowners, who have leased out their agriculture land to tenants, to ensure that no paddy straw burning takes place on their lands.
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Centre sanctions over Rs 26 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Punjab government on Wednesday received over Rs 26 crore against a cash credit limit (CCL) for procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season 2019.
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Farmers in Kashmir expecting higher produce of paddy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Paddy production in Kashmir Valley is expected to be 20 per cent higher this year due to better quality of seeds and favourable climatic conditions, state's Director of Agriculture Syed Altaf Ajaz Andrabi has said.
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Punjab CM writes to PM seeking cost compensation to check stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cost compensation of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to motivate farmers against the burning of paddy residue in the open fields, the Chief Minister's Off
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Andhra Pradesh: Herd of elephants enter paddy fields in Srikakulam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): A herd of elephants entered the fields of a village here on Wednesday and caused damage to the paddy fields.
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Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): With a view to making Punjab a 'zero stubble burning state', the state's Agriculture Department has initiated a massive drive to provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal
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Karnataka: Heavy rain damages paddy fields, areca plantations in Shivamogg
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Paddy fields and areca plantations have been damaged in Hindlumane village and other areas in Shivamogga's Hosanagara Taluk due to incessant rains in the region.
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Punjab: Captain Amarinder orders formulation of crop diversification strat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 30 (ANI): Pushing forward his agenda for crop diversification to end the vicious wheat-paddy cycle and save the depleting groundwater in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked the State Planning Board (SPB) to chalk out a c
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There has been reduction in incidents of paddy residue burning by farmers,
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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