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Centre failed to give MSP promised to paddy farmers: Odisha CM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government failed to give Minimum Support Price (MSP) it promised to the paddy farmers during the Lok-Sabha elections in 2014.
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BJD cadre en route to Delhi, to hold rally for paddy farmers on Jan 8
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A Special Train called "Krashak Adhikar Yatra" train carrying Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs, MLAs and party workers left for Delhi on Saturday. The party will hold a rally in Delhi's Talkatora stadium on Tuesday to put pressure on the central governmen
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FCI's procurement of paddy to boost farmers' income in Tripura
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): For the first time in the history of Tripura, the Food Corporation of India has started procuring paddy directly from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Odisha: Cyclone Phethai causes widespread damage to cotton, paddy
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Cyclone Phethai, which is currently causing havoc in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, has caused destruction of paddy and cotton crops in Odisha, Joint Relief Commissioner Pravat Mohapatra said on Tuesday.
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BJD to protest in Delhi demanding hike in paddy MSP on Jan 8
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will stage a protest in Delhi on January 8 demanding hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of paddy and implementation of MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations.
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Punjab CM writes to Centre, seeks to revise paddy driage
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, seeking to revise paddy driage at two per cent from one per cent of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Stubble burning continues in Amritsar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Despite the deterioration in air quality in New Delhi and the adjoining areas, farmers in Amritsar continue to burn paddy-stubble and further deteriorate air quality, despite an order of prohibition.
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Punjab, Haryana witness decline in stubble-burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): There is a decline in the paddy stubble-burning in Punjab this Kharif season, said Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Saturday.
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'Top Gear' to have British hosts replacing Matt LeBlanc
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 22 (ANI): The famous motoring show 'Top Gear' will now have British hosts replacing American actor Matt LeBlanc.
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Parijat offers farmers alternate to hazardous crop burning
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab and Haryana, leading to an increase in the environmental pollution as well as posing a major health hazard to the residents. In line with its commitment to foster best agricultu
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Centre sanctions Rs 29,695 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday sanctioned a cash credit limit (CCL) of Rs 29,695.40 to Punjab for the procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season of 2018-19.
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Despite ban, Ludhiana farmers to burn stubble even this year
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): As the harvest season is around the corner, the threat of air pollution in the northern region is looming due to the burning of paddy stubble.
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