Tamil Nadu: Procure paddy at 17.5% moisture to avoid fine: Minister
Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) has been instructed to procure paddy at not more than 17.5% moisture level from
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Punjab: Phagwara trader cheated of ₹54 lakh in paddy payment fraud
A Phagwara businessman has allegedly been cheated of more than ₹54 lakh in a paddy transaction, following which the police
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QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 states
By ET Online The Centre is set to expand its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India (FCI) foodgrain
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Why Punjab could see record paddy cultivation despite repeated diversification drives
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba Despite an intensifying groundwater crisis and repeated government campaigns promoting crop diversification, Punjab is once again
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Telangana: Farmers set fire to paddy sacks and lock a warehouse in Yadadri Bhongir over delay in procurement
Despite the Congress government’s claims of expediting paddy procurement, farmers continued to stage protests over delays, negligence by officials and
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Telangana govt faces questions over contradictory paddy procurement claims
Contradictory statements by the Congress government on paddy procurement in Telangana are adding to the anxiety among distressed farmers. Chief
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Uttar Pradesh: Coop wheat purchase jumps up by 35%
Wheat procurement in the cooperative sector has registered a jump of around 35% in the ongoing rabi marketing season, signalling
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Telangana: Fire destroys paddy worth Rs 20 lakh in Peddapalli
By Raghu Paithari More than fifteen quintals of seed variety paddy was reduced to ashes in a fire mishap in
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Nepal seeks urgent fertiliser imports from India ahead of paddy season
By Sangam Prasain Nepal has moved a step closer to procuring chemical fertiliser from India under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement
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Haryana: Inquiry exposes ‘ghost procurement’ racket in multi-crore Karnal paddy scam, 5 dismissed
By Parveen Arora The departmental inquiry into the multi-crore paddy procurement scam in Karnal during last Kharif season has found
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