Posts By The Tribune
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199EnglishSoon, wheat variety that can beat heat
After successful trials, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IARI) will roll out an indigenously developed wheat...
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275English45 LMT wheat procured in Punjab, Rs 7,300 crore transferred to two lakh growers
Punjab has procured about 45 lakh metric tonnes of wheat in the state mandis, said Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister...
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211EnglishCommission agents upset as no wheat bag lifted so far
Commission agents are a disgruntled lot as not even a single bag of wheat has so far been lifted from 17 grain...
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221EnglishTough time for procurement agencies to tackle wheat glut
With the grain markets full to the brim with wheat, the procurement agencies are having a tough time lifting the grain from...
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266English97% of wheat procured
With the arrival of 31,107 metric tonne (MT) wheat in the grain markets of the district on Wednesday, a total of 78,631...
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251EnglishTardy lifting of procured wheat worries farmers
The tardy lifting of procured wheat by government procurement agencies and private traders is becoming a cause of concern for farmers, commission...
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258EnglishRain, hailstorm worsen wheat pangs for farmers
The rainfall accompanied by hailstorm that lashed parts of the district on Tuesday and Wednesday is certain to worsen the glut of...
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202English
Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks to protest Centre’s value cut on shrivelled, broken wheat grains
Farmers in Punjab squatted on railway tracks at many places in the state as part of their four-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation against...
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248English
Centre allows CAP storage for wheat
As tardy lifting of wheat grain from mandis led to a glut, the Union Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...
