All posts tagged "wheat"
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236EnglishTardy 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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240EnglishRain, 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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227EnglishTo avoid it, Centre to deploy more special trains for wheat
Chandigarh: With wheat stocks piling up in some areas and procurement set to pick up in northern districts of Punjab, the Centre...
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279EnglishDispatch of wheat to consumer states begins early this season
6 lakh tonnes of wheat sent so far to the consumer states; earlier, grains were sent in June or July In a...
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20 trains cancelled as farmers squat on tracks over value cut on damaged wheat
At least 20 trains were cancelled, two had to be short terminated while some others, such as New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi and Una-New...
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200EnglishFarmers protest against 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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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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233English
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...
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Amid ‘slow’ wheat procurement, Mohali mandis face rain threat
Mohali: With the high influx of foodgrain into the mandis (grain markets) of Mohali, the farmer commission agents – arhtiyas – are...
