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Jharkhand destroys 19,086 acres of illicit poppy cultivation, arrests 190

Jharkhand has destroyed almost 19,000 acres of illegal poppy growing, and in the last two months, 190 persons connected to this agricultural activity have been detained, an official said on Saturday.

Published 527 days ago

Tardy lifting leaves Karnal mandis jam-packed

Farmers, waiting for the procurement of their crops, blame the authorities for not ensuring a smooth process and commission agents. (HT Photo)

Updated 832 days ago

Wheat procurement starts in Punjab, but no arrivals in markets on Day 1

Even as the Punjab food and civil supplies department, Markfed, Punsup, State Warehousing Corporation, Pungrain and the Centre’s Food Corporation of India started procurement of wheat on Monday no produce arrived from the fields in grain markets across the state on Day 1.

Updated 853 days ago

Ludhiana: Farmers a no-show on first day of wheat procurement process

The administration had made arrangements at 108 mandis across the district, but no wheat was procured at any of them. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Updated 853 days ago

Hail, rain rather beneficial for crop, damage negligible: Wheat Institute

Farmers in Rohtak, Sonepat, Jhajjar, Hisar, Charkhi Dadri and Bhiwani have suffered massive damage to their standing crops with minimal harm to their counterparts in the northern belt of the state along the GT Road. (HT Photo)

Updated 879 days ago

Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?

There are rain-related concerns with India's rice production this year.

Updated 1102 days ago

Haryana: As floodwater recedes, protecting standing paddy crop an uphill task for farmers

Even as water has receded from most of the affected areas in Haryana, farmers’ woes are far from over as the sand deposited by the floods pose a serious threat to the standing paddy crop, leaving thousands of cultivators of northern districts high and dry. (HT Photo)

Updated 1111 days ago

Seeds of brotherhood: Kurukshetra farmers clear their land to sow paddy for flood-hit farmers

As farmers in several parts of the state are struggling to protect their crop from the impact of floods, a group of farmers have together to help their fellows. (HT Photo)

Updated 1112 days ago

The veggie with mass a-peel: Swetha Sivakumar on the potato

What would chaat be without potato? Unthinkable, and rather pointless. (Adobe Stock)

Updated 1103 days ago

Cherry cheer for Himachal growers as high demand pushes prices up

The fruit’s arrival in markets was delayed by a fortnight due to the dry winter and hailstorms that damaged the crop. (HT File)

Updated 1189 days ago

PM Modi hails Kurukshetra farmer for his water conservation initiatives

“Great initiative! This effort of our Ankur ji of Kurukshetra towards water conservation is an example for everyone,” tweeted PM Modi reacting over the Ankur’s success story shared by Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini. (Source: Twitter)

Updated 1196 days ago

Rain damaged only 10-15% crop in Haryana, says CM Khattar

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (HT File)

Updated 1201 days ago

Tardy lifting: Grain markets brimming in Malwa region

A grain market in Bathinda on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated 1201 days ago

Panipat DC orders action against 3 for dereliction of duty

As per the information, the action against the three employees for dereliction of duty was taken following the visits of the Panipat DC’s to various grain mandis. (HT Photo)

Updated 1204 days ago

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government has disbursed a sum of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>932 crore to about 81,000 farmers for wheat procurement. (HT File)

Updated 1205 days ago

3.17 lakh tonne of wheat arrives in Punjab mandis

A total of 3.17 lakh tonnes of grain arrived in mandis across Punjab on Thursday, taking the total arrivals to 6.47 lakh tonnes so far .

Updated 1207 days ago

Relief for Punjab wheat farmers, Centre relaxes quality norms

Farmers surveying a field after rain accompanied by high-velocity winds led to the lodging of wheat in the ripening stage of the crop in Amritsar on March 20. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

Updated 1210 days ago

Wheat arrivals pick up, Punjab yet to get provisional cost sheet

The Punjab food and civil supplies department is yet to receive a provisional cost sheet from the Union ministry of food and public distribution even as wheat arrivals have started picking up in mandis of the state following five days of clear weather and constantly rising temperatures

Updated 1211 days ago

Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab

A farmer harvests wheat crop using a combine machine in Bahi Bakhtor village on Bathinda-Mansa road in Punjab,on Thursday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

Updated 1214 days ago

Haryana growers finding it hard to sell wheat with high moisture content

Wheat growers in northern districts of Haryana are facing difficulties in selling their produce on the minimum support price (MSP) due to high moisture content. (HT Photo)

Updated 1215 days ago

Harvesting wheat crop another challenge for rain-hit Punjab farmers

With at least 14 lakh hectares (40 per cent) of 34.90 lakh hectares of wheat sown in Punjab impacted by rain, high-velocity winds and hailstorm, another challenge that farmers face now is difficulty in harvesting the crop

Updated 1216 days ago

Haryana roadways to buy 375 electric buses

Haryana roadways will soon have 375 new electric buses in its fleet to provide affordable, safe, convenient and eco-friendly public transport services to citizens. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated 1220 days ago

Farmer gets only ₹8 for 205 kg of onion after travelling 415 km to Bengaluru

Onion prices were said to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500 per quintal a few days ago. (FILE)

Published 1343 days ago

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