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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.(PTI)

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Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:34 pm IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2024 08:18 am IST

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.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2024 07:48 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2024 10:36 pm IST

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)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2024 08:30 am IST

Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?

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

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Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:33 am IST

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)

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Updated on Jul 19, 2023 01:03 am IST

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)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2023 03:47 pm IST

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

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

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Updated on Jul 27, 2023 04:56 pm IST

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)

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Updated on May 02, 2023 12:00 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:08 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 03:31 am IST

Tardy lifting: Grain markets brimming in Malwa region

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

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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:47 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2023 01:01 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2023 11:31 pm IST

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 .

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Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:56 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:19 pm IST

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

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Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:45 pm IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 07, 2023 01:41 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:00 am IST

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

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Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:23 am IST

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)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 02:44 am IST

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)

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Published on Nov 29, 2022 04:56 pm IST

IIT Guwahati students’ startup ‘develops’ multilingual app for farmers to manage crops

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. (ANI file)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2020 06:17 pm IST

Crops not ready for harvesting in parts of Punjab as paddy procurement begins

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Updated on Sept 27, 2020 05:30 pm IST

Heavy rains affected crops like paddy, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables: Govt

As much as 52,551.99 hectares in Andhra Pradesh have been affected. The impacted crops include banana, vegetables, betelvine, onion, papaya, flowers, yam, chillis and tomato.(PTI)

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Published on Sept 18, 2020 06:29 pm IST

Govt committed to procure crops on MSP: Khattar assures farmers

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Updated on Sept 17, 2020 09:05 pm IST

Rain, wind flatten crop, farmers seek compensation

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Published on Mar 12, 2020 09:29 pm IST

Bharti Kisan Union demands compensation for damaged crops in Muktsar

While many farmers have re-sown the paddy crop, they said this had put additional monetary strain on them.(File photo)

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Updated on Aug 27, 2019 06:40 am IST

Sutlej breaches its banks, submerges crops on 11,000 acres

Residents of Motipur Khalsa village carrying their household items on Monday to a safer place after their houses were flooded,(Pardeep Pandit/HT)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2019 10:27 am IST

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

Tardy lifting leaves Karnal mandis jam-packed

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

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

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

Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?

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

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

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

Cherry cheer for Himachal growers as high demand pushes prices up

PM Modi hails Kurukshetra farmer for his water conservation initiatives

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

Tardy lifting: Grain markets brimming in Malwa region

Panipat DC orders action against 3 for dereliction of duty

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

3.17 lakh tonne of wheat arrives in Punjab mandis

Relief for Punjab wheat farmers, Centre relaxes quality norms

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

Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab

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

Harvesting wheat crop another challenge for rain-hit Punjab farmers

Haryana roadways to buy 375 electric buses

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

IIT Guwahati students’ startup ‘develops’ multilingual app for farmers to manage crops

Crops not ready for harvesting in parts of Punjab as paddy procurement begins

Heavy rains affected crops like paddy, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables: Govt

Govt committed to procure crops on MSP: Khattar assures farmers

Rain, wind flatten crop, farmers seek compensation

Bharti Kisan Union demands compensation for damaged crops in Muktsar

Sutlej breaches its banks, submerges crops on 11,000 acres

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