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Sukhbir visits Khanna mandi, blames AAP govt for procurement delay

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Khanna Grain Market in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published 109 days ago

Procurement yet to gain momentum in Doaba

A man checks wheat at Grain Market in Patiala, Monday. (PTI)

Published 112 days ago

Staff of Punjab’s four procurement agencies halt wheat purchase

A labourer unloads harvested wheat grain from trucks at a grain market in Patiala. (ANI Photo)

Published 113 days ago

Haryana: Wheat arrivals sluggish as rain delays harvesting

LoP Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that instead of actually procuring wheat and mustard, the government is imposing one “bizarre condition” after another upon the farmers. (HT Photo)

Published 116 days ago

Farmers worried as rain likely to delay paddy harvesting in Malwa

Farmers show their damaged paddy crop after the rain at Deon village in Bathinda. (Sanjeev Kumar /HT)

Updated 302 days ago

Haryana: Farmers allege slow procurement, block grain market main gate

Farmers during a protest outside Karnal grain mandi on Satuday. (HT Photo)

Published 303 days ago

Punjab: Paddy procurement starts today but challenges aplenty

The Punjab cabinet had approved the early procurement schedule on Monday, authorising the opening of 1,872 mandis (grain markets) to facilitate the process. (HT File)

Published 322 days ago

Tricks of the treat: Swetha Sivakumar unwraps the science of candy

Every new ingredient or texture, element of crackle or chewiness, presents a fresh challenge. Moisture, meanwhile, threatens to seep between ingredients and change the game. (Adobe Stock)

Updated 359 days ago

Punjab govt advances paddy procurement to Sept 15, farmers object

Farmers argue the move is “totally impractical”, given the actual harvest schedule and unaddressed pricing concerns. (PTI file photo)

Published 379 days ago

This 3-step interior decor, design checklist can make your home monsoon-ready

Monsoon can wreck your home unless you follow these 3 expert interior decor, exterior design tips.

Updated 443 days ago

Ayurvedic diet plan, daily moisturising ritual and right oils to heal dry skin

Say goodbye to dry skin with these Ayurvedic hacks!

Updated 510 days ago

Farmers rue ‘poor’ amenities at Ludhiana mandis

District mandi officer Gurmatpal Singh said, “We have made temporary washrooms at the grain market on Gill road and will provide water and other basic facilities. Now, lifting is also being done properly.” (Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times)

Published 637 days ago

Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo

Paddy being harvested in Patiala (PTI File)

Updated 646 days ago

Fewer arrivals in markets hit wheat procurement

Centre has set a procurement target of 30-31 million tonnes. (HT Archive)

Updated 831 days ago

High moisture content major hurdle in wheat procurement in Haryana

Farmers were also hopeful to get the full price as their crops suffered negligible damage despite the adverse weather conditions. (HT Photo)

Updated 845 days ago

Haryana: Tardy lifting of wheat delays payment to farmers

Millions of tonnes of procured wheat is still lying in the mandis of Haryana due to tardy lifting, which is in turn delaying the disbursement of payments to farmers. (HT File)

Updated 1201 days ago

Punjab’s Malwa region witnesses lean buying

Officials attribute lean procurement activity to slow harvesting in the region. (HT Photo)

Updated 1210 days ago

Wheat procurement begins on slow note in southwest Punjab

on Monday, 60,000-tonne grain arrived in state mandis, which took the total arrivals to 82,000 tonnes. Procurement in the state started in 1,872 mandis on April 1. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

Updated 1211 days ago

Cabinet urges Centre to relax wheat procurement norms

The Punjab council of ministers on Monday urged the Centre to relax the specifications for wheat reaching the state mandis for procurement, in view of the unseasonal rainfall, high-velocity winds and hailstorm that lashed the state when crop was at the maturing stage. (ANI)

Updated 1211 days ago

Farmers to get 9% interest if procurement payment delayed: Dushyant

At a press briefing, Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said the government’s initiative of transferring procurement payment to the accounts of farmers has worked well. (HT File Photo)

Updated 1213 days ago

Central teams land in Punjab, collect 55 samples to assess grain damage

According to the officers of the state food and civil supplies department, the teams took samples from different mandis in districts of Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur, Ludhiana and Ferozepur, which would be sent to the ministry’s laboratories for quality assessment. (HT Photo)

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 1216 days ago

Chorus for bonus on wheat grows as BKU writes to Union agriculture minister

BKU (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni has written a letter to Union agriculture minister Narender Singh Tomar, requesting him to announce the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>500 bonus in addition to the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,125 being provided to the farmers. (HT Photo for representation)

Updated 1219 days ago

Interior decor tips: Ways to make your home monsoon ready

Interior decor tips: Ways to make your home monsoon ready

Updated 1485 days ago

Skincare tips and tricks to change routine from winter to summer

Skincare tips and tricks to change routine from winter to summer

Updated 1624 days ago

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