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paddy scam

Haryana Assembly budget session: Congress alleges 5,000-crore paddy procurement ‘scandal’

The Congress legislators claimed that rice millers, commission agents, transport contractors and certain government officials with political patronage were hand in glove and executed what the party said was a “ 5,000 crore paddy scam”. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Feb 28, 2026 07:46 am IST

Farmers to protest India-US trade deal outside Haryana CM’s K’shetra house

Speaking to the media, farmer leaders stated that the proposed India-US trade deal will ruin Indian farmers and the “Modi government is conspiring against the farmers.” (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Feb 13, 2026 05:10 am IST

Paddy sold without arriving in mandis by issuing fake gate passes: Selja

Former Union minister and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Sunday claimed that paddy was sold in mandis of Haryana without actually arriving there and by issuing fake gate passes. Selja said that paddy was brought from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and sold in the names of local farmers. (HT File)
Published on Dec 15, 2025 06:58 am IST

HC stays arrest of Karnal mandi secretary till November 28

The Karnal police will file a status report on the probe conducted so far. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Nov 21, 2025 05:54 am IST

Vigilance Bureau arrests Faridkot trader in Punjab paddy scam

The trader was associated with absconding prime accused Rakesh Kumar Singla, a suspended deputy director of the food and civil supplies department, Punjab, and Bharat Bhushan Ashu, a former food and civil supplies minister. (Representational photo)
Published on Nov 03, 2023 03:38 pm IST