Despite flooding in Punjab, paddy purchase exceeds target
By Ruchika M Khanna Paddy procurement from Punjab has crossed the target of 180 lakh metric tonne, thanks to short
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Paddy arrivals in Punjab near last year’s figure
Paddy arrivals in the grain markets in in Punjab’s countryside are nearing the last season’s figures and wheat sowing is
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Kotkapura (Punjab): Rice mill booked for cheating
By Ruchika M Khanna & Balwant Garg In the first major action against those buying cheap paddy from outside Punjab
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Why Punjab sees scam in ‘unprecedented’ arrival of 4.7-lakh tonne paddy in its mandis on Diwali day
Kanchan Vasdev Suspecting foul play in paddy procurement on Diwali day, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Secretary Gurkirat
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4.3 LMT paddy arrives in Punjab on Diwali, VB to probe
The Vigilance Bureau today launched an inquiry into an alleged paddy scam where nearly 4.7 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of
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Punjab’s shift from paddy may hit FCI’s rice procurement ops
By Ikhlaq Singh Aujla If Punjab is asked to shift from paddy to other crops, as a measure to check
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Punjab: Soaked paddy piles up in Majha grain markets
Paddy with high moisture content has piled up in the grain markets of Punjab’s Majha region since the rice millers
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Punjab: Rice millers seek relief for paddy with high moisture content
The rice millers of Punjab have written to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the state government to ensure
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Vigilance Bureau arrests Faridkot trader in Punjab paddy scam
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a trader from Faridkot, Kalu Ram, in connection with the paddy scam in
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High moisture content in paddy leaves Punjab millers jittery
By Ruchika M Khanna High moisture content in paddy that has arrived in the mandis of Punjab is making rice
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