Tamil Nadu: Paucity of water hits harvest, paddy yield down 40% in delta
By N Ramesh Farmers in the Cauvery delta region, which recorded a fall in samba paddy acreage this year, are
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Samba paddy procurement expected to match last year’s figures, says TN Minister R Sakkarapani
Unlike the case with kuruvai paddy procurement which recorded a decline this year as compared to the last due to
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Rice-price shocker awaits as paddy prices shoot up 40 per cent across Tamil Nadu
Paddy prices in open market have gone up almost 40% in southern districts, with the cost of the popular BPT
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Harvest season kicks off: Paddy prices rise slightly in open market in Tamil Nadu
With the harvest season kicked off in parts of Ramanathapuram district, farmers who have cultivated medium-duration varieties like RNR and
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Tamil Nadu: Mayiladuthurai’s first semi-covered warehouse fully operational, to phase out paddy storage in open
By Antony Fernando The district’s first semi-covered paddy warehouse set up in Edamanal at a total cost of Rs 31.32
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Tamil Nadu: Five arrested for smuggling 3,800kg PDS rice
The Civil Supplies Crime Investigation Department (CID), Madurai, arrested five people and seized 3,800kg of Public Distribution System (PDS) ration
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Paddy, chilli crops in TN’s Ramanathapuram damaged heavily in recent rainfall: Enumeration report
By MS Thanaraj According to the primary enumeration report, the rampant downpour in the district has resulted in the inundation of
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Telangana mulls rice sale to K’taka & TN, rake in moolah to reduce debt burden
After the previous BRS government did not accede to the requests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to sell them rice,
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Tamil Nadu:3,474 quintals of PDS rice seized; CID arrests 842 people in connection with smuggling
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Department in a special drive during October 2023 seized 3,474 quintals of Public Distribution System
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Tamil Nadu: State seeks more wheat from Centre
Wheat consumption has increased in Tamil Nadu due to changing food habits and the Centre should give 15,000 MT of
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