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Punjab records over 1,200 stubble burning cases this season; incidents spike in last nine days
India | October 30, 2025 10:20 ISTCurrently, around 30–40 per cent of the paddy crop still stands in fields, and with the wheat sowing season immediately following the paddy harvest, stubble burning cases are expected to rise further in the coming days.
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SKM announces statewide road blockade in Punjab today over paddy procurement delays
India | October 25, 2024 7:22 ISTThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced a statewide road blockade in Punjab today, protesting delays in paddy procurement. Farmers blamed both the Punjab government and the BJP-led central government.
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Cabinet approves Rs 143 hike in paddy MSP to Rs 2,183 per quintal for 2023-24 | READ details here
Business | June 07, 2023 15:35 ISTThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif (summer) crops for the 2023-24 crop year.
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It is victory of farmers, failure of govt: Deepender Singh Hooda on beginning of paddy procurement
India | October 03, 2021 16:16 IST"It is a victory of farmers and they are being paid for their hard work. The govt failed as they kept postponing date of procurement," the Congress leader added.
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Farmers will protest outside houses of BJP-JJP leaders if paddy procurement is delayed: Chaduni
India | October 01, 2021 9:09 ISTKeeping in view the interest of farmers and to avoid any inconvenience to them, the ministry has decided that the procurement of paddy under the minimum support price would commence from October 11 in these two states.
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COVID lockdown: Power supply, labour shortage hit Punjab farmers ahead of paddy sowing season
News | June 14, 2021 20:25 ISTWith arrival of paddy sowing season, farmers in Amritsar are dealing with power cuts and shortage of labours.
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Union Cabinet approves new MSP for kharif crops, hikes paddy procurement rate by Rs 200/quintal
Business | July 04, 2018 14:08 ISTLast week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the Cabinet will approve the increase in MSP to at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the forthcoming meeting.
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Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470/qtl for 2016-17
June 01, 2016 14:26 ISTThe government today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470 per quintal for the 2016-17 kharif season.
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India sees 62 percent jump in sown crop area
July 17, 2015 19:17 ISTNew Delhi: Dispelling fears of an agricultural slowdown, India has so far seen the sown area under crops jump by over 62 percent during the ensuing kharif season over the same period of last year, official
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Torrential rain poses challenge to kharif crop in Punjab, Haryana
India | September 06, 2014 13:26 ISTNew Delhi: Once battling to save their crops from possible drought situation, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are now struggling to save their harvests from torrential rains, all thanks to the erratic monsoon.Farmers in both
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