Paddy procurement

Bhubaneswar: Taking a serious note of the irregularities in Kharif paddy procurement and dereliction of their duty, Odisha government on Thursday suspended as many as 15 cooperative society secretaries. State Food Supplies and Consumer…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday requested the Centre for early release of the pending subsidy of Rs 6,039 crore to complete the paddy procurement process in the state. State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday cornered the Central government over issues related to agriculture and farmers. The State ruling party, in a press meet today, alleged that the letter written by the centre to the State…

Sambalpur: Hundreds of farmers staged blockade on NH 55 here in Odisha on Tuesday protesting alleged irregularities in paddy procurement including hassles in token system. The agitating farmers blocked the NH with paddy-laden tractors…

Bhubaneswar: Farmers’ protests against the centralised token system for paddy procurement intensified further in Odisha’s Bargarh and Sambalpur districts on Tuesday. Hundreds of agitating farmers, led by Odisha Rajya Krushak Sangathan,…

Balangir: The Balangir District administration has decided to open mandis or paddy procurement centres in the district on November 15 to procure paddy for the Kharif marketing season. Paddy would be procured through 158 paddy procurement…

Bhubaneswar: The Government of Odisha has extended the deadline for registration of farmers for collection of paddy in Kharif season till September 17, informed Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Tuesday.…

Nuapada: Farmers in Boden block of Nuapada district are under distress over failing to sell their hard-earned produce in due time. Quintals of paddy are lying in the mandi and no miller has come forward for procurement. According to…

KalingaTV News Network Malkangiri: In a major catch, the District Civil Supply officials seized as many as 319 gunny bags of paddy and a truck from Katameta village of the district, late last night. Based on specific input, the…

KalingaTV News Network Sambalpur: Paddy procurement for the current kharif marketing season (KMS) began in the district from today. Paddy would be procured through 77 market yards and paddy purchase centres spread across nine blocks in…