May 15, 2011
Where wheat decays and people starve
Gobind Thukral - South Asia Post - May 15, 2011
ANYONE traveling through Punjab and Haryana is greeted by mountains of wheat. Large markets of Moga, Khanna, Jaraon and Malout in Punjab besides Kaithal Karnal, Hisar and Sirsa in Haryana along...
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Sri Lanka declares war on an unlikely enemy - wheat
By Charles Haviland
BBC News, Colombo
The government is urging people to use rice and wheat flour to make bread
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Some 2,000 bakers across Sri...
Punsup Scam
Sandstones, sand found in 700 bags of wheat
Chander Parkash
Tribune News Service
Ferozepur, June 28
Sandstones and sand in a large quantity were found in about 700 bags of wheat when random sampling of the stocks lying in different godowns of Punsup here was carried out by a...
NOBODY'S FOOD Punjab warehouses stock bottles as wheat rots in open
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Between the golden grain and the liquid, the state government's priorities seem clear. As lakhs of tonne of wheat rots in...
With dry weather impacting wheat plantings in central India, corporate buyers may have to secure a greater part of their requirement this time from the irrigated Punjab-Haryana belt.
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The programme that stemmed from the mutually beneficial needs of the Punjab government and PepsiCo India, if everything goes well, is set to bring "orange revolution in the state by bringing more than 35,000 acres under citrus cultivation by 2008".
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LAHORE (October 02 2007): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has held the Punjab government responsible for the ongoing wheat flour crisis in different parts of the country, it is learnt.
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LAHORE (October 02 2007): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has held the Punjab government responsible for the ongoing wheat flour crisis in different parts of the country, it is learnt.
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Ludhiana , Sep 4: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has recommended the release of PBW 550, a wheat variety developed by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), for the farmers in the forthcoming wheat sowing season.
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In a move to express the state's displeasure, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of importing wheat at a higher price of $317-$330 per tonne.
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Badal will present a document to the PM on the futility of importing wheat Punjab government has decided to oppose the Centre's decision to import wheat. This time, the state government will strengthen its claims with a detailed document on the status of cereals in the nation. Chief Minister...
LUDHIANA: The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Prakash Singh Badal has sought a meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh over the issue of importing wheat at a higher price of $317-$330 per tonne.
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Even as the Punjab Government prepares to launch its most populist atta-daal scheme through the public distribution system (PDS), a Tata Economic Consultancy Service report revealed that a whopping 69 per cent of PDS wheat supplied to the state is diverted back to the market triggering a major...
Keeping in view the rising input cost and declining profitability, Punjab government has asked the Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) to fix Minimum Support Price for wheat at Rs 1015 per quintal for the next rabi season.
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LUDHIANA: Keeping in view the rising input cost and declining profitability, Punjab government has asked the Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) to fix Minimum Support Price for wheat at Rs 1015 per quintal for the next rabi season.
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LUDHIANA: The wheat prices in Punjab have shot up by Rs 35 per quintal to Rs 930 per quintal within a week's time as state flour mills has accelerated their buying following strong demand for bakery products.
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Chandigarh, June 21: Punjab Government has decided to replace 100 per cent wheat seed after every three years and was providing fresh certified seeds of other crops on reduced rates to boost agro-production, Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langah said here today.
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Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday announced its decision to replace 100 percent wheat seeds every three years in order to end stagnation in production in the agriculture sector.
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Chandigarh, June 18: The Punjab government Monday announced its decision to replace 100 percent wheat seeds every three years in order to end stagnation in production in the agriculture sector.
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