Paddy procurement

New Delhi: Over 684.48 LMTs paddy have been procured on MSP during the current Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) going on at 21 States/UTs including Odisha. In the ongoing KMS 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly again plunged into the din even after Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain presented his statement on paddy procurement on Friday. The BJP members staged a walkout saying there were ditched by the…

Bhubaneswar: The paddy procurement has touched 61.24 lakh metric tonnes in the state and the cost of procured paddy is Rs 11,441cr. This report has be submitted in the state Assembly today following the direction of Chief Minister Naveen…

Keonjhar: The district witnessed farmers’ unrest over delay in paddy procurement as the agitators blocked NH-49 near Jagamohanpur in Keonjhar. Vehicular movement on the National Highway was reportedly disrupted after scores of farmers…

Bhubaneswar: BJP MLA Subash Panigrahi has said that he drank sanitizer during the House proceeding as he could not bear the plight of farmers in the state. "I tried to consume sanitiser as the state government left me with no option.…

Bhubaneswar: A BJP MLA from Deogarh today attempted to drink sanitizer in Odisha Assembly alleging the State government’s 'failure' in resolving the farmers’ mandi issues. BJP MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi took the extreme step while a…

Bhubaneswar: Protest over delay in the paddy procurement at several mandis across  Odisha reached the Assembly floor again as BJP MLA from Deogarh, Subash Chandra Panigrahi threatened self-immolation. Panigrahi threatened self-immolation…

Bhadrak: Amid allegation of irregularities in paddy procurement, farmers blocked NH-53 near Basantia chhak in Anandpur in Bhadrak. The farmers staged a road blockade by placing sacks containing paddy on the National Highway. Many…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly's Budget session continued to be flooded with demands of the immediate lifting of paddy from various state-run mandis. Meanwhile, on Friday, Deogarh BJP MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi threatened to opt for…

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare and Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said a record 56.27 lakh metric tonne paddy was procured from 10, 20,779 farmers. Swain said the paddy procurement will be carried out in…