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Punjab records 1.4 quintal increase per hectare in paddy yield

Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Tuesday that going by the data of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) of a survey conducted by the Agriculture Department an increase of 1.4 quintals has been observed in the average paddy yield per hectare in the state this season.

Lokesh gets Z plus security; YSRCP unhappy

The Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security provided to TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh to the Z plus category but it has not gone down well with the ruling YSRCP which criticised the move.