The importance of poush nabanna on Sankranti day
The traditional Poush Parbon or Nabanna utsab during the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti brings happy tidings to all, of abundance of newly-harvested paddy and crops.
The traditional Poush Parbon or Nabanna utsab during the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti brings happy tidings to all, of abundance of newly-harvested paddy and crops.
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In a remarkable achievement for Uttar Pradesh’s agricultural sector, agencies have successfully procured over 7.28 lakh metric tonnes of paddy under the Kharif procurement season for 2024-25.
Under the Kharif procurement season 2024-25, paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh has surged, with 2.86 lakh metric tons procured so far—an increase of 65,820 metric tons compared to the same period in 2023-24.
The procurement of paddy and millet crops is proceeding smoothly in mandis across Haryana. So far, 5,069,092 metric tonnes of paddy have arrived, of which 4,972,833 metric tonnes have been procured.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann directed officers on Monday to ensure the swift lifting of paddy being procured in Mandis across the state.
A tusker raided houses of farmers in flood-hit villages in Bankura and looted hefty paddy from the stack after midnight hours today.
Kharif crop sowing has exceeded 1,104 lakh hectares, up from 1,096 lakh hectares last reported (as of September 17), as paddy, coarse cereals, oilseed and sugarcane crossed the normal area, the government said on Monday.
Slamming the state government's decision, BRS leader KT Rama Rao pointed out that during the Assembly elections, the Congress had promised Rs 500 as a bonus over MSP on any variety of rice but now decided to extend the bonus to only fine variety of paddy.
Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a CBI probe into sudden influx of paddy in the state.
