[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe closing credits of 2021's No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: "James Bond will return."But for the last few years,…
Farmers, mills at loggerheads over paddy procurement in…
[ad_1] (image for representation) | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY Mills demanding discounts to procure harvested paddy citing discolouration, high chaff content and shrivelled grains have led to friction between farmers and agents of mills at…
DPCs for paddy to start procurement from March…
[ad_1] The Direct Paddy Procurement Centres (DPCs) under the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation will commence functioning from the following locations from March 11: Harur Regulated Market, opposite Harur government hospital, and at the Primary…
Emergency procurement to the rescue to meet Army’s…
[ad_1] The emergency route for defence procurements has once again come to the Indian Army’s rescue in its bid to buy man-portable Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems, as repeated attempts to acquire the…
T.N. Civil Supplies Corporation explores possibility of using…
[ad_1] Representational image. File | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC), concerned over complaints of corruption at direct purchase centres (DPC) for paddy procurement in the Cauvery delta, is exploring…
Ruckus in Odisha assembly over ”mismanagement” in paddy…
[ad_1] BJD and Congress legislators protest in the Odisha assembly over law and order situation in the state and alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, in Bhubaneswar, Friday, February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Opposition…
Farmers demand procurement centres for millets in Thoothukudi…
[ad_1] A farmer with the harvested maize in Thoothukudi District. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH Farmers associations in Thoothukudi district have urged for establishment of procurement centres for millets, citing rising labour costs and stagnant…
‘Don’t hand over paddy procurement right to Centre’
[ad_1] PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Sunday criticised the State government for agreeing to the Centre’s demand for handing over the authority to procure grains in all districts, except the Cauvery delta districts, to the…
Farmers urge higher moisture limit for paddy procurement…
[ad_1] The Karaikal Delta Farmers’ Association has urged the government to address issues caused by recent heavy rains and frost, which have damaged paddy crops ready for harvest. The association said the waterlogged fields had…