Tag: Paddy Procurement Irregularities

Deogarh: Opposing delay and irregularities in paddy procurement process at different mandis, farmers locked up the officials of Basalai Cooperative society of Barkote block in the district yesterday. According to sources, hundreds of irate farmers of the region staged agitation and locked up the office while the officials were inside. The agitating farmers have alleged that […]

Jeypore: Worried over the long delay in procurement of paddy at different mandis in Koraput, farmers today resorted to protest against the concerned authorities in several panchayats of the district. Alleging irregularities in Kharif paddy procurement, hundreds of farmers today hit streets in as many as 17 panchayats of Borigumma block. Similarly, farmers along with […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism over massive lapses and problems faced by farmers to sell their paddy in several mandis, Odisha government today extended the deadline of kharif season paddy procurement. In a letter to all district collectors, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has categorically stated that the paddy procurement operations will continue till […]

Bhadrak: Worried over the long delay in procurement of paddy, farmers in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district staged a demonstration by placing gunny bags filled with paddy on roads. According to sources, tonnes of paddy brought for sale by farmers from distant villages are lying outside the mandis as no millers have come forward to […]

Bhubaneswar: For the whole year they did all the hard work that was essential for a decent produce, but to trade the same they are allegedly subjected to mental torture. Distressing scenes have come to the fore from across Odisha, where farmers are spending sleepless nights in chilly winter to protect their paddy allegedly due […]

Sundergarh: Following allegations of irregularities at mandis in Sundergarh, the district administration on Wednesday identified as many as 48 middlemen and cancelled their tokens. The middlemen, whose tokens have been cancelled, cannot sell paddy this season. Besides, those who had helped them in the corruption have been reportedly identified by the concerned administration. Briefing mediapersons, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a never-seen-before spectacle in its recent political history on Thursday when bowing to mounting Opposition pressure Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stepped out of the confines of his residence, Naveen Niwas and agreed for a discussion over the contentious anomalies in procurement of paddy in the State. As opposition BJP MLAs laid a […]