Punjab farmers forced to sell paddy at less price to private tradersSeptember 25th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In the absence of government procurement, paddy farmers in Punjab are selling their produce at lesser price to private traders. "The government should buy our produce at their prices, which are better.
One killed in farmers-police clash in PunjabSeptember 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - One person was killed and several others were injured as large number of farmers staging a protest in Chandigarh clashed with the police on Tuesday. The farmers from across Punjab state were protesting against the recent hike in power tariffs by the state's electricity regulatory authority and sought better prices for their produce.
Punjab seeks funds from Central government for drought reliefAugust 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Punjab has asked the central government for a drought relief package of 74.1 billion rupees. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal disclosed this while talking to reporters here on Wednesday.
Ludhiana farmers confident of a good harvest despite scanty rainsAugust 19th, 2009 LUDHIANA - While farmers in different parts of the country are anxious due to delayed or deficient monsoon, farmers in Ludhiana are confident of reaping a good harvest despite everything. Monsoon rains have been 29 percent below this year and affected cultivation of crops such as rice and sugarcane and triggering a sharp rise in food prices.
Punjab border farmers complain of official neglectAugust 9th, 2009 NOSHEHRA DHALLA - India and Pakistan has a long stretch of border where a barbed wire works as a fence to prevent any militant from sneaking in. But the same wire is also a major roadblock for Punjabi farmers who want to tend to their own land.
Lack of rainfall forces farmers to sow pulses instead of paddy in UttarakhandJuly 31st, 2009 KURIYA - Lack of adequate rainfall has affected paddy cultivation in Uttarakhand's Kuriya village, forcing farmers to sow soybean and other pulses instead of the more profitable paddy. The fields, normally inundated this time of the year and full of paddy saplings, are either lying barren or with pulses sown there.
Paddy cultivation down by 20 percent in AssamJuly 30th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Farmers in some parts of Assam are facing a tough time due to the delayed rainfall as, officials estimated, it could lead to a 20 per cent drop in the paddy crop cultivation. Rainfall was delayed in Kamrup, Sibsagar, parts of Jorhat, Golaghat, Nalbari, Goalpara and Dhubri districts.
Rains bring relief to Varanasi farmersJuly 29th, 2009 VARANASI - Monsoon rains have brought much-needed respite to people in the drought-hit Varanasi. Farmers, who have been anxious about their crops following a prolonged dry spell in this monsoon season, are ecstatic in particular.
Not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failureJuly 10th, 2009 PUNE - As the entire country is grappling with a prolonged dry spell due to the delay in the monsoon, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failure. An El Nino, which means "little boy" in Spanish, is driven by an abnormal warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and creates havoc in weather patterns across the Asia-Pacific region.
Delayed monsoon leads to scarcity of fodder in PunjabJuly 4th, 2009 FIROZEPUR - Monsoon may have brought in relief in some parts of country, but there are still many places, which are parched and waiting for first showers. Firozpur in Punjab is one such agrarian village waiting to be soaked in monsoon showers.
Farmers expect more subsidies from annual budgetJuly 3rd, 2009 LUDHIANA - Farmers in Ludhiana have expressed hope for some relief in the government's annual budget to be presented on July 6. They expect that a congenial atmosphere will be created with the right policies, for agriculture to flourish.
More water to be released from Bhakra NangalJuly 2nd, 2009 LUDHIANA - Authorities at the Bhakra Nangal dam have assured that they would release an extra 6,000 cusecs of water for irrigation to paddy farmers in Punjab and Haryana. The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), that manages the dam located in Himachal Pradesh, said that 28,000 cusecs of water would be released from the dam.
Vidarbha receives first showers of monsoonJune 30th, 2009 AKOLA - People in the drought-prone Vidarbha region of Maharashtra welcomed the first showers of monsoon, ushering relief particularly among the farmers. To the delight of the farmers who earlier were pretty apprehensive about the delayed monsoon this year, Akola district received ample rainfall on Monday.
Dharamsala receives its first pre-monsoon showersJune 29th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tourists and residents here enjoyed the first showers ahead of the annual monsoon rains. The rain showers have brought much needed relief to the farmers and residents who were reeling under heat wave conditions intensified by the delayed monsoons.
Punjab Govt. curbs AC usage to save electricityJune 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a bid to conserve electricity, the Punjab Government has asked all the government-run offices to do without air conditioners for the time being. The initiative has been taken to provide eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to the farmers during the paddy-sowing season.
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