Capt seeks hike in price of rabi crops

Thursday, 13/06/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/capt-seeks-hike-in-price-of-rabi-crops/787110.html

Chandigarh : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh sought a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of rabi crops for 2019-20 from the Central government.

On the directives of the CM, the state Agriculture Department has come out with a detailed proposal for a hike in the MSP of wheat from Rs 1,840 per quintal in 2018-19 to Rs 2,710 in 2019-20 and barley from Rs 1,440 to Rs 1,974 per quintal.

The proposal, submitted to the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices, also seeks a hike in the MSP of gram from the earlier Rs 4,620 to Rs 5,631 per quintal and of rapeseed and mustard from Rs 4,200 to Rs 5,384 per quintal.

He said the hike was important for promoting crops such as barley, gram, rapeseed and mustard and to give the much-needed push for crop diversification, which would help in tackling the depleting groundwater table in Punjab.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.