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`Take strict action against foodgrain hoarders`

A parliamentary panel has slammed the low number of convictions of foodgrain hoarders in the past th...

MP farmers face problems of plenty and shortage

Farmers are an unhappy lot as the shortage of jute bags to stock the foodgrain has nullified their a...

Ramesh disapproves of MNREGA payment through foodgrains

A proposal for giving foodgrains as part payment of wages under the rural job scheme is being consid...

‘Mismatch between procurement, storage of grains’

Amid vociferous protests by the Opposition on the plight of farmers due to lack of storage for recor...

UP`s food scam: CBI raids 12 places in Lucknow

Raids were being conducted on premises of contractors, suppliers and officials involved in disbursem...

SC monitoring sought in UP foodgrain scam

The apex court had on April 18 last year stayed the High Court`s order directing the agency to file...

‘Set up CNG stations, hike foodgrain quota’

Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna has urged the centre to set up at least 6 CNG stations in the state ...

Ruling NDA members create din in Bihar House

As the din continued in the house, Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhury adjourned the issue for reply next...

Foodgrain scam: SC seeks response from CBI, UP govt

The Supreme Court sought response from the CBI and Uttar Pradesh govt on vacating its stay on the mo...

School runs short of foodgrain, students sent home

The residential government-funded school for tribals near here has sent home its 163 students as the...

‘Nearly 1L tonne foodgrain lost in FCI godowns’

About 0.87 lakh tonne foodgrains was lost in the FCI godowns till September this fiscal due to fac...

SP alleges Rs 8,000cr foodgrain scam in UP

Samajwadi Party in UP alleged that a scam of more than Rs 8,000 crore had taken place in purchase o...

`Food Bill must have strong safeguards`

Former NAC member Jean Dreze has written to the Prime Minister suggesting that the proposed Food Bil...

Bihar to become foodgrain surplus state: APC

Bihar will become a foodgrain surplus state with plans to achieve the target of production of foodg...

HC says no to Anna`s PIL on liquor production from foodgrains

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to hear a PIL filed by anti-corruption crusad...

HC says no to Anna`s PIL on liquor production from foodgrains

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court here has refused to hear a PIL filed by anti-corruption ...

UP foodgrain scam: ED registers 11 cases

The Enforcement Directorate has registered 11 cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in...

UP govt moves SC against HC order on foodgrains

Uttar Pradesh govt has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Allahabad HC order directing a ...

Cong assails BJP govt of `saffronising` foodgrain scheme

Taking strong exception to inauguration of a foodgrain scheme for the weaker sections by BJP presi...

CBI raids in multi-crore foodgrains scam in UP

CBI conducted raids at several places here, including the house and office of a local BSP leader, in...

6,000 quintals of foodgrain rot in Jharkhand

Fifty-four percent of Jharkhand`s population comes under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and t...

PM panel suggests Smart card for subsidised foodgrains

Under the smart card-based PDS, all existing ration cards would be replaced with bio-metric fe...

‘India likely to face foodgrain shortage by 2020’

ICAR has warned India may face acute shortage of food grains by 2020, if it does not take immediate ...

NAC finalizes basic frame for food security bill

The food security bill aims to make differential legal entitlement of foodgrains to 75 per cent hou...

`Atal Foodgrain Scheme` for BPL launched in Uttarakhand

A new scheme for people living below poverty line was launched Saturday by the Uttarakhand governmen...

Will extend all support to CBI in foodgrain scam: Mayawati

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said her government will extend full support to ...

Massive food grain scam in Maya’s UP

After the 2G, CWG and Adarsh scams, a massive Rs 35,000 cr scam has come to light in Uttar Pradesh.

CBI to investigate in UP food scam: HC

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the state agencies to refer to the ...

Centre`s affidavit in SC makes no mention of free foodgrains

The Centre on Thursday appeared unwilling to commit to free distribution of foodgrains to the poor...

Warehouses full with foodgrains: Pawar

Stock of foodgrains in government godowns was "practically double" the buffer norms, Food Minister...

Initiatives to ensure adequate foodgrain supply to North-East

The Centre on Saturday said it has increased allocation of foodgrain to above poverty line (APL) fam...

Distribute excess foodgrains free of cost among poor: Gadkari

BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday wrote to PM demanding that excess foodgrains in government ...

High growth not ensuring enough food for urban poor: Reddy

The country`s high economic growth is not ensuring availability of enough foodgrains for the urban p...

Govt to raise storage capacity to curb rotting

The government has decided to increase the storage capacity by 17 million tonnes over the next five ...

UP, Gujarat top in utilising mid-day meal foodgrains

Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Orissa and Himachal Pradesh are among the front-ranking states ...

BJP to stir from Sept 18 for free foodgrain

BJP will launch a week-long agitation from Septmeber 18 to force the UPA Government to comply with...

SC directive on foodgrains is an order: Karat

The Centre has to comply with the Supreme Court`s directive on providing free foodgrains to the po...

Do not get into policy formulation: PM to Supreme Court

PM Manmohan Singh said how can foodgrains be distributed free to an estimated 37 percent of the popu...

Govt to allot 2.5 MT foodgrains for BPL families

Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5...

EGoM to discuss SC order on foodgrain today

The EGoM will discuss various issues related to foodgrain stock including the SC’s order of Aug 12.

Uproar in LS over rotting foodgrains, House adjourns twice

The issue of rotting foodgrains and the Supreme Court order directing the government to distribute...

SC pulls up Pawar, wants free foodgrain ‘order’ implemented

The SC said its statement on free distribution of rotting foodgrain to the poor was an ‘order’.

Foodgrain scam: UP govt approves filing of FIRs against guilty

UP govt today told the Allahabad High Court that it has given approval for filing of FIRs against ...

Rpt on rotting of foodgrains `exaggerated`: Pawar

Government on Friday termed as "quite exaggerated" reports on rotting of foodgrains and said a maste...

New warehouses being set up for storing foodgrains: Pawar

A day after the Supreme Court asked the government to deal with the problem of foodgrains rotting in...

Rotting of foodgrains `shameful`, says Pawar

Admitting that rotting of foodgrains was "shameful", government on Tuesday said aggressive measure...

Over four tons of foodgrains rotted in FCI godowns’

Over four tons of wheat and rice have rotted in the godowns of Food Corporation of India in Bihar`s ...

Crime to waste foodgrains says SC

SC has said it was a crime to waste even a single grain in the country where "people are starving".

Food grains rot in FCI godowns across India

Heaps of food grains are rotting in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns across the country due t...

Rs 25 lakh foodgrain scam in Bihar flood relief

Bihar officials claim to have carried quintals of foodgrains for flood relief on two wheelers, inste...

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