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Coronavirus: Over 22 Lakh Metric Tonnes Of Food Grains Taken By States So Far
More than 22 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains have so far been lifted by states and Union Territories from the Food Corporation of India godowns for distribution among people during the lockdown imposed in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior home ministry official said on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan Governor seeks Food Corporation of India report on complaints of poor quality wheat
53,000 sacks of wheat are lying at a railway godown in Jaipur. Wheat that was purchased from Punjab is dumped there because of lack of storage space. Officials at the godown say, the wheat - 26 lakh kilos has now started emanating a bad smell and they have received complaints about the same from people in the vicinity too.
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Government clears 2 million tonne of wheat exports to ease storage crunch
The government has approved export of two million tonnes of wheat from central pool stock in order to clear storage space for new crops.
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Grain worth 3 crore, meant for poor, missing from Allahabad godown
About 13,000 metric tonnes of foodgrain worth Rs 3 crore, meant to be distributed to poor families under the government's public distribution scheme, has gone missing from a Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The depot manager has reportedly suggested that rats ate the 13,000 metric tonnes of rice and 37 metric tonn...
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Goods train derails, none hurt
A goods train carrying rice from a Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown from Nagercoil derailed near Checkankanni station on Sunday, but no one was hurt, railway officials said. They said the train from Nagercoil carrying rice for Public Distribution System (PDS) shops arrived here this morning at 8.40 am. Thirty wagons remained here to enable t...
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Liquor stored in govt godown, grains rot in the open
Liquor has found shelter in a government warehouse in Punjab, a state where hundreds of crores worth wheat grains are rotting for lack of storage space.
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Coronavirus: Over 22 Lakh Metric Tonnes Of Food Grains Taken By States So Far
More than 22 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains have so far been lifted by states and Union Territories from the Food Corporation of India godowns for distribution among people during the lockdown imposed in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19, a senior home ministry official said on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan Governor seeks Food Corporation of India report on complaints of poor quality wheat
53,000 sacks of wheat are lying at a railway godown in Jaipur. Wheat that was purchased from Punjab is dumped there because of lack of storage space. Officials at the godown say, the wheat - 26 lakh kilos has now started emanating a bad smell and they have received complaints about the same from people in the vicinity too.
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Government clears 2 million tonne of wheat exports to ease storage crunch
The government has approved export of two million tonnes of wheat from central pool stock in order to clear storage space for new crops.
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Grain worth 3 crore, meant for poor, missing from Allahabad godown
About 13,000 metric tonnes of foodgrain worth Rs 3 crore, meant to be distributed to poor families under the government's public distribution scheme, has gone missing from a Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The depot manager has reportedly suggested that rats ate the 13,000 metric tonnes of rice and 37 metric tonn...
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Goods train derails, none hurt
A goods train carrying rice from a Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown from Nagercoil derailed near Checkankanni station on Sunday, but no one was hurt, railway officials said. They said the train from Nagercoil carrying rice for Public Distribution System (PDS) shops arrived here this morning at 8.40 am. Thirty wagons remained here to enable t...
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Liquor stored in govt godown, grains rot in the open
Liquor has found shelter in a government warehouse in Punjab, a state where hundreds of crores worth wheat grains are rotting for lack of storage space.
