Kharif crop sown over 115.9 lakh hectares
New Delhi, June 22: The total area sown under kharif crop as on June 22 stood at 115.9 lakh hectares as against 128.35 lakh hectares at this time last year, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
According to the ministry, rice has been sown in 10.67 lakh hectares, pulses in 5.91 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 16.69 lakh hectares, sugarcane in 50.01 lakh hectares, oil seeds in 5.03 lakh hectares, jute and mesta in 6.91 lakh hectares and cotton in 20.68 lakh hectares.
While the area sown under sugarcane is higher this year, the area under rice, pulses, coarse cereals, oil seeds, cotton and jute and mesta has reduced.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
