"adilabad"

Farmers started preparing the fields for sowing seeds of various crops mainly staple paddy, cotton, soya bean, red gram, green gran, maize, etc.

The cotton growers said that they were now easily able to buy seeds at any dealer in the district centre and 16 mandal centres without needing to wait in long queues.

Adilabad Parliament constituency, comprising seven Assembly segments such as Adilabad, Boath, Nirmal, Khanapur, Mudhole, Sirpur (T) and Asifabad went for polls on May 13.

Meanwhile, activists and leaders of political parties are crossing their fingers over the results.

According to officials, three venues have been created for counting the votes in the district centre.

They staged a sit-in on a road near Punjab chowk, resulting in blockade of the traffic for a while.

Addressing a press conference, Shankar alleged that due to the inefficiency of the State government there was a shortage of seeds in the State.

They are coming forward to buy a particular variety seed as they growers registered 12 quintals of cotton per acre and saw considerable profits when they had sown it last year.

Unmindful of the scorching heat, they lined up in front of the shops but were allowed to buy only two bags of 450 grams each.

He stated that the policemen discharged duties to ensure farmers buy the cotton seeds by forming a queue line. He added that no worrying situation prevailed at the time of purchasing the seeds in Adilabad.

In a statement, he demanded an apology from the State government for incident. He also called for swift action against the police officers involved in the violence against the farmers.

Farmers from several parts of the district flocked the seed selling shops from 7 am, following shortage of the seeds belonging to a brand, Rashi-2.

Parts of the district saw cloudy weather, bringing a relief to the public from the scorching heatwave conditions on Tuesday.

Police crack the whip against small-time agents and sellers by seizing the seeds while being transported from one place to another. But they are drawing flak for failing to detect the masterminds and for not being able to root out the menace.

A sum of 400 kilograms of seeds were seized from their possession. The value of the seeds was assessed to be Rs 19.34 lakh.

They were admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad. Their medical condition was learnt to be stable.

Paddy produce shifted to a procurement centre was drenched in rainwater in Utnoor mandal headquarters.

Women Police Station Inspector G Srinivas, in a statement, said a case was registered against Abdul Ateeq under the Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019.

A large number of BJP workers tried to gather at Adilabad II Town station demanding the arrest of the assailants who allegedly attempted to eliminate Kranthi using swords and iron rods when he was home in the afternoon on Wednesday.

The segment saw 74.09 percent of voting indicating a marginal increase when compared to 71.42 percent of voter turnout in 2019 polls.