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A paddy procurement centre in Kishtapur village was shut after allegations that paddy worth Rs 3 crore was misappropriated. Labour Minister Dr Vivek ordered its closure and an inquiry, following a farmer’s complaint supported by documentary evidence

Five people were killed and two injured in two separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh’s Bapatla and Palnadu districts early Monday. Four died in a car-truck collision, while another died when a mini lorry overturned after a tyre burst

Despite ongoing crackdowns, diversion of custom milled rice (CMR) continues in Telangana’s Mancherial and Nirmal districts, leading to significant government revenue losses. Recently, two millers in Mancherial were booked for diverting over 12,686 metric tonnes of rice worth Rs. 45 crore.

The mill, known for its irregular practices, had been under the scrutiny of the Civil Supply authorities for quite some time

The process of CMR has become a tough task for the Civil Supplies department due to lethargy displayed by certain rice millers of the district in returning the grains to the govt on time

The party working president KTR stated that the scandal occurred at highest level in the government, without the knowledge of Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

Maheshwar Reddy said though he raised 19 issues in his letter to CM A Revanth Reddy with regard to procurement of paddy and fine rice tenders, Uttam Kumar responded to only one issue and ignored others to hide the facts.

He asked the officials to offer a minimum support price, fixed by the government, to the growers by procuring quality grains.

The district has been witnessing continuous rains for the last four days, leaving the farmers worried. The farmers were waiting for nearly one month for their produce to be procured at several places.

An incharge of Rebbena Mandal Level Stock (MLS) point was suspended on charges of committing discrepancies.

He asked Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar to make arrangements in this regard

The committee discussed different issues including those pertaining to issue of new ration cards,

The staff and FPS dealers have extended their services to eligible cardholders during the pandemic last year.

Chief Secretary directed senior officials of different departments to prepare an action plan to complete the process of reducing the burden of compliances by February this year

Acting on a tip off, the Chaderghat police stopped an auto-rickshaw at Shankarnagar in Chaderghat and found the vehicle driver transporting the rice in bags.

Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials of the departments of Agriculture, Marketing and Civil Supplies to plan procurement accordingly and ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience during the process.