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Telangana’s Kharif sowing has fallen behind due to a 42% rainfall deficit and low reservoir levels. With just 36,300 acres of paddy sown against a 66 lakh-acre target, prospects for a robust Kharif harvest remain uncertain, especially for paddy

Dry spell threatens early-sown crops, prompting officials to advise delaying further cultivation until substantial rains arrive. Paddy remains the main crop

Over four lakh fine paddy farmers in Telangana are facing financial hardship as the promised Rs. 500 per quintal bonus remains unpaid for the Rabi 2025 season.

The BRS MLC sought to know the government's measures to safeguard the farmers, while turmeric prices dropped to Rs 9,000 per quintal

Officials refuse to buy more than 37 quintals of cotton from each farmer after 4 pm; farmers allege that they were forced to bribe computer operators at ginning mills to sell produce over the stipulated quantity

This sudden drop has been attributed to sudden increase in arrivals, coupled with absence of trading on the eve of Amavasya

Enmeshed in web of severe financial distress, farmers — especially those growing groundnut, chilli and red gram crops — are organising widespread demonstrations

This comes after Centre said it would hold a meeting with Punjab's protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands

Farmers demanding MSP, debt waiver, pension, no hike in electricity tariff, justice for victims of 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Farmers had raised concerns that they were being paid Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 less per quintal than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 7,521 for premium-quality cotton

Within food items, share of expenditure on cereal has declined significantly across rural and urban areas, according to a government paper

The CCI, which has set up 20 procurement centres across the district against the target of 22 centres, is offering lower prices if the moisture content is more than the permissible level.  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao called upon the farmers of the country to join hands in putting up a fight and ensure the Constitutional guarantee to get Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crop. Stating that the farmers were capable of replacing the governments and turning the power tables, he urged them to vote […]

New Delhi: The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Parliament, Sitharaman said the inclusive development is one of the four priorities […]

By Nayakara Veeresha Nov 26, 2021, will remain as one of the milestones in the history of our nation. Reason: the government’s decision to repeal the farm laws that were enacted in 2020 and halted by the Supreme Court in January, 2021. The day is commemorated as Constitution Day or Samvidhaan Divas or National Law […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice N Tukaramji Reddy, on Wednesday heard in detail a writ plea filed by Turupu Anitha and a ward member contending that the MLAs and MLCs were being given the discretion to choose to be the ex-officio members of […]

Hyderabad: Welcoming Union government’s decision to repeal the three farm laws, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao demanded that the Centre bring in Minimum Support Price (MSP) Act, besides withdrawing cases booked on farmers and others who supported the agitation. He said since the beginning the Telangana government had been opposing the farm laws in both […]

The instalment will enable the transfer of more than Rs 19,000 crore to over 9.5 crore beneficiary farmer families.

In 2013-14, there was double-digit inflation. In comparison to that, now inflation is less.

Narendra said the Centre is under any misconception that it can “cull” the farmers' protest like it has "culled" other agitations in the past using various tactics.