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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.

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal announced that the party would not only implement the three agricultural laws in Punjab but will also provide minimum support price.

Under KCC, loans are provided at a subsidised rate to the farmers for seeds, irrigation purposes, crop production, land preparation, fertilisers and other requirements.

Over 40 representatives of farmer organisations present in the previous rounds of talks would meet with three Union Ministers at 2 pm at the Vigyan Bhavan here.

The miscreants indulging in vandalism have been instigated and aided by vested interests and our business rivals.

Under PDPS, farmers are paid the difference between MSP and the model price of the market, without actual procurement

The new laws, she said, makes farmers weak and does not take into consideration their stability and security.

It is obnoxious that the Central government is treating agriculture as trade

It may be recalled that the FCI which had procured over 83 lakh tonnes paddy during last year, had recently revised the guidelines.

The group of 34 farmer union leaders also set up a separate food stall in Vigyan Bhawan-- the government-farmer talks venue -- and most of them sat on the floor to have their lunch.

Situation was tense at the border points as Delhi Police made repeated announcements on loudspeakers asking the farmers to retreat.

Harish Rao who launched the cotton procurement centre of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) at Gajwel market yard on Friday, dared Kishan Reddy to make the Centre withdraw its letter written to the States imposing restrictions on paddy procurement

Minister warns against unfair treatment of farmers in procurement

Claiming that the agitation against farm laws will die out on its own, the minister said, "Falsehood has limited life while truth lives forever."