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Hyderabad: In sharp contrast to his earlier position on crop diversification, union Food Minister Piyush Goyal recently urged States to encourage paddy cultivation citing huge demand for rice in the global market. The Centre, however, has not announced a ‘Plan B’ in case of a drop in demand once the crops come up for harvesting […]
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By Seela Subba Rao The Centre in June 2021 approved an increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all mandated kharif crops for the marketing season 2021-22. The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year was recommended for sesamum (Rs 452 per quintal) followed by tur and urad Rs 300 per quintal each. […]
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Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI probe into the irregularities in paddy procurement during the last two Kharif seasons in the State. He also appealed to the Prime Minister to extend Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers, who taken […]
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Hyderabad: Lashing out at BJP State president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, TRS MLC and Rythu Bandhu Samithi Chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said the former lacks basic knowledge about food grain procurement. At a time when the Centre went on record saying farmers suicides had come down drastically in Telangana, the BJP State leaders were […]
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Chandigarh: As the wheat arrivals surge across agrarian state Punjab, the total purchase of wheat has created a record in five years, officials said on Monday. Government agencies have procured 4.3 lakh metric tons of wheat till April 10, against the earlier highest peak of 38,019 metric tons in 2018. An official told IANS this […]
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By Arun Sinha Regardless of how the government negotiates with the farmers on the issue of legally guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 23 crops, there seems to be no way it can abandon them. The state has been a foster father to the farmers, encouraging them to grow wheat and rice, pushing them to […]
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Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili affirmed that there was a need to have certain parameters that decide the eligibility of a person in availing State’s welfare schemes. The Bench was dealing with a writ plea that contended that transgenders have […]
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Nalgonda: Thungathurthy MLA Gadari Kishore Kumar on Thursday appealed to farmers as well as common people to support the decision of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to fight against the anti-farmer and anti-people policies being pursued by the Central government. Speaking at a media conference at Shaligowraram in the district, the TRS MLA said that […]
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Hyderabad: After the BJP State unit, it is now the Congress State unit that has begun instigating farmers into cultivating paddy in Yasangi season. TPCC president A Revanth Reddy on Sunday asked farmers to cultivate paddy in Yasangi season, stating that it was legally binding on the State government not only to purchase the farmers’ […]
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Nalgonda: Telangana Rythu Sangam State general secretary T Sagar on Tuesday urged the Centre to bring a law to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the crops produced by farmers in the country. Speaking at the district level meeting of the Sangam at Nalgonda, Sagar said that the withdrawal of three farm laws by the […]
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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s decision to repeal the three farm laws and has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to “immediately” take a decision on the farmers’ demand for a law on minimum support price (MSP) and their other demands. “I welcome the […]
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Nizamabad: Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy on Thursday advised farmers to bring quality paddy to the procurement centres to get Minimum Support Price (MSP). Speaking after inaugurating a procurement centre established by the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) at Velpur mandal in Balkonda Assembly constituency, he expressed happiness for inaugurating a procurement centre […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday made it clear that the paddy procurement would be taken up for the Vaanakalam season this year, as was done last year. He directed the Civil Supplies Department officials to procure paddy through 6,545 paddy purchase centres that were established last year. Further, the Chief Minister announced […]
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Officials directed to make arrangements for smooth procurement in Adilabad
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The decision taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help farmers take a call on which kharif (summer) crop to grow.
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The members of the Left parties also participated in the Bandh at Maddilapalem junction against the Centre over agriculture laws and privatisation of the Vizag steel plant.
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The farmers have gathered at several highways and roads in the two states including in Bathinda, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Mohali, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Bhiwani districts.
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The Delhi Police has said adequate security arrangements have been put in place in view of the bandh.
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Banks and non-banks must use liquidity windows and newfound demand for credit to push economic revival aggressively
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In the suicide note purportedly left behind by Rajbir, it is mentioned that the three farm laws were responsible for him to take the extreme step.
