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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday made it clear that the State government had fulfilled its responsibility with regards to paddy procurement and it was the Centre’s turn to prove its commitment towards farmers’ welfare. He ridiculed the statements of Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled States against the TRS government in Telangana and […]
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Sangareddy: Even as farmers across the State are looking for various alternative crops to paddy, a young farmer from Sangareddy district has taken up wheat cultivation for Yasangi season in his two acres of agriculture field under Singur ayacut. P Raghavendar, a farmer from Ganojipet village in Choutakur mandal cultivated paddy in eight acres of […]
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Hyderabad: Despite all the hurdles and non cooperation from Central Government, Telangana government has set a new record in paddy procurement in Vanakalam season. Civil Supplies Minister G Kamalakar said the exercise to procure paddy as per the targets set by Centre has almost concluded. As per the Centre targets of 46 lakh quintals rice […]
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Mahabubnagar: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud said the State government will implement Dalit Bandhu scheme at any cost and wanted the ZPTCs and MPTCs to create awareness among farmers in cultivating alternative crops. Addressing Zilla Parishad General Body meeting on Tuesday, he said that since the Central government has decided not to procure paddy, elected […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday launched a blistering attack on BJP leaders from Telangana for unnecessarily speaking on paddy procurement issue when both State and Central governments were discussing it. Stating that the BJP leaders were speaking irresponsibly on the issue, Niranjan Reddy told mediapersons in New Delhi that the Union Food, […]
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Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday demanded that the BJP government at the Centre give a written agreement on enhancing paddy procurement target in Telangana for Vaanakalam. “When the same Central government entered into an agreement to purcuase of 40 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, why is it now hesitating to give a […]
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Hyderabad: Finance and Health Minister T Harish Rao did not pull any punch in his fiery condemnation of Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal’s inappropriate behaviour with the Ministerial delegation that met with him on Tuesday, and demanded an unconditional apology from the Union Minister for ‘humiliating’ the delegation. “He should apologise and […]
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Hyderabad: Terming the visit of a delegation of TRS Ministers and MPs to New Delhi as a drama, BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao on Wednesday said the ruling party was unnecessarily delaying the procurement of paddy and causing problems to farmers. Interacting with media persons in New Delhi, he sought to know as to why […]
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Hyderabad: In a futile attempt to blame Telangana government over delay in paddy procurement, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy fumbled over establishing facts and indirectly admitted the Centre’s failure in lifting the rice stocks from the State. He fumbled several times despite help from the BJP State leaders at a press conference in Delhi […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana insisted for a written assurance from the Centre which has promised to enhance the target of paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22, upon fulfilling the initial target of 60 lakh tonnes (i.e., 40 lakh tonnes rice). With Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal informing that he would consult the […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts to stick to the script that he has been playing out on paddy procurement from Telangana boomeranged on him when he called up the railway and FCI authorities to arrange for rakes and make arrangements to lift rice stocks immediately from godowns. This comes […]
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Hyderabad: Sangareddy MLA T Jagga Reddy accused both TRS and BJP governments at the State and Centre of playing double game with an eye on the next general elections and at the cost of farmers’ welfare. Both the State and Central governments were equally responsible for the farmers’ plight, especially when it comes to paddy […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana delegation of six Ministers and MPs is camping in Delhi for the last two days and is still waiting for an appointment with Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal. They have also sought the appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there has been no response so far. On Monday, Telangana […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS activists along with farmers launched protests against the anti-farmer attitude of the BJP-led Central government in all villages across the State. They took to the streets raising slogans over the Centre’s discrimination on farmers’ issues especially paddy procurement in Telangana and also condemned it’s nonresponsiveness to the State government’s requests on the […]
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Adilabad: MLAs belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party staged a protest against the Union government’s decision to not to procure paddy produced in Yasangi season, across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday. Forest minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy expressed anger over the Union government’s move. He opined that the Centre was showing stubborn attitude […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Central government should give a written assurance to the Telangana government over enhancing targets for paddy procurement during the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. He sought Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal to increase the Vaanakalam target from 60 lakh tonnes of paddy (i.e. 40 […]
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Hyderabad: A delegation of Ministers and TRS MPs left for Delhi on Saturday evening, to ascertain the Centre’s stance on procurement of paddy from Telangana beyond the initial agreement of 60 lakh tonnes (approximately 40 lakh tonnes rice). They have sought appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush […]
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Hyderabad: With the BJP-led Union government refusing to buy rice from Telangana State during Yasangi (Rabi) season, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao reiterated that the State government will neither open paddy purchase centres nor procure paddy from farmers. He wanted the District Collectors and Agriculture officials to go to the field level and explain to […]
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Medak: Additional Collector Medak Ramesh said that Medak district has completed the paddy procurement of Vanakalam season thus becoming the first district in the State 15 days before the schedule. During a meeting with officials on Friday, the Additional Collector said that they have closed down 378 paddy procurement centers opened to buy the paddy […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation procured 50 lakh tonnes paddy from about nine lakh farmers in the ongoing Vaanakalam (Kharif) paddy procurement season, breaking the previous year’s record of 48.75 lakh tonnes. The government is likely to procure another 20 lakh tonnes before end of the season. Till date, the Corporation has procured […]
