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Now, a paddy variety named Boka Saul from Assam, which can be consumed without cooking, is slowly gaining popularity in Karimnagar.

Additional Collector asked the officials to make arrangements to open 411 paddy procurement centres across the district to purchase the paddy produced during Vaanakalam season.

Telangana is expected to produce a massive 1.41 crore tonnes of paddy during the ensuing Vaanakalam (Kharif) crop season

Yadadri-Bhongir: Six lakh metric tons of paddy will be procured from farmers in the district for this kharif crop season. Speaking at a meeting held with Civil Supplies and Marketing Department officials here on Thursday, Additional District Collector (Revenue) D Srinivasa Reddy said it was estimated by the Agriculture department that 6.58 lakh metric tons […]

Accusing the union government of lacking vision on farming, Rao said that it's the Centre's' responsibility to procure and store grains that were enough to feed the country for four long years.

Hyderabad: With heavy rains lashing across the State and the union government stopping procurement of custom milled rice (CMR), the State government is now exploring options to auction the paddy procured from farmers recently. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar asked the officials to prepare proposals which will be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has, so far, procured nearly five million tonnes of paddy worth Rs 9,726 crore from over nine lakh farmers during the Rabi season. Last year (2020-21), the State government had procured 14.1 million tonnes at an estimated cost of Rs 26,610 crore from over 21 lakh farmers, according to an official […]

Hyderabad: Paddy is all set to take a backseat in Telangana in the upcoming 2022-23 Vaanakalam (Kharif) crop season with the State government gearing up its machinery to encourage farmers to cultivate cotton, red gram and other alternative crops based on market demand. The Vaanakalam season is expected to commence in the first half of […]

Hyderabad: Much to the relief of farmers, the State government has decided to purchase the paddy which got soaked due to unseasonal rains in the past a few days. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar asked the farmers to dry the soaked paddy and bring it to the purchase centres where paddy will be purchased as […]

Mancherial: Standing paddy crop and mango orchards which reached ripening stage were damaged due to unseasonal reasons coupled with strong gales in Mancherial district, wreaking havoc to the agriculture sector on Tuesday night. Officials said Thandur mandal registered 65 mm of rainfall, while Hajipur, Kasipet, Mandamarri, Dandepalli, Naspur, Jaipur, Luxettipet and Mancherial mandals received somewhere […]

Karimnagar: Zilla Parishad Chairperson Kanumalla Vijaya assured that the state government would procure the entire paddy crop produced by the farmers in the Yasangi season. The ZP chairperson along with the District Collector RV Karnan inaugurated a paddy purchasing center in Jammikunta market yard on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Vijaya said that the Chief […]

Hyderabad: The issue of broken rice and parboiled rice is far from over. While the Telangana government came to the rescue of farmers and decided to procure nearly 65 lakh tonnes of paddy during Yasangi this year, experts feel that the Centre must take immediate measures to tap export potential. Ever since the issue of […]

Nalgonda/Suryapet: Special check posts manned by police and revenue officials have been set up at Telangana-Andhra Pradesh boarder at Wadapally in Nalgonda district and at Ramapuram in Suryapet district to check influx of paddy from neighbouring State. The police personnel started checking the trucks and lorries at the state border whether any paddy was being […]

Karimnagar: TRS workers and farmers hailed the state government’s decision to procure paddy in the Yasangi season. Thanking the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for taking the decision in favor of farmers, they performed palabhishekam to the portrait of the Chief Minister across the erstwhile Karimangar district on Wednesday. State cabinet meeting held under the […]

Hyderabad: A major face-off unfolded between the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Council meeting here on Tuesday. The house was adjourned and things were brought under control by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi, who called in marshals to make sure the clash did not escalate further. […]

Hyderabad: A large number of farmers dumped paddy in front of the house of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind at Armoor in Nizamabad district on Tuesday morning and registered their protest demanding that the Central government immediately procure paddy from them. Holding placards, irate farmers raised slogans denouncing the alleged apathetic attitude of the Central government in […]

Adilabad: Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy declared that the TRS would continue its fight against the union government until it procures paddy produce of Yasangi season, while condemning what he termed as stubborn attitude towards Telangana. He took part in a protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) held at the office of municipality and […]

Siddipet: Telanagan Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders and cadre led by Finance Minister T Harish Rao have participated in a massive protest programme at RDO office in Siddipet town on Thursday. Protesting against centre’s decision to not to procure Yasangi paddy from Telangana, a huge number of TRS cadre and elected representatives from across Siddipet District […]

Hyderabad: Standing by its statement of sparing no efforts to force the Centre to buy every grain of paddy produced in the State, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided to intensify its agitation on the paddy issue from Monday. The detailed plan of action was disclosed by the party working president and minister KT […]

Jangaon: Demanding that the Centre procure entire paddy produced during this Yasangi season in Telangana, the general body meeting of the Jangaon Zilla Parishad has passed a resolution unanimously on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by ZP chairman Pagala Sampath Reddy. The ZP meeting has also passed another resolution asking the Central government not […]