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Nalgonda: Telangana State Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy on Friday urged the Centre to reconsider its decision of not procuring paddy from Telangana state for yasangi crop season. Speaking at a media conference here, Sukender Reddy said that the Centre was deliberately trying to create confusion and unrest among farmers on paddy procurement. The […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts at hiding behind a veneer of satire to run down the TRS government on the paddy procurement issue on Thursday is bound to boomerang on the BJP government at the Centre. Describing the Telangana government as anti-farmers was probably the ultimate faux […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Centre should purchase entire paddy crop produced in Telangana during the Yasangi season. He questioned the Centre’s discrimination towards Telangana despite purchasing the entire crop from Punjab. Ahead of the delegation of Ministers, Parliament members and the officials meeting union Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, the […]
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Hyderabad: Striking a touch posture on paddy procurement, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday demanded that Centre procure the entire Yasangi paddy crop produced in Telangana State just as it was doing in the case of Punjab and Haryana. “If the BJP government at the Centre fails to heed our demand, we will launch […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday called for startups to help India become self-reliant in Energy and Defence sectors while citing an example of the COVID-19 pandemic which was converted into an opportunity. “Every crisis can be converted into an opportunity like that of COVID. It is a big […]
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Goyal said that infinite possibilities in technology should aid the Centre's initiatives and not just further complicate the system. He also stressed the need for indigenous solutions to problems facing the country.
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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 Minister T Harish Rao said he was astonished that Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal chose to keep the Ministerial delegation from Telangana waiting for three days for an appointment, but chose to meet BJP leaders from the State first. He also strongly objected to the Union Minister blaming the […]
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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: 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: 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: Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao, demanding the Centre drop its proposal to hike GST on textiles and handlooms from five per cent to 12 per cent on Sunday, said that SCs, STs and BCs who constitute 70 per cent of the families in the handloom sector would be the worst hit by the decision. […]
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Hyderabad: Upping the ante against the BJP government at the Centre for its anti-farmers’ policies, the TRS has decided to join hands with like-minded political forces at the national level and support their efforts to dethrone the saffron party at the Centre. TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is likely to meet the […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy turned the tables on the Union government, accusing Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal of mouthing blatant lies in Parliament and misleading the country on paddy procurement from Telangana State. Rubbishing the Union Minister’s allegations that Telangana had failed to supply the agreed quantity of rice, he […]
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Hyderabad: TRS Parliament members on Friday came down heavily against the statement made by Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal in the Rajya Sabha on paddy procurement from Telangana State. They said the BJP State leaders claimed that the Centre will purchase every grain of paddy from Telangana for Yasangi (Rabi) season, but […]
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Hyderabad: Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday sought to blame the Telangana government, claiming that the State government had failed to supply the quantity of rice as per the agreement. In Vaanakalam 2020-21 season, Telangana was expected to supply 50 lakh tonnes of rice but delivered only 32.66 lakh tonnes. In […]
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Hyderabad: TRS Lok Sabha party leader Nama Nageshwara Rao said the Telangana paddy procurement issue would be raised in Parliament in addition to demanding fulfillment of assurances made under AP Reorganisation Act. The Winter Session of Parliament will be commencing on Monday and he attended the all-party meeting held under auspices of Union Parliamentary Affairs […]
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Hyderabad: Much to the disappointment of farmers, the Centre on Friday failed to give any assurance on enhancing rice procurement from the State. Though the State government has pinned hopes on the Union government, the Telangana delegation led by Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy was forced to return home with empty promises, after more than […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has appealed to the Centre again to revise its paddy procurement to at least 80 lakh tonnes from the proposed 60 lakh tonnes for Vaanakalam (Kharif) season 2021-22. He is also learnt to have urged enhanced procurement of parboiled rice up to 80-90 per cent of total rice procured […]
