"rasta-roko"

Farmers in Medak staged rasta-roko protests Wednesday, blaming the Congress government for rain-soaked paddy due to delayed procurement. Demonstrations erupted in Toopran mandal and other villages, with farmers demanding immediate lifting of stocks. Police intervention sparked heated arguments during the agitation

BRS leaders and farmers staged a rasta roko at Kalvasrirampur market yard in Peddapalli district, demanding faster paddy and maize procurement. Protesters alleged irregularities in weighing, accused officials of cheating farmers and sought immediate government intervention to ease procurement-related hardships

Farmers from several villages in Mancherial district staged a rasta roko on the Nizamabad-Jagdalpur highway, demanding faster paddy procurement. Protesters alleged delays, grain damage due to rains, and deductions over moisture content before withdrawing the agitation after officials assured action

Farmers staged a rasta roko in Mancherial district demanding speedy procurement of paddy and highlighting hardships faced at procurement centres. Tension also erupted in Chennur mandal after Congress cadres stopped BRS activists from inspecting rain-drenched paddy stocks.

Former minister Jogu Ramanna and BRS cadres staged a rasta-roko in Adilabad district demanding procurement centres for Bengal gram and jowar. Protesters accused the Congress government of delaying procurement arrangements and causing inconvenience to farmers and growers in rural areas

Soy farmers in Nirmal staged a rasta roko on the Nirmal–Bhainsa highway, protesting delays in soybean procurement. Traffic was disrupted before police intervened and moved the protesters to Kuntala police station. Farmers urged the government to expedite the purchase process

Farmers at Narsingapur in Veenavanka mandal staged a rasta roko on the Karimnagar–Jammikunta road after police halted paddy weighing at a procurement centre. The protest ended after SI Avula Thirupathi allowed them to use labourers of their choice.

A severe shortage of urea has triggered widespread protests across the erstwhile Adilabad district, with farmers staging rasta roko demonstrations and blocking traffic in multiple mandals. Officials have promised swift action, but farmers continue to demand immediate resolution.

BRS activists staged a rasta roko at Manair bridge in Rajanna-Sircilla, protesting the PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project. They accused the Congress and BJP of targeting the party and opposed Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s call for a CBI probe

Farmers across Telangana are facing severe urea shortages, with many waiting overnight at PACS centres. Women farmers too joined the queues, expressing anger at the government. The crisis sparked BRS protests, arrests, and rising tensions in several districts.

Farmers in Narsapur, Medak district, staged a rasta roko on the Hyderabad–Medak road demanding urea supply amid acute shortage. Traffic was disrupted before police and agriculture officials intervened and pacified protesters, who withdrew after assurances of fertiliser distribution.

Students of a government primary school in Sangareddy staged a road blockade demanding cancellation of their teacher’s transfer. Parents joined the protest, citing improved standards under the teacher. Police and parents eventually persuaded the students to return to class.

Traffic on Karimnagar-Jammikunta road stalled for about an hour as agitators refuse to withdraw protest, raise slogans against Congress government

Complain that the millers are deducting nearly 2 kg of paddy per bag of the grains at the time of buying the grains from the growers

They raised slogans against the collector and other officials for not taking initiatives to speed up the procurement process

Farmers raised slogans demanding the collector Sandeep Kumar Jha to visit the spot and give assurance to solve their problem.

Say the impounding of Ankampet lake is mandatory to meet irrigation needs of Yasangi

Officials took up no road works during the last 15 months, says BRS leader Bhupal Reddy

The Collector Abhillasha said that a report on protests of farmers against establishment of an ethanol factory in Dilawarpur mandal centre, was sent to the office of the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy

Members of the committee, locals and women blocked the traffic, causing inconvenience to motorists for around three hours. They raised slogans against the government for allowing the management to set up the plant in their village.