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Since Ramulu knew welding and a little bit of carpentry as well, he spent Rs.2 lakh to procure cement poles and steel to build the bridge. The father-son duo built the bridge within 20 days before the onset of the rainy season.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was trying to restrict YouTube channels since they were streaming the real issues to the people, said BRS leader Harish Rao

The hopes of the farmers have been dashed due to adverse weather conditions. The initial sowing of cotton, which began in late May following pre-monsoon showers, was severely impacted by dry spells.

Among the hardest-hit areas are Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Khammam, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Hanamkonda, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Jangaon districts. The initial assessments indicate that the most significant losses are in paddy, cotton, and maize crops.

Farmers continued to hit the streets in several areas in the State raising basic issues, including water for their crops.

Sirpur (T) MLA Dr P Harish Babu said that the government cheated the farmers by allocating Rs 18,000 crore as against the outlay of the loans of Rs 65,000 crore in the state. He opined that it got rid of the loans by waiving loans belonging to a minor portion of farmers.

The activists of Telangana Rashtra Rythu Sangham (AIKS) leaders Ch Narendra Kumar and M Viswanatham said Congress party during Assembly elections announced that crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh of all the farmers would be waived but after coming to power many restrictions were imposed in its implementation.

The poor inflows into the minor irrigation tanks will largely impact the Yasangi cultivation this year as the groundwater table is expected to go down further.

Co-founded by Mithilesh, Sri Harsha, and Rahul in 2020, the agrifood company has swiftly established itself as a pioneer in providing nutritious food while supporting farmers through direct partnerships.

Banks also refusing to extend new loans due to incomplete waiver process

Agriculture experts feel that if the banks turn their back on farmers, they would be forced to approach private lenders which will in turn land them in a debt trap.

Nolla Katalappa suddenly collapsed in the bank and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead

Out of 1,24,545 accounts, for which the waiver was pending due to Aadhar related issues, 41,322 accounts were updated so far. Aadhar related issues pertaining to rest of the accounts were in the process of rectification

Police Commissioner Kalmeshwar Shingenavar has denied permission to hold a 'rasta roko' programme proposed by farmers in order to maintain law and order in the district.

"Congress government should give clarity on the farm loan waiver. It cheated the farmers by not waiving off the loans fully," says Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy

Farmers staged dharna blocking roads and raised slogans against the State government for not extending the waiver to them. They said that they were forced to roam around banks to get the scheme. Due to the protest, traffic came to a standstill for a while.

Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the loan waiver was pending in respect of over 17 lakh accounts. The waiver was could not be implemented due to technical reasons and that their issues would be addressed soon.

A decision was taken to stage ‘rasta roko’ protest on national highways on Saturday. This apart, they demanded that the State government should waive their crop loans without imposing any terms and conditions.

Farmers across different districts have been complaining about difficulties in obtaining sufficient urea, which is crucial for the Vanakalam (Kharif) crops.

Farmers from three zones have been mounting pressure on elected representatives and officials for early release of water to their respective distributaries.