Scanty rainfall and financial challenges have deepened distress among farmers in Adilabad, with three deaths by suicide reported within 48 hours. The district recorded a 34 per cent rainfall deficit, while farmer organisations sought government support amid crop failures and mounting debts.
Farmers across the erstwhile Adilabad district are worried over deficient rainfall despite the onset of the southwest monsoon. Poor rains have affected crop growth and cotton seed germination, forcing some farmers to consider re-sowing and incur additional expenses.
Farmers in Kuchulapur village, Adilabad, faced long queues to buy urea on Monday due to a severe shortage. Cotton, paddy and other crop growers placed Aadhar cards and land titles to mark their turn at the distribution centre
Two farmers were assaulted when they prevented some unidentified persons from stealing sorghum grains stored at an agriculture market yard here on Wednesday night
The agitated farmers took out rallies, squatted on roads holding up traffic, burnt effigies of the Chief Minister, took out funeral procession to register their protests.
Adilabad: A class X student died of sunstroke in Thalamadugu mandal headquarters on Saturday. It is the third death caused by the sunstroke in erstwhile Adilabad district in a gap of three days. Sources said that the victim was Ududula Kartheek, a fifteen-year old native from Thalamadugu mandal centre. He was a student of a […]
Adilabad: A farmer sustained serious injuries when a sloth bear attacked him while he was working in his agriculture field on the outskirts of Nandigaon village in Thalamadugu mandal on Saturday. His condition is said to be critical. Echoda Forest Divisional Officer Barnoba said Mesram Laxman, a resident of Nandigaon village, suffered injuries on his […]
