Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

"yasangi-paddy"

  • Khammam farmers await Yasangi bonus as Vanakalam paddy procurement begins

    Farmers in Khammam district are still awaiting the Rs 500 per quintal bonus promised for Yasangi paddy, even as officials prepare for Vanakalam procurement. Over Rs 65 crore remains unpaid to more than 18,000 farmers, prompting many to consider selling their produce to private buyers.

  • Delay in paddy procurement leaves farmers worried in Telangana’s erstwhile Medak district

    The district has witnessed heavy rain coupled with hailstorms and strong winds at least seven times since the Yasangi paddy harvest commenced this year

  • Revolutionary solar-powered light traps saving Siddipet farmers from pesticide use

    Farmers in the district growing Yasangi paddy were facing challenges in controlling the stem borer. To tackle the issue, farmer Koka Sudhakar Reddy installed solar-powered light traps on his six-acre paddy field in Bandarupally village, Thoguta mandal, with guidance from agriculture extension officer T Nagarjuna.

  • Centre’s curbs on rice exports to hit farmers

    The curbs on non-Basmati varieties, which the Centre has been claiming to be a temporary measure, but likely to be in force for over six months, were expected to have a dampening effect on spirits of the growers.

  • Telangana kept ready Rs 26,000 cr for procuring Yasangi paddy: Harish Rao

    Farmers in Siddipet had got Rs 100 crore worth of paddy yield in 2014-15 Yasangi while the same increased to Rs 1,500 crore in 2021-22, Harish Rao said after reviewing arrangements for procuring Yasangi paddy

  • Telangana govt will purchase entire yasangi paddy: Puvvada

    Khammam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao stood firmly behind Telangana farmers by his decision to purchase the entire yasangi paddy, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He launched a paddy procurement centre at Manchukonda village in Raghunadhapalem mandal in the district on Thursday. The minister described Chandrashekhar Rao as the true ‘Rythu Bandhu’ for his […]

  • Farmers, TRS cadre hoists black flags on their houses in Medak district

    Sangareddy: As part of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Protest programmes, the farmers and TRS cadre across the erstwhile Medak district have hoisted black flags on their houses to register the protests against the Centre government which has refused to procure the Yasangi paddy. Andole MLA Chanti Kranhi and his family members have hoisted black flags […]

  • TRS hoists black flags across Telangana, demands Centre to procure Yasangi paddy

    Hyderabad: The ruling TRS leaders and activists intensified the ongoing stir against the Centre’s policies over paddy procurement and hoisted black flags atop their residences and streets across 12,769 gram panchayats in the State on Friday. They took to the streets in some areas and raised slogans demanding that the union government procures entire paddy […]

  • BJP playing havoc with lives of farmers: KTR

    Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao, exposing the deliberate attempts being made by the BJP government at the Centre and the saffron party’s State leadership to mislead Telangana farmers, said they were playing havoc with the lives of farmers in the State. “On one hand, State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar […]

  • TRS to stage ‘Maha Dharna’ in Khammam

    Khammam: The district TRS leaders have planned to stage a ‘Maha Dharna’ at dharna chowk here on Thursday. A preparatory meeting in that connection was held at Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar’s camp office here on Wednesday. SUDA Chairman B Vijay Kumar, senior leader Gundala Krishna, TRS city wing president P Nagaraju and others addressed […]

  • Sangareddy: DCMS passes resolution demanding paddy procurement

    Sangareddy: Distinct Cooperative and Marketing Society (DCMS) Medak has passed a resolution during its general body demanding the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 100 per cent of Yasangi paddy harvest from Telangana here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Malkapuram Shiva Kumar has said that they have sent a copy of their […]

  • Puvvada Ajay Kumar questions BJP’s bias

    Khammam: Time has come to teach a lesson to anti-farmer and pro-corporate BJP government at the Centre, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He demanded the Centre to purchase Yasangi paddy from Telangana farmers through Food Corporation of India (FCI). He alleged that the Central government was acting in a biased manner towards Telangana. Ajay […]

  • Protect paddy at procurement centres: Bandi Sanjay to TS govt

    BJP Telangana State president said several farmers were facing problems due to non-availability of tarpaulins and gunny bags to protect the paddy from sudden rainfall

  • Telangana to procure 80 lakh metric tons paddy this Yasangi

    In wake of Covid pandemic last year, govt had procured crops by establishing 6,400 paddy purchasing centers in every village, and this year too, there would be a similar number of centres would be set up, informed the Minister

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