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- Telangana
TGSPDCL officials connect with farmers in outreach programme
Hyderabad: To provide improved services to agricultural power consumers in rural areas under the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL), the ‘Polam Bata’ programme was conducted on Sunday, October 18, across…
- Telangana
Telangana faces uphill task in curbing rabi paddy cultivation
Hyderabad: Telangana’s appeal to farmers to move away from paddy this rabi season comes against the backdrop of a decade-long expansion that has made the state account for more than half of…
- Telangana
Rs 1.64 lakh crore paid to people in 3 years: Telangana Dy CM
Nagarkurnool: The Telangana government has transferred Rs 1,64,431 crore directly into people’s bank accounts through welfare schemes over the past three years, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said on Wednesday, October 14.…
- India
Farmers’ protest hits Mumbai-Bengaluru highway traffic
Pune: Vehicular traffic on the busy Mumbai-Bengaluru National Highway was disrupted on Wednesday, October 14, due to a farmers’ protest on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border, prompting police to advise commuters to avoid the…
- Telangana
Why is water being allocated to breweries instead of farmers: BRS
Hyderabad: Senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T Harish Rao on Monday, October 12, accused the Congress government in Telangana of turning a drought-like situation into a farm crisis through poor planning on…
- Bangalore
Drought forces farmers in Karnataka to sell cattle at low prices
Bengaluru: The severe drought prevailing across Karnataka has pushed farmers in Dharwad district into a difficult situation, with many being forced to sell cattle they had raised for years because of an…
- India
SC asks Allahabad HC CJ to act on allegations against judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, October 5, asked the Allahabad High Court chief justice to act expeditiously on allegations against the presiding officer of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Deputy CM urges Centre to expedite drought relief
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G Parameshwara has sought immediate central assistance for drought-affected areas, urging Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to speed…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers intensify sugarcane price protest in Hubballi
Hubballi: Farmers from several districts of Karnataka intensified their protest in Hubballi on Tuesday, September 29, demanding a remunerative price for sugarcane and a revision of sugar prices. Thousands of farmers gathered…
- Bangalore
Kumaraswamy backs Bidadi farmers, warns of protest over police action
Ramanagara: The farmers’ agitation against the proposed Bidadi Township project intensified after police detained protesting farmers and women at Bairamangala, prompting Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to visit them and question the action…
- India
Govt asks edible oil firms to pass duty cut benefits to consumers
New Delhi:The Food Ministry has asked edible oil companies to pass on the full benefit of lower import duties on cooking oils to consumers. On Wednesday, September 23, the government reduced the…
- Bangalore
Nandini milk to cost more as karnataka weighs Rs 4-5 hike
Bengaluru: Nandini milk is set for a price revision in Karnataka, with the state government agreeing to increase the retail rate by approximately Rs 4 to Rs 5 per litre after milk…
- Hyderabad
Uttam sets deadline for Rs 813-crore payout to farmers
Hyderabad: Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, September 21, asked district collectors to disburse Rs 813 crore to farmers affected by land acquisition. The irrigation officials…
- Bangalore
Controversial remark: Plaint against minister reaches Governor
Bengaluru: The controversy over Karnataka Excise Minister and Hassan district in-charge K.M. Shivalinge Gowda’s remarks on giving something to government officials has escalated, with social activist Dinesh Kallahalli approaching Governor Thawar Chand…
- Telangana
Farmers enter Jurala canal, seek release of water for irrigation
Hyderabad: A group of farmers entered the Jurala Canal in Gadwal on Monday, September 21, seeking release of water for crop irrigation. Videos shared on social media show the farmers entering the…
