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Kavitha writes to Centre for Turmeric Board

Hyderabad: Nizamabad MP K. Kavitha on Monday urged the Central Government to expedite the process for the formation of a Turmeric Board for the welfare of turmeric Farmers across the nation. “The formation of a Turmeric Board which undoubtedly would prove to be a big boon for the Turmeric Farmers across our country,” Kavitha said […]

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Uttam accuses Modi, KCR of neglecting farmers

Kodad (Suryapet): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has accused BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre and TRS Government in the State of playing with the lives of lakhs of farmers. Addressing a press conference at Kodad on Saturday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Central Government was misleading the […]

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Centre did not bail out chilli farmers: Harish Rao

Hyderabad: Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao said that the Central Government has failed to help the chilli and turmeric farmers of Telangana State. Addressing a press conference at TRS Legislature Party office on Thursday, Harish Rao said against the production of nearly 7 lakh Metric Tonnes of chilli, the Centre has agreed to purchase only […]

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24-hour power supply to farm sector in 18 months: CM

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that by coming year and year and half, efforts will be on to supply 24-hour power to the agriculture sector in the State. The Chief Minister said to solve the Minimum Support Price problem permanently, in the coming Budget Rs 500 Crore fund will be created and […]

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CM dismisses reports on agitation by farmers

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has dismissed the reports of farmers resorting to violent agitation in Khammam Market Yard. According to sources, during the meeting of Business Advisory Committee held in the chairmanship of Assembly Speaker S. Madhusudan Chary on Saturday, the Chief Minister reportedly claimed that the chilli farmers did not held any […]

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Congress wants Assembly to discuss farmers issues

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Pradesh (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State Government conduct debate on farmers‘ issues before taking up the amendments in Land Acquisition Bill in the special session of Telangana Assembly and Council being held on Sunday. Speaking to media persons after the meeting of Congress Legislature Party […]

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KCR stresses on economic empowerment of farmers

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao said that his government was striving hard for the economic empowerment of farmers in the State. Addressing the 16th Plenary session of Telangana Rashtra Samithi at J.R. Garden in Kompally on Friday, the Chief Minister said that the State Government wants to turn agriculture into a profitable profession […]

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Uttam leads protests for chilli farmers at Warangal’s Enumamula Market

Warangal Urban: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday accused the TRS Government of being negligent towards the farmers. Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with other Congress leaders were arrested by the Warangal Urban police for staging a dharna at Enumamula Market demanding payment of supportive price to chilli farmers. […]

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TDP hit out at TRS on farm suicides

Hyderabad: Telangana TDP on Wednesday alleged that the TRS Government was being indifferent towards the plight of the farmers. Speaking to media persons at the Assembly Media Point, TDP MLA A. Revanth Reddy slammed the TRS Government saying that after the party came to power farm suicides were on the rise. He said that as […]

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All tenant farmers to get ID cards soon: Dy CM

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister (Revenue) Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that the State Government would soon complete the process of issuing ID cards to tenant farmers in the State. In his written reply to a question raised by Congress MLA S.A. Sampath Kumar and others in Legislative Assembly, the Deputy CM informed that from […]