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- Telangana
Telangana monsoon: Expert committee to assess El Nino impact
Hyderabad: The government on Saturday, July 18, constituted a 27-member expert committee to assess the impact of El Niño conditions in the state. The committee will recommend appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies…
- Telangana
Diversify crops, Telangana minister warns farmers amid El Nino
Hyderabad: Telangana minister G Vivek Venkataswamy on Saturday, July 18, cautioned farmers in Medak district against cultivating water-intensive crops such as paddy this season, citing forecasts of below-normal rainfall due to the El…
- Bangalore
Fake MKP fertiliser sale sparks farmers’ protest in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur: Hundreds of farmers staged a protest against an agricultural input dealer in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, alleging that they were supplied counterfeit Mono Potassium Phosphate (MKP) fertiliser instead of the genuine…
- Hyderabad
Tension during eviction drive for bullet train project in Shamshabad
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Shamshabad on Saturday morning, July 18, during an eviction drive that led to clashes between revenue officials and farmers. The eviction drive was carried out by the Hyderabad…
- Bangalore
Karnataka seeks central team to assess drought situation
Bengaluru: With several districts in Karnataka facing a severe rainfall deficit, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the Centre to immediately depute an inter-ministerial team to…
- Hyderabad
Harish Rao criticises Telangana CM over remark on farmers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao on Sunday, July 12, criticised Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for his alleged remarks on farmers. Rao accused the CM of using…
- India
E-20: IYC protests against ‘ganne ka juice’
New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday, July 10, staged a protest against the E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy, accusing the Centre of pushing a measure that allegedly harms vehicles and…
- Telangana
Rs 7,750 cr Rythu Bharosa funds deposited in farmers’ accounts
Hyderabad: The state government disbursed Rs 7,750.45 crore into the bank accounts of 68.96 lakh farmers as part of the Rythu Bharosa crop input assistance for Kharif 2026-27. The state government completed…
- Bangalore
Tunga reservoir becomes Karnataka’s first full dam this monsoon
Shivamogga: Even as several parts of Karnataka continue to grapple with deficient monsoon rainfall, incessant showers in the Malnad region have brought cheer to farmers in Shivamogga district, with the Tunga Reservoir…
- Telangana
Officials plough land for Future City, farmers say court gave stay
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Medipalli and Kurmaddi villages of Yacharam mandal in Rangareddy district when revenue officials, along with police, tried to take possession of farmers’ land as part of land acquisition…
- Telangana
Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar launches Kharif sowing
Hyderabad: On the occasion of Eruvaka Pournami, Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar joined farmers in sowing castor seeds and seeds in Kurella village of Koheda Mandal, Husnabad Constituency, Siddipet…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at CJP’s Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday, June 28, began a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, joining the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in examinations and…
- Telangana
KTR calls out Congress’ poll promise of rights for assigned lands
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has accused the Congress of not only failing to implement its election manifesto assurance of giving absolute rights to the farmers…
- Bangalore
Karnataka mango growers get Rs 1,750 per quintal support
New Delhi: In a major relief for mango growers in Karnataka who have been reeling under a sharp decline in market prices, the Central Government has approved financial assistance under the Market…
- Bangalore
New crest gates of Tungabhadra dam set for inauguration
Vijayanagara: The historic Tungabhadra Dam, regarded as the lifeline of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, is set to witness a landmark moment on Thursday with the inauguration of 33 newly installed crest…
