Maize
- Telangana
Untimely rains damage crops, lightning strike kills 30 goats in Nagarkurnool
Hyderabad: A shepherd lost 30 goats in one lightning strike on Saturday, May 16, when unseasonal rains in Nagarkurnool district destroyed crops, leaving farmers in distress. The shepherd, from Enabetla village of…
- Telangana
Telangana procured 9.57 lakh metric tons of maize by May 15: Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao on Friday, May 15, said that the state government has purchased 9.57 lakh metric tons of maize at a price of Rs 4,000 crore from…
- Telangana
200 maize-laden lorries stranded on highway in Yadadri over porter shortage
Hyderabad: More than 200 lorries carrying maize have been stranded for nearly a week along the Bhuvanagiri–Chityala state highway in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district due to an alleged shortage of porters at…
- Telangana
Amid farmer crisis, CM Revanth reviews grain, maize procurement
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy reviewed the grain procurement and maize purchases across districts in a video conference meeting with collectors on Tuesday, May 12, in Hyderabad. He directed regular field…
- Telangana
Telangana’s maize crisis exposes gaps in procurement, storage systems
Hyderabad: Farmers producing maize in Telangana have been caught up in a climatic and political quagmire. Though the state government has been claiming to have opened procurement centres across the state, the…
- Telangana
Farmers bear brunt of unseasonal rains in Warangal
Hyderabad: Maize famers in Warangal are bearing the brunt of unseasonal rains as their produce was soaked in the showers on Thursday, May 7. Some farmers said that they brought the maize…
- Telangana
Four farmers killed as iron shed collapses due to heavy winds in Telangana
Hyderabad: Four farmers were killed and four others were injured when an iron shed at a procurement centre collapsed due to heavy winds in Telangana’s Mancherial district, said officials on Wednesday, May…
- Telangana
2nd phase of Indiramma housing to be sanctioned by May end: Telangana Minister
Khammam: Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Sunday, May 3, announced that the second phase of the Indiramma housing scheme would be sanctioned by the end of this month, assuring that eligibility,…
- Telangana
Maize farmers spend nights in queues at PACS centre in Telangana
Hyderabad: Maize farmers in Thadur village of Nagarkurnool district are spending sleepless nights outside a Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) centre, alleging severe mismanagement in procurement and lack of basic arrangements. Visuals…
