Fears of coronavirus, which left an upsetting effect on the poultry industry for wrong reasons, has resulted in amazing consumption of the greens and vegetables during the last one week. The farmers of the western mandals of the tail-end Chittoor district, cultivating the vegetables in vast stretches, are now a happy lot with rush of … Read more
The deadlock over the payment of dues of farmers who have supplied sugarcane to the NCS Sugars Limited at Latchayyapeta in Sitanagaram mandal of Vizianagaram district continues, with the factory management failing to clear the arrears in time, citing issues pertaining to auction of land under the Revenue Recovery Act. Farmers led by Rythu Sangham … Read more
Ten persons were killed and eight others suffered injuries in two road accidents in Guntur district on Sunday. The injured were admitted to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur, and the condition of two of them was stated to be critical. Guntur (Urban) Superintendent of Police P.H.D. Ramakrishna said that six persons, who included … Read more
On the 68th day of the ongoing protest by farmers of Amaravati region who want Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to drop the idea of shifting the capital to Visakhapatnam, they walked to the Amaralingeswara Swamy temple at Amaravathi town to take part in ‘rathotsavam.’ Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders … Read more
An engineering graduate’s ingenuity is helping farmers of the delta region save their crops from the virulent pest attacks. V. Sudhir, a native of Tumuluru village near Tenali, has started assembling drones with parts imported from China and using them. “I was thinking of doing jobs after completing B.Tech. But I hit upon the idea … Read more
Various farmers organisations of the State have expressed their opposition to any trade deal with the United States of America when its President Donald Trump pays a visit to the country on February 24 and 25. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, leaders of these organisations said they will not allow dairy, poultry and … Read more