As the circumstances demands, hundreds of sarpanches in Telangana have submitted their resignations to the governing BRS in protest of the alleged misappropriation of monies intended for gram panchayats as they in acute debt. Every succeeding administration has put up plan after plan to “rescue” the indebted gram panchayats, but none of them appears to […]
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Why Govt Taking Back ‘Assigned Cultivated Lands’ From Farmers In Telangana?
As a part of urban development thousands of acres of HMDA lands, assigned to landless farmers in the 1970s as per the Land Reforms Act, is currently being surveyed by revenue authorities for acquisition as part of Telangana’s real estate plans for Hyderabad. Many farmers who spend their money, energy to make this land cultivated […]
Despite Stringent Laws, ‘Migrant Farm Labour’ Gets ‘Only Chillies’ Instead Of Wages In Telugu States
Despite stringent laws and awareness, still migrant labourers, many of them children, cross the borders to work on the farms of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – and take home chillis as wages. Chilli harvesting on the farms of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana draws many young workers from the bordering states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. They […]
A Peep Inside India’s ‘Big Business’ In ‘Ganja Capital’ Of Telugu States
Here’s the dope on a big business: Nearly 1,000 villages devote 10,000 acres to a plant used to make a product that commands a price of Rs 40,000 per kg in major urban markets. The plant is cannabis or Ganja. The place is Paderu in Andhra Pradesh, the centre of eight mandals that cultivate the […]
Why KCR’s Previously Adopted 3-Villages Cry For Attention As Vasalamarri Flourish?
The agony and apathy of three adopted villages by Telegana Chief Minister KCR are reeling under sheer neglect. This had come into focus when KCR adopted new Vasalamarri village which flourish with KCR visit and rewards. Vasalamarri village in Bhongir-Yadadri district was the cynosure of all eyes as Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao visited his adopted […]
How Safe Is To Eat Poultry Meat, Eggs In Birds-Flu Outbreak?
Avian influenza continues to take a heavy toll on India’s poultry sector. Thus far, the disease has spread in 11 states. Besides chickens, other species of birds, including ducks, crows and pigeons, have also been found dead. Recently, officials reported that a brown fish owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for the disease. While the virus’s rate of transmission between […]
‘Lumpy’ Virus Skin Disease In Cattle Creates Havoc In Telangana
Even as the coronavirus has set off a major global health emergency, another virus is threatening cattle in India. Six cows have been reported as having lumpy skin disease and all six are dead. Two cows and one calf in Chaitanyapuri and several cows from Konaseema have died. Cattle owners Laxmama and Balasubbaya from Chaitanyapuri, […]
Why ‘Food Insecurity’ Becomes The ‘Growing Global Menace’?
Hunger will lead to poverty and diseases, although not all people living below the poverty line experience food insecurity because those living above the poverty line could also experience food insecurity. Lack of consistent access to enough food for an active and healthy life is known as food insecurity. There are millions of people all […]
Is #Covid Pandemic Changed The Face Of Indian Labour?
Should the erosion of worker rights come without debate? Why are state governments and businesses leading the charge, using COVID-19 as a shield? Labour Day is typically meant to highlight the protection of worker rights. This year, it came at a time when labourers are struggling to survive and their rights need protection more than […]
Millers Cheated Farmers Over Depreciation In Crop Weighing In Telangana
Paddy farmers in Telangana are up in arms against rice millers who are allegedly cheating them by depreciating the weight of their crop. Farmers are urging authorities to intervene in order to prevent rice millers from allegedly trying to tamper with paddy weights in various parts of the state. On Thursday, several farmers in Thangalapalli […]