Belagavi: Public works minister Satish Jarkiholi on Sunday said the state govt was seriously examining the long-pending demand to carve Chikodi out of Belagavi and grant it district status.Speaking to reporters during his visit to Chikodi, Jarkiholi said discussions had already taken place at the govt level regarding district status for Chikodi. He indicated that…
Jharkhand cultivates rice on nearly 16-18 lakh hectares. Ranchi and other districts are now in a crucial Kharif planning phase, with farmers preparing nurseries and choosing crops amid a 42% rainfall deficit this year Ranchi: Recent rainfall has helped reduce Jharkhand’s rain deficit, but agricultural experts have cautioned that prolonged high-intensity showers could hurt transplanted…
A farmer leader said a prolonged dry spell has severely affected agricultural activities across the district Mandya: Expressing concern over the weakening southwest monsoon and its impact on agriculture, Karnataka State farmers’ association leader Prakash urged both, Central and State govts to take immediate measures to safeguard farmers’ interests and prevent widespread crop losses.Prakash told…
Agartala: Tripura’s agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister, Ratan Lal Nath, has called for increased central aid for the state’s farmers and requested more funding for fertilisers, as well as measures to expand hybrid paddy farming.During a recent national conference on agriculture for the Kharif campaign, Nath said he had discussed with Union agriculture minister Shivraj…
BRS working president KT Rama Rao Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has urged govt to support farmers and called upon party members to help the farming community as paddy and maize crops in market yards suffered damage due to the unseasonal rain and strong winds across the state.“No govt can survive if farmers…
Koppal: BJP leaders in the district on Sunday demanded that the state govt provide compensation of Rs 5 lakh per acre to farmers whose horticulture and agricultural crops were damaged due to rain. The leaders visited the damaged fields in Hosahalli, Muddaballi and Hatti villages in the taluk and inspected the damaged crops.Speaking on the…
A powerful windstorm flattened large stretches of banana plantation in Hatti village of Koppal taluk on Saturday evening Koppal: A powerful windstorm accompanied by light rain caused widespread damage across Koppal taluk on Saturday evening, flattening horticultural crops, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply in several areas. No casualties were reported.According to the India Meteorological…
