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  • Watermelon farmers hit by non-supportive prices
    March 17 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    While middlemen and retailers are making hay, watermelon farmers in Anantapur district find themselves in quandary for a minimum support price for their produce.

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  • Frequent power cuts hit students, farmers
    March 11 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    Unscheduled power cuts and voltage fluctuations are badly affecting farmers, students and businessmen in Anantapur district.

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  • Farmers seek compensation
    March 03 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    Some farmers in East Godavari district who have raised black gram as an alternative crop in the rabi season, demanded that government immediately provide compensation packages to their crops, as nearly 40 per cent of the black gram crop was completely damaged due to a virus called Yellow Mosaic.

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  • Govern effectively or quit gracefully, says Siddu
    March 02 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    March 1: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah on Monday asked the BJP government to either govern effectively or quit gracefully.

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  • Horticulture crops get boost
    March 01 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    The cultivation of horticulture crops will get special attention in East Godavari district. The state government is taking steps to create awareness among farmers on the need for taking up commercial crops other than paddy.

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  • Power cuts likely to intensify
    March 01 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    As mercury began to rise, the prospect of severe power cuts is also staring at the people, mainly, farmers in the district.

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