Farmers allege partial supply of urea
The Hindu
Farmers enlisted for supply of urea through the Rajagiri Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Society has alleged partial disbursement.In a statement issued here on Thursday, V. Jeevakumar, a progre
Farmers enlisted for supply of urea through the Rajagiri Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Society has alleged partial disbursement. In a statement issued here on Thursday, V. Jeevakumar, a progressive farmer said that the society has intimated to the Joint Director, Agriculture, Thanjavur, during the third week of this month that 135 tonnes of urea were required to fulfill the requirement of 62 farmers who have taken loans to raise `kuruvai’ crop this season.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.