In Telangana’s Chandrugonda mandal, forest department personnel allegedly destroyed cotton crops cultivated on podu lands, leading to outrage among tribal farmers. Claiming a loss of Rs 50,000 per ...

ADILABAD: In a major relief to tribals involved in clashes over podu cultivation, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said that all the cases registered against them would be withdrawn.

Warangal: With the State government’s commitment to resolve the contentious issue of podu lands, the Tribal Welfare department in coordination with the Forest, Revenue, and Panc ...

Nearly 3.5 lakh applications have been submitted to the government seeking rights (permission) to continue podu cultivation on forest land parcels in various districts in Telangana. The flood of ...

HYDERABAD: The overwhelming response in some districts for regularizing illegal occupation of forest land in Telangana - following an announcement by the state government calling for it with a promise ...

A large number of people are submitting applications seeking podu (cultivation/ agriculture) rights on forest lands after the state government opened the doors for applicants on November 8. Over ...