Adilabad: The state forest department plans to develop plantations on so-called “retrieved” podu lands as part of an effort to connect fragmented forests and establish a corridor between the Tadoba Andhari and Kawal Tiger Reserves. Forest officials clarify that non-tribal cultivators can only receive pattas for podu lands under the Recognition of Forest Rights Act if they prove cultivation for …
Yung Raja’s idealism about the future is infectious. The Singaporean-Tamil rapper is currently basking in the success of his new single ‘Podu Mike’ with Bengaluru-based artist Killa K and is thrilled about having gained a sharper perspective of India, its beats and people, this past year. Raja says that bringing two lesser known Tamil dialects — the Singaporean and Bangalorean …
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday set out the schedule for the implementation of politically crucial schemes that the state Cabinet had approved on March 9 but which had seen no movement since then. At a review meeting at the Secretariat, the CM directed officials to distribute podu land pattas to tribals from June 24 to 30. The …
