Special Correspondent ONGOLE: Minister for Mines, Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, has asked the tobacco traders to buy low grade tobacco at Rs.120 a kg and help the farmers tide over the crisis. Addressing a meeting of tobacco traders held here on Friday, Mr. Srinivasa Reddy pointed out that as there was deficit rainfall last year, farmers were compelled to raise tobacco on larger area as they had no alternative....
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