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Bhadrak: Unregulated mechanisation in agriculture is fast emerging as a serious threat to straw-dependent livelihoods in Bhadrak district, where the widespread use of paddy harvesting machines has sharply reduced the availability of paddy straw. Farmers, facing high labour costs and tight harvesting windows, have increasingly...

Rayagada/Kolnara: A Class I student residing at a Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Development (SSD) department-run residential hostel in Rayagada district died Monday after suffering from fever. The deceased was identified as Thabir Mandangi, 7, a student of SSD High School at Badakhilapadar under Kolnara...

Bolangir: Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed over large-scale tree felling in the name of several development projects in Bolangir district, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Eastern Zone bench in Kolkata has directed the district administration, the Forest and Environment Department and the State...

Koraput: With a view to addressing long-pending grievances and ensuring that eligible beneficiaries are effectively covered under various Odisha government schemes, especially in the aftermath of Jana Sena Party leaders claiming stake over 14 hamlets in Kotia gram panchayat bordering Andhra Pradesh, the Pottangi block...

Loisingha: A farmer from Bolangir district allegedly died in Kerala, where he had gone to collect the payment made to his bank account there against the sale of his kharif paddy. The deceased was identified as Balaram Pradhan of Nuagaon (A) village under Agalpur block....

Berhampur: Fifteen accused, including former legislator Bikram Kumar Panda, appeared before the court of District and Sessions Judge Ashanta Kumar Das Monday in connection with the murder of Berhampur-based lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. The case was earlier committed from the Berhampur sub-divisional judicial...

Rayagada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched development projects worth Rs 600 crore in Rayagada and announced that 80 per cent of jobs in industries being set up in the district would be reserved for local youth. Majhi launched the projects while attending...

Bhubaneswar/Sonepur: Subarnapur district collector Nruparaj Sahu has courted controversy for allegedly making a political statement at an official meeting attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Delivering a speech at the 'Subhadra Shakti Mela' in Sonepur Sunday, Sahu, while apparently referring to a change in...

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog is very likely to occur at isolated places in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur and Puri districts till 8.30 am February 3, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed. The IMD said shallow to moderate fog is also very likely at one or...

By Narendra Raut, OP Koraput: Koraput district, nationally and internationally recognised for its premium-quality coffee, is now steadily carving out a new identity in pepper production, offering fresh opportunities for farmers and strengthening the region’s agricultural economy. With its favourable agro-climatic conditions, adequate rainfall and...