Farmers

New Delhi: In a major boost for rural India, the Central government has amended the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), making the regulatory environment liberalised for the benefit of farmers. This was decided at Wednesday’s Union Cabinet…

New Delhi: To help farmers during the lockdown period, procurement of notified commodities at Minimum Support Price (MSP) has started in several states in the Rabi season. The Union India, which has been trying to ensure better returns for…

Bhubaneswar: A week after bringing the Agriculture Department under the purview of the 5T initiative, the Odisha government has decided to complete the database of the farmers by April next year. Talking to mediapersons after presiding…

Sambalpur: The two-day impasse in the procurement of paddy came to an end in Odisha as the farmers’ bodies called off their agitation on Thursday. The agitation was called off after the minister Sushanta Singh and BJD MLA Rohit Pujari had…

Sambalpur/Bargarh/Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the inordinate delay in procurement of paddy and the online token system introduced by the Odisha government, farmers on Monday staged a road blockade in Sambalpur and Bargarh districts. In…

Bargarh: A farmers’ body in Bargarh district called a 12-hour bandh in Attabira on Wednesday to demand reintroduction of P-PAS (Paddy Procurement Automation System). All trading establishments and government offices were closed, but…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a special package for the six cyclone-hit districts of the state. Following are the announcement made by the Chief Minister during the review meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan…

The gods are well rested after Chaturmasa, their four-month period of repose, and farmers in Western Odisha celebrated the occasion with ‘Dashmi Puja’ on Thursday. On this day, the farmers invoke the gods, mother earth and household…

Astarang: Panic gripped Astarang area in Puri district after seawater entered vast stretches of paddy fields in five villages of Udayakani panchayat on Wednesday morning. The farmers complained that the saline water will damage the…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will begin the procurement of Kharif paddy from November 1. Briefing media here on Wednesday, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said the process of registration of the…