Ranendra Pratap Swain

Bhubaneswar: Even as onions continued to bring tears to eyes of people of Odisha, they were in for another jolt with the price of potato suddenly skyrocketing on Thursday. Potato, which was sold at Rs 17-Rs 18 a kg in the open market in…

Bhubaneswar: Police on Tuesday detained several Student Congress activists for hurling onion at the official residence of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain. Protesting against the steep price hike, the…

Bhubaneswar: With the price of onion dropping marginally in the last two days, the Odisha government on Tuesday said that the situation will further improve in the next three weeks. Informing the media, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare…

Bhubaneswar: Members cutting across party lines expressed grave concern in the State Assembly on Wednesday over the online token system for paddy procurement. Demanding scrapping of the online token system, BJD MLA of Bargarh Debesh…

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday informed the Odisha Assembly that the production of sugar in Odisha was not profitable. The Minister, in a written reply, said that the state…

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of state-wide protest by farmers’ bodies against the new online token system for procurement of paddy, the Odisha government on Monday said that the list of registered farmers provided with online tokens is…

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…

Bhubaneswar: The steep hike in prices of essential commodities is a major national issue, Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain informed the Assembly on Wednesday. Referring to the price hike of edible…

Bhubaneswar: While the price of onion has skyrocketed in Odisha, the state government on Tuesday said that it likely to increase further in the coming days. Talking to mediapersons here, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Ranendra…

Bhubaneswar: The price of onion in Odisha has gone up alarmingly from Rs 35 to Rs 50 per kg within a week. The state government has said that the situation will continue till November. Breifing media here on Sunday, Food Supplies and…