crop loss

Bhubaneswar: Though the very severe cyclonic storm Bulbul spared Odisha on Saturday and changed its course towards West Bengal and Bangladesh coast, it has rendered extensive damage in six…

Phulbani: A farmer of Kilupada village of K. Nuagan block in Kandhamal district Gobardhan Mallick died on Friday evening after allegedly consuming pesticides. According to the family…

Jagatsinghpur: Hundreds of farmers under the banner of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan, clashed with police while protesting in front of Jagatsinghpur Collector's office on Monday. The…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ordered cancellation of Saturday and Sunday holidays of the field officers of agriculture and revenue departments working in 15…

Bhubaneswar: Crops over 1,78,937 hectares of agricultural land in 20 blocks, 19 urban local bodies of nine districts have been affected due to pest attack in the state, revealed Special…

Bargarh: A day after torching his pest-affected crops, a farmer of Kalapani Panchayat in Bargarh district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison on Wednesday. The deceased…

Bargarh: The number of farmer suicides due to alleged crop loss and loan burden in Bargarh district during October rose to three with Akshaya Dharei of Tara village under Town police limits…

Balangir: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi visited Balangir district on Wednesday to take stock of the drought situation. Sethi, accompanied by other officials,…

Dhenkanal: A farmer allegedly committed suicide over loan burden at Beltikiri village under Sadar block in Dhenkanal district on Wednesday. He was identified as Aswin Sahoo. His body was…