Tag: farmer

Kalahandi: In a tragic incident, a young farmer of  Kutru Chhak under Kalampur block in Odisha’s Kalahandi district was electrocuted to death after he accidentally came in contact with a ...

Balangir: A farmer, who attempted suicide by consuming pesticide on Thursday morning, succumbed on Friday while being shifted to VIMSAR in Burla from Balangir district headquarters after his condition deteriorated. ...

Sambalpur: A farmer allegedly committed suicide over crop loss and loan burden at Khulia village under Maneswar block in Sambalpur district. The deceased identified as Lalit Barik (60) consumed pesticide ...

Nayagarh: A farmer was electrocuted to death at Sikharpur village under Khandapada block in Nayagarh district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Panu Bhhat. According to the sources, the ...

Cuttack: Thousands of farmers under the aegis of Navanirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) staged a protest in front of Cuttack collector’s office on Wednesday to press for several demands. Holding placards and banners ...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has begun the process of providing free Android smartphones to all registered farmers. It had made a budget allocation for 2017-18 for the purpose. In this connection, ...

Bargarh: A farmer, who was staging a demonstration before Bargarh Collector’s office, attempted suicide by consuming poison on Thursday morning. The victim, identified as Akura Bisi, was rescued by other farmers and ...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of farmers from across the state under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) launched an indefinite hunger strike at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here on Monday seeking ...

Jagatsinghpur: Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, requested the farmers to fight for their rights and resort to protest, but in peaceful ways. Addressing ...

Puri: A farmer was electrocuted after an overhead 11-KV electric wire snapped and fell on him at Barena village under Sadar police limits in Puri district on Saturday. The deceased, ...