BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday started the pre-budget consultation process before finalising the State budget for 2012-13.

BARIPADA: Come Sankranti, this part of north Odisha is all set to raise a toast to roosters.

BHUBANESWAR: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Thursday announced a credit plan of Rs 30,000 crore for the State for 2012-13.

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to check spread of bird flu, the Odisha government on Thursday began culling of fowls within three km radius of Keranga in Khurda district as advised by the Centre, official s

ROURKELA: Mysterious death of nearly three dozen crows has led to fears of breakout of Ranikhet Disease also known as Newcastle Disease.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday ordered culling of poultry birds in a radius of 3 km from Keranga village in Khurda where the first avian influenza positive cases were reported on Su

BHUBANESWAR: Faced with raw material scarcity, steel producers in Odisha have urged the state government to increase the availability of iron ore and chrome ore by opening all closed mines.

BARIPADA: Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, bordering Jharkhand, has been put on high alert to avoid poultry birds carrying HSN1 virus sneaking in from the neighbouring state, said Mayurbhanj CDVO Nity

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday decided on an Annual Plan size of Rs 17,000 crore during 2012-13, the first year of the 12th Five-Year Plan.

Bhubaneswar: Bird flu has been reported from Betanati in Mayurbhanj district and Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district after Keranga in Khurda district.