DHENKANAL: Baidyanath Sahoo, a farmer of Tarava village in Dhenkanal district, is a happy man today. He along with his family members have cultivated watermelons in over 200 acres. They have already sold 300 tonnes of this popular fruit so far and earned a profit of Rs 12 lakh.

Santosh Kumar Sahoo of the same village too has earned a profit of Rs 3 lakh by growing watermelons in his 40 acres.

Rakesh Mohan Panel Told To Explore Tech That Will Help Ensure Optimal Land Use In Projects

FACED with rising disputes over land acquisition in many states, including mineral-rich Orissa, search has begun for ways to reduce land requirement for industrial and infrastructure projects.

DHENKANAL: Sanatan Mallick (70) does not use any modern techniques or costly pesticides for cultivating brinjals and green leafy vegetables on his one acre land.

Yet, he manages a turnover of Rs 5 to 6 lakh per annum. This progressive farmer claims he had been making profit out of his farmland without any big investment but with the help of just drain water.

BHUBANESWAR: On the defensive over the suicide of farmers, the State Government has decided to organise the State-level farmers

BHUBANESWAR: With man-animal conflict assuming disturbing proportions in Orissa, Wildlife Wing has a job at hand. The ongoing elephant depredation which has triggered angry reactions in Dhenkanal is just a case in point.

BHUBANESWAR: AN eye for an eye. And an elephant for an elephant.

That is what Wildlife Wing will do to tame the killer jumbo of Dhenkanal which has given a slip to expert teams since January 23.

Indu Bhan

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted time till March 15 to the Orissa government to comply with its earlier order on the development of Tangarpada chromite mines in Dhenkanal district of the state.

Dilip Bisoi

Bhubaneswar: Big ticket steel projects of Posco-India and ArcelorMittal may be lagging behind, but mega projects of Tata Steel, Bhusan Steel and Jindal Steel & Power are progressing satisfactorily, said a review meeting of the state steel & mines department.

Indu Bhan

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on whether the Orissa government

DHENKANAL: Massive irregularities and rampant corruption dog the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme in the district. Sources said due to lack of monitoring, Rs 1 crore is siphoned off by unscrupulous elements under the scheme every year.

Despite repeated allegations, district administration is yet bring in transparency in the scheme and fix accountability.