Amid an intensified crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in different parts of the country, Odisha has gone on high alert over fears of possible infiltration through the West Bengal border and coastal routes.
Elephant conservation news: After spending nearly a decade working on elephant conservation and wildlife research for the Odisha government, three contractual research fellows have secured major relief from the Orissa High Court, which held that the state cannot continue to employ workers for years together and later deny them fair consideration for regularisation.
A farmer in Odisha is suddenly making headlines because of a mango tree. In Tamasa village in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, farmer Deba Padhiami has successfully grown the famous Japanese Miyazaki mango. This fruit is so rare and valuable that premium-quality mangoes have reportedly sold for nearly Rs 3 lakh per kilogram in international markets. But while the story sounds like a dream for any farmer, Deba is now facing a completely different problem, because he has no idea how to sell them.
