Odisha prefers non-veg to veg food

BHUBANESWAR: The majority of people in Odisha prefer non-vegetarian food to vegetarian. According to a study, the average urban family spends about 38 per cent of their total income on food, about 8.7 per cent of which is non-vegetarian against the national average of 7.25 per cent.

Ganesh lords it over exhibition in Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: Ganesh, the lord of prosperity and learning, has stirred the innovation and creativity of artists. Ganesh idols and crafts in all forms, shapes and sizes and some with the motifs of the elephant god are on display at Jayadev Bhawan here.

With Ganesh Puja on Friday, Odisha Rural and Urban Producers' Association (ORUPA) is organizing the seven-day craft fair exclusively on Ganesh. The exhibition will end on September 30.

Janmashtami celebrated with traditional fervour

Janmashtami festival, which marks the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated with traditional fervour.

Temples of Lord Krishna have been decorated lavishly for the auspicious occasion with idols of Lord Krishna and his divine consort Radha being adorned with gold and silver ornaments.

Nandankanan to get four lions and many zebras from Israel

Nandankanan will soon get four lions and as many zebras from the Zoological Centre in Tel Aviv (Israel). The state government has given its go-ahead to the plan.

Official sources said the Israel zoo has agreed to give away two pairs of African lions and four zebras. Nandankanan has one zebra and two Asiatic and six hybrid lions.

Odisha's Farmers Suffer Starvation For Floods

KENDRAPADA: The late surges harmed standing paddy edits in Rajkanika, Aul, Garadapur, Marsaghai and Mahakalapada obstructs in Kendrapada area.

"Surges created broad harm to paddy saplings. In what manner will we reimburse the bank advance?" requested Sarat Jena from Ratanapur town. The surges likewise extremely harmed substantial tracts of green gram, dark gram and vegetable yields in the region.

Agent chief of farming (Kendrapada) Prafulla Chandra Mishra said paddy trims on 30,659 hectare and jute and vegetable cultivating on 6,566 hectare were harmed at 509 towns in 156 gram panchayats.

Floods in Odisha kill 45, Leave 300,000 Villagers Marooned

Bhubaneswar (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Floods activated by days of substantial rain in Odisha have killed 45 individuals and left more than 300,000 individuals cut off from essential administrations, government authorities said on Monday.

More than 300 towns in the state have been left encompassed by surge water, after real streams, for example, the Mahanadi, blast their banks submerging expansive swathes of farmland, drenching streets and clearing without end spans.

Odisha to get its second Agriculture University

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha will soon get its second Agriculture University in the neediness stricken KBK (Kalahandi- Balangir-Koraput) area of the state.

The state is wanting to secure its second Agriculture University in a zone under KBK areas and the administration has effectively made budgetary allotment for the reason.