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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath targets Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, accusing bureaucrats of controlling the administration and a 'Tamil babu' influencing Odia pride. Yogi warns of infiltration and religious conflicts, criticizing the sheltering of mafias by the government.

In Odisha, agriculture production is on the rise with government support. Farmers are exploring new avenues like cash crops and exotic fruits. Experts emphasize the need for increased MSP for paddy and effective implementation of schemes like KALIA.

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan plans to ask the Centre to add Sambalpuri language to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. He also addresses key issues affecting Sambalpur and emphasizes Odisha's pride in the upcoming elections.

Simulia MLA and former minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi reverses his decision to quit BJD after being denied a ticket. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appoints him as the party president of Balasore district.

BJD Khurda MLA Jyotirindra Nath Mitra joined BJP and took part in a roadshow led by BJP Bhubaneswar MP candidate Aparajita Sarangi and BJP Khurda MLA candidate Prasanta Jagadev moments before campaigning came to an end. Popular support for BJP is growing. People want change. Mitra is a three-time MLA. He had won from Khurda as an independent in 2000 and as BJD nominee in 2004 and 2019.

BJD veteran Prasanna Acharya is pitted against senior BJP and Congress contestants from Rairakhol assembly constituency. Development is the main agenda for the constituency with a focus on kendu leaf pluckers and other sectors. Congress and BJP candidates highlight issues like basic amenities, teacher shortage, lack of water for farms, and pending dues for kendu leaf workers.

The housing and urban development department and health and family welfare department in Odisha have teamed up to tackle water-borne diseases in urban areas through city-level coordination committees and real-time water quality management. Learn more about this collaborative effort.

India is the worlds largest producer of bananas, which are highly perishable. To keep fruit cool on the journey, theyre covered with leaves during transit. Its far from a solution: India lost 1.53 trillion rupees ($18.4 billion) of food in fiscal year 2020-21, about a fifth of that from spoilt fruit.

There will not be very heavy rain. Moderate showers will be there and winds will be, say, somewhere between 20 and 40 km/hr, gusting to 35 km/hr.

Four tribal villages in the foothills of western Odisha's Niyamgiri mountain decided not to vote to oppose police excesses and mining projects, 11 years after winning a historic struggle against mining giant Vedanta's proposed mine on the hill