A new dimension in agricultural development in Orissa – Emu farming

Orissa has always been a state known for its agricultural sector and 60% of the population of Orissa is employed in agriculture. Eager for some change in their occupation, the people of the Gajapati district in Orissa have started the farming of the Emu bird. Emu farming, which is popularly also known as ‘golden farming’, has become popular in many countries around the world, and now also in India.

Business news today about Emu farming

The biggest advantage of Emu farming is that the bird is resistant to a lot of diseases compared to other birds. The oil which is produced by the Emu bird has medicinal properties and is cholesterol-free. It is used as an important ingredient in a lot of cosmetic and health care products. The meat of the bird is also quite healthy with very low amounts of cholesterol and fat. The maintenance of an Emu bird is easy and is not very labor-intensive. All in all, it turns out to be very profitable for the person who ventures into this field. Get more Emu farming top business news from the Odisha Samaya.

Odisha news today about Emu farming

Although Emu farming is a relatively new concept, there is one Emu farm in Orissa that is worthy of mention, and that is the Shibani Emu bird farm. The Shibani Emu farm was established in the year 2012 and it began with just 50 Emu birds. Today, it has a teeming business and earns a lot of profits from this business. This farm is involved in the export, supply, and processing of a number of Emu products such as Emu eggs, Emu hair oil, Emu leather, and Emu meat. You can get more Emu farming Odisha news live from the Odisha Samaya.

The last rites of the ex-president: Oriya News

On Monday, 27^th July, 2015; the greatest Indian scientist and Nuclear Physicist APJ Abdul Kalam passed away out of cardiac arrest. Odisha news mourns on his death; no doubt it’s a national loss as the admired, inspired and respectable scientist passes away on Monday. He is said to be the modern Albert Einstein, who did a very eminent contribution to the world. This man loved and cherished self-discipline, dedication and devotion.

Orissa news records the fact that he was a very cordial, humble ad completely down to the earth person. He was completely a wise person in contrast and concession of his status and education level. His empathetic appeal is the something which is endeared by all the people of the Indian sub-continent. Sibaji Raha, the director of Bose Institute and internationally acclaimed persona recalled the fact, that it was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s humble persona and self-disciplined attitude is his benchmark for practicing scientists.

Kalam was committed to his profession and gave 100% to his profession as well as education. It is being declared October 15^th the Student’s Day, as the birthday day of APJ Abdul Kalam. It’s his teaching; his principles, his thoughts and his mind which is a symbol of hope and the guiding light to all the aspiring scientists. Odisha news salutes his life, his ideas, his focus and his way of leading the life.

The former president died while giving lecture in the IIM Shillong. The cricketers are mourning over this missile man. This great personality died at the age of 83; he was delivering lecture to the IIM students when he became ill and was immediately taken to the Shillong hospital, but, unfortunately declared dead. The whole nation is sad and regrets the sudden loss of such an eminent personality. He is compared to Albert Einstein; Einstein use to reply to almost all the letters he used to receive. Orissa news is bringing the news of this great man forward.

The well known Human Development Resource minister (HRD) Smriti Irani paid homage to this great man. Odisha news is updating the recent news coverage of this great persona. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, and two other service chief who were on the receiving end in Delhi of his mortal self.

The pride of Orissa

Although this category has loads of stuff that can be mentioned, one important thing worth mentioning about Orissa are its historical monuments. There are numerous such remnants which keep alive the culture and history of Orissa and some of these are Rajkanika Palace, Dhenkanal Palace, and Brundaban Palace. The Odisha Samaya provides the latest Oriya news live about these historical places. In this post, we will talk about two of the aforementioned palaces and their history and features.

The Rajkanika Palace in Orissa news

This palace has been constructed in 1909 and has been the pride of Orissa ever since. The main objective of building this palace was to create employment opportunities for people living at that time and this objective was successfully fulfilled. The amazing thing about this place was that this was conceptualized and its foundation was laid by a British architect and still it has become a symbol of the history and culture of Orissa. Also, the British expert has constructed the palace keeping in mind all those things that symbolize the Indian traditions and this palace is no different from other such palaces constructed by Indians. This palace also has a museum which often comes up in latest Orissa news for its rare pictures and antiques collection.

Oriya news about the Dhenkanal Palace

This is the only fort-palace in Orissa and it has survived numerous wars and attacks wrought on the state. In fact, the objective of building this palace was to be able to locate the enemies and analyze their movement during periods of unrest. This was built in the latter part of the 19^th century and one can look at the entire city from the top of this palace. This palace too has a number of paintings and items such as swords which speak volumes about the time during which it was built. Today, the palace is used as a guest house; however, the essence and soul of the palace has not been lost and it still bears witness to the history of Orissa. Of special note is the royal library which holds a vast array of books from different parts of the world.