Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a special package for the welfare of 8 lakh Kendu leaf pluckers and other persons engaged in the trade. Odisha is the third largest producer ...

Thousands of kendu leaf pluckers under Jeypore kendu leaf division have not received their bonus of 30 paise per kerry (40 leaves), announced by the state government in 2014. KORAPUT: Thousands of ...

Bhubaneswar: After waging a battle against both the state and central governments for over a decade, over 1,000 poor kendu or bidi leaf pluckers of six gram sabha areas in Odisha's backward Kalahandi ...

After Rs 200 crore input subsidy package for farmers, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a financial package for the kendu leaf pluckers and associated staff while demanding complete ...

Bhubaneswhief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package for the welfare of kendu pluckers and other employees on Wednesday and demanded complete withdrawal of GST on the collection of the ...

MALKANGIRI:Resentment is brewing among kendu leaf pluckers who are being exploited by private traders. The pluckers are in utter distress as private players, who dominate the lucrative trade, pay less ...

SAMBALPUR: Kendu leaf pluckers of Sambalpur on Tuesday staged protest in front of the district collectorate demanding bonus, hike in wages and abolition of GST on the minor forest produce.In the ...

SAMBALPUR: Kendu leaf pluckers have decided to gherao the PCCF’s office at Aranya Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on October 14, urging him to fulfill their demands, including hike in monthly wages. At a ...

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package for the welfare of kendu pluckers and other employees on Wednesday and demanded complete withdrawal of GST on the collection of the ...