Ganjam is the largest district of Odisha in terms of population. The district is broadly divided into two divisions, the Coastal plain area in the east and hill and table lands in the west. The Eastern Ghats run along the western side of the District. Ganjam district is best known for its stunning sea beach and a deep sea port at Gopalpur. Ganjam is also famous for a perennial hot spring of medicinal sulfuric water located at Taptapani .This district has world’s largest breeding ground of Olive Ridley sea turtles at Rushikulya beach where Lakhs of endangered Olive Ridley turtles flocked the Rushikulya river mouth for their annual mass nesting. Ganjam’s Achar (Pickles) and Papad is very popular. These two give away such a wonderful flavor to the mouth that it is liked by the folks of Odisha at any and every point of time.
The residents of the constituency never shy away from alleging that the constituency has not developed as it should have been, considering the Chief Minister representing it for such a long period.
The gang allegedly fleeced people on the Telegram messaging platform by promising a 20 per cent return on investments. They tricked their victims into transferring money into mule accounts.
The mishap occurred while cooking was underway at the house of Prashant Kumar Behera in the evening. According to the family members, gas leaked from the cylinder and later it caught fire.
Dhauli police recovered the body from the Daya River bed, sent it to Capital Hospital for post-mortem and launched a probe.
Surendra was grazing his buffaloes in a village farmland when he suddenly collapsed on the ground.
Such incidents were reported from various parts of Cuttack, Balasore, Ganajm, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Sundargarh and Sambalpur
BJD leader and former Khallikote MLA Purna Chandra Sethy accused the party of sidelining him before crossing over to the saffron party on Monday. Sethy was reportedly aspiring for a BJD ticket this time. Earlier, another BJD leader Bipin Pradhan of Digapahandi joined the BJP.
Multiple ticket aspirants have been a cause of headache for the BJD and they have started revolting against the incumbent legislators. Various circles are now abuzz about how the party will manage the rebels. Speculations are rife that rebels might seek sanctuary in the BJP.
The bodies of a woman and her minor daughter were found in their house under mysterious circumstances at Sanabaragaon Balihata village under Polsara Police limits of Ganjam on Thursday.
At Soro in Balasore, MLA Parsuram Dhada accompanied by his supporters celebrated Biju Babu’s birth anniversary sidelining his own party leader and a ticket hopeful, Shibani Shankar Ray. On the other hand, Ray and scores of party workers separately organised another programme.
In most Assembly segments, the organizational units of the ruling party are ridden with virulent factionalism and frontline leaders and workers are reportedly disillusioned with local leadership. As a result, the exodus of influential leaders from the party has started.
“It is the struggle of a weak, tortured and humiliated woman. A powerful former minister brought me to the street. I appeal to women and girls of Buguda, Polasara and Kabisuryanagar areas not to vote for a ‘depraved, immoral and tyrant’ leader in the upcoming elections,” she lamented.
Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi on Thursday not only showed his power in Ganjam but also in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on dais asserted that the mission will start from Hinjili, Chief Minister’s home constituency.
As per reports, Swapna and her mother were collecting leaves in the forest last evening. All of a sudden, a bullet got stuck into her stomach. However, the mother-daughter duo could not see anyone around in the forest.
Tension gripped Khallikote Police Station in Ganjam after hundreds of villagers carrying traditional weapons like bows and arrows gheraoed the police station on Saturday.
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