News from Berhampur

Her charred body was found lying in her home at Bhetanai, following which the neighbours called the police. She was a student of Ahalya Devi Junior Women's College at Ballipadar.

As per reports, people are forced to move to borewells in their respective areas after the PHD water supply dried down. However, with only a handful of handpumps in the Silk City has made their lives miserable.

Asked about the Chhadakhai business, a fish seller at Unit 4 market in Bhubaneswar said, “There are not enough people in the market due to Tuesday. Many people do not eat non-veg on Tuesday. We have opened our shops since 6 am but cannot sell enough.”

The case in point is the three-year-old toilet near Penduru Gadai Market in the Bada Bazaar area. Locals alleged that since its floor has broken and water is scarcely available, the toilet is of no use to people and traders. Over Rs 15 lakh was spent on the toilet three years ago.

A woman from Kerala was found dead in a lodge on Saturday evening in Berhampur of Ganjam district; probe underway. 

A huge wall painting of ‘Holy Trinity’ with over 5K bottle caps was created by school students in Berhampur.

Sources said, Ganesh contacted six snake charmers to obtain a cobra while only Acharya agreed to give him a venomous cobra in return for a handsome amount of money. The statements of three other snake charmers were also recorded.

The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) has also been directed to submit a report on how a cobra ended up with the accused and whether the reptile was killed thereafter.

Teacher shortage continues to plague learning in many schools in Odisha. Some schools do not have regular teachers while others are run with deputed and guest ones.

These hand-crafted brass fishes have a highly polished yet antique look. The entire artifact is made out of brass and other metals to an extent where even the sticking of the two pieces of the metal is done using a metal of a lower melting point.

The deceased, Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan hailed from Karapada village under Ganjam’s Digapahandi block. He was brought to the MKCG hospital after he sustained a wound in his leg on November 15.

Established in 1986, the press printed books for only 40-50 people in the beginning. The number of books has reached 5000 now. However, despite increased work pressure, the employees are reportedly getting a paltry Rs 10,000 – 12,000 as their salary.

M Budu Patra was attacked at Ambagada village in Ganjam district in 2017. Though Patra was immediately rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital following the brutal attack, he succumbed to his injuries.

“I think the government is retired and headed by retired people," said Panigrahi. 

Three to four unidentified miscreants forced their entry into Dunia’s house and started attacking Dunia, his mother, and his younger brother with swords and fled from the spot.