News from Ganjam

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.

Odisha Panchayat Polls: Candidates In Ganjam Leave No Stone Unturned To Woo Migrant Voters
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Candidates In Ganjam Leave No Stone Unturned To Woo Migrant Voters

Three years after the general election, the villages in Ganjam district have once again gone into election frenzy. Amidst these activities, another common scene of hundreds of Ganjam residents living in Surat returning to their villages can be seen on any day these days. 

New Gopalpur-Sambalpur Rail Line: Kandhamal To Get First Ever Railway Link 
New Gopalpur-Sambalpur Rail Line: Kandhamal To Get First Ever Railway Link 

The most important aspect of this rail line is that the dream of Kandhamal district’s people to have train service in their district will also come true

Noted Ornithologist, Sanakhemundi King Uday Narayan Dev No More 
Noted Ornithologist, Sanakhemundi King Uday Narayan Dev No More 

Uday Narayan Dev was elected from Mohana Assembly Constituency in Gajapati district three consecutive times in 1974, 1977 and 1980.

Fed Up With False Assurances, Villagers In 3 Odisha Districts Decide To Boycott Panchayat Elections
Fed Up With False Assurances, Villagers In 3 Odisha Districts Decide To Boycott Panchayat Elections

While the villagers are yet to get ration cards, drinking water, pucca roads, construction of school building and Anganwadi centre’s boundary wall have been in their wish list for a long period now.   

 Self-Immolation Bid
Youth Succumbs To Burns After Self-Immolation Bid At Police Station In Odisha

On the other hand, the family members and friends of Samantara revealed that he was under some mental stress for the last few days over some unknown reasons. Samantara was a witness to the murder of an RTI activist in Golanthara area in 2014.

Odisha Man In Surat Saves Five Lives Even After Death
Odisha Man In Surat Saves Five Lives Even After Death

The noble act of organ donation has in fact infused a new lease of life in five persons. 

Odisha Panchayat Polls: Young Satraps In Front Seat As Veterans Take Backroom 
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Young Satraps In Front Seat As Veterans Take Backroom 

And the young cubs are going the extra mile to not let down their aging fathers. 

Odisha Panchayat Polls: Candidates, Political Parties Firing On All Cylinders To Ensure Victory  
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Candidates, Political Parties Firing On All Cylinders To Ensure Victory  

The three main political parties- the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress- have meanwhile finalized their calibrated strategies to ensure victory of their candidates. 

Distressed Ganjam Farmers Stage Protest Over Non-Procurement Of Paddy, Minister Blames Weather
Distressed Ganjam Farmers Stage Protest Over Non-Procurement Of Paddy, Minister Blames Weather

At present while the token period is drawing to the close, the harvested paddy crops are still lying in the farmlands.

Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence In Ganjam: More Deployment If Required, Says IG Southern Range
Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence In Ganjam: More Deployment If Required, Says IG Southern Range

In an exclusive interview to OTV, IG (Southern Range) Satyabrata Bhoi said already clear instructions have been issued to the Superintendent of Police to keep a close watch on the incidents of violence.

Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence In Odisha: Bloodshed Again in Ganjam, 6 Hurt In Group Clashes
Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence In Odisha: Bloodshed Again in Ganjam, 6 Hurt In Group Clashes

While the police are yet to nab the attackers, the law and order situation in the district seems to be deteriorating.

Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence: Clashes Break Out In Ganjam, Kandhamal; 3 Injured 
Pre-Panchayat Poll Violence: Clashes Break Out In Ganjam, Kandhamal; 3 Injured 

Tension erupted at Guma village of Belghar area in Kandhamal district after the supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) clashed over the selection of the Samiti member candidate.

Pregnant Woman Carried On Sling Across River In Odisha’s Ganjam Due To Lack Of Motorable Road
Pregnant Woman Carried On Sling Across River In Odisha’s Ganjam Due To Lack Of Motorable Road

In another incident, a patient from Bhaliapadar village under Sagada Panchayat in Boudh district was carried on a bicycle to a hospital on Wednesday owing to the pathetic condition of roads.

Sea Beaches
Covid Surge: Gatherings At Sea Beaches In Odisha’s Ganjam Banned For Makar Sankranti

All the sea beaches in Ganjam district will remain close for the tourists from January 13-17 to avoid congregation and hence the spread of the virus

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