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.
18 teams comprising senior officials of the State Forest department and wildlife experts have been roped in to conduct the dolphin census at Chilika.
The minor girls were playing near the manhole when a portion of the area near it caved in, and they fell into the manhole.
A complaint was lodged at Khallikote police station on December 7 complaining about the theft of a concrete mixer machine.
They suspect that the birds -- two large whistling ducks, and one purple moorhen, pheasant tailed jacana and common moorhen each -- were poisoned near Kalupada channel under Tangi range of Chilika wildlife division.
During the raid at the fake unit, the Infovalley police seized cigarettes and gutkha worth lakhs of rupees.
Apart from shunning them from using water and roads, the upper caste people are allegedly not allowing their kids to go to school and Anganwadi centre
Previously considered a staple food for poor indigenous people, millet was widely ignored by urban people as part of their regular diet. It has proven its potential in the five-day event of the International Food Innovation Exhibition held in the city of Paris, France.
Over 20 goats were allegedly killed by this unknown animal. While the animal rearers of Sanakhemundi area are yet to come to terms with the loss, the fear of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has loomed large in their mind.
As general people are not familiar with the technical part associated with a loco pilot and other circumstances, it is obvious that a question like why a loco pilot doesn't apply breaks well in advance will arise in their minds.
Abhimanyu Pradhan, a farmer of Takarada village under Buguda block in Ganjam district, has successfully turned his patch of land into Thailand's red apple and green apple berry orchard.
Earlier a verbal complaint was filed regarding another ragging incident in the college. As many as 10 students involved in the incident were suspended from the college for 10 days.
The recent incident of ragging at Binayak Acharya College in Berhampur and the subsequent arrest of the prime accused Abhishek Nayak has spelt trouble for the ruling BJD.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput.
While there has been playschool trend everywhere, this Anganwadi centre has everything to give playschools a run for their money.
The protestors reportedly broke the police cordon and took possession of the site.
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