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.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Leaves Two Odisha Families On Edge 
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Leaves Two Odisha Families On Edge 

The family members of Suraj Biswas who live in Chamakhandi area of Ganjam district have been on the tenterhooks.

Pre-poll violence
Violence Erupts In Puri, Ganjam Ahead Of Panchayat Elections In Odisha

In another incident, some miscreants allegedly attacked BJD’s Zone-24 Zilla Parishad candidate Dharnidhar Sahu while he was campaigning at Potal village under Pipili block of Puri district on Monday.

Odisha Panchayat Polls: Star Campaigners Chip In Ahead Of Last Day Canvassing For First Phase
Odisha Panchayat Polls: Star Campaigners Chip In Ahead Of Last Day Canvassing For First Phase

On the other hand, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has intensified campaigning in Ganjam's Polsara Block. Several Ollywood actors like Tamanna, Poonam and Debashis were seen campaigning with local MLA Srikant Sahoo in ZP zone 38, 39 and 40. 

Panchayat Polls: Candidate Distributes Fake Old Age Pension Cards In Ganjam, BDO Promises Action
Panchayat Polls: Candidate Distributes Fake Old Age Pension Cards In Ganjam, BDO Promises Action

The villagers demanded the BDO to conduct a probe to identify and punish the culprits who are resorting to the gimmick to woo voters.

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.

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