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.
Ganjam: Thousands of residents in several villages under the Ankului Gram Panchayat have been forced to undertake hazardous journeys on a ramshackle boat every day to cross the Baghalati reservoir since many years in the absence of a road. The ride in the leaky boat is not only causing delay and inconvenience to people, especially […]
Berhampur: As a precautionary measure to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 spread, the Ganjam district administration on Monday decided to keep all temples and other religious institutions closed till December 1. At a high-level meeting held today, senior district officials unanimously decided not to allow the reopening of temples even though the recently released […]
Ganjam: Four persons were arrested for allegedly trying to sell the land of a man by forging the signature of Bhanjanagar sub-collector. The arrested persons include the son of a computer shop owner and an agent. They were trying to sell the land of a man belonging to the scheduled caste community in Narasinghapur Mouza […]
Berhampur: Amidst the ongoing speculation over the fate of firecracker shops this Diwali, the Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Tuesday urged traders not to set up temporary stalls this year. While speaking to OTV, Kulange appealed people of the district to observe ‘Green and COVID-Free Diwali’ this year. Though a detail guideline is […]
Ganjam: Though the Odisha government claims to have launched the ‘Mahaprayana’ scheme to facilitate the transport of dead bodies from hospitals, family members of a woman who died at a hospital in Ganjam alleged that they had to carry her body on shoulders for 2 kms to reach home as no transport facility was available […]
Berhampur: Bringing laurels for the State yet again, the government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Berhampur has entered the Asia Book of Records for conceptualizing and designing the largest open-air scrap sculpture museum. The museum named ‘The Heart, Mind and Hand Show’ spreads over 10000 square metres and has been declared as the largest open-air […]
Berhampur: The vigilance sleuths today conducted searches in houses, office and property of two junior clerks based on the allegation of acquisition of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. According to reports, as many as eight teams conducted simultaneous raids at four places including the houses of Surya Narayan Tripathy – Junior Accountant […]
Berhampur: When all the schools are closed in the State due to the Covid-19 induced norms, the teachers of a school in Ganjam district have taken a new initiative to ensure that the students do not miss out on their studies due to the pandemic. The teachers of Utkalamani High School at Madhabandha under Chikiti […]
Berhampur: A police team on Saturday seized firecrackers worth around Rs 70 lakh following a raid on an illegal manufacturing unit at Aska in Ganjam district. As per reports, three truckloads of crackers have been seized from the factory. Further investigation is underway into the seizure. It is pertinent to mention here that Odisha government […]
Hinjili: Looters are having a field day in Hinjili area of Ganjam district while police allegedly failed to tighten the noose on them. It is evident from three such burglaries taken place in different areas here on Sunday night. The robbers targeted the house of one Abhimanyu Dalai near Gita Bhawan here and looted around […]
Berhampur: Demanding restoration of regular train services from Berhampur to capital city Bhubaneswar, members of the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP), a socio-cultural voluntary organisation, staged a protest in front of the railway station here on Monday. They even tried to block the trains, but their attempt was foiled by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and […]
Berhampur: Ganjam reported no coronavirus case on Monday- the district’s first zero Covid-19 infection day in over six months as the district had reported its first positive case on May 2. Announcing the achievement, Ganjam collector tweeted, “Today we have 3597 Rapid Antigen Test. All negative. First time we got RAT totally zero. Credit goes […]
Ganjam: The Ganjam district police probing the Purushottampur gold loot case claims to have achieved a major breakthrough following the arrest of 15 persons involved in the burglary. As per reports, police have also succeeded in recovering 6.5 kilograms of gold ornaments looted from the house of a gold trader, Surendra Nath Nayak on October […]
Bhubaneswar: A passenger bus which was stolen from Baramunda bus stand late on Saturday night here was traced in Berhampur on Sunday, police informed. Badabazar police in Berhampur today identified the vehicle and took custody of it. However, the looter is absconding the cops have launched a manhunt to nab the miscreant. The bus, ‘Das […]
Ganjam: In order to restrict large scale congregation in one place for preventing further spread of Covid-19 infection, the Ganjam district administration on Friday clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144…
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