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.
Three persons were killed after being hit by a moving train near a level crossing in Ganjam district late on Sunday night.
Whenever Mochiram Nayak, a daily wage labourer, walks or drives down the lanes of Harijansahi, an entire clan of dogs follows him.
Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in some places in southern and coastal belt of the State in the next 24 hours.
Resentment is brewing among locals of Berhampur over restrictions on entry of visitors to Ramlingam Tank Park and its alleged use by BJD MLAs.
Huge amount of funds have allegedly been misappropriated under MGNREGA at Bania Panchayat under Khallikote block of Ganjam district
Even as the Odisha government promises big on achieving last-mile connectivity, many bridge projects in the remote regions of the State are lying incomplete over the past few years.
Last month, a camel suffering from various old age-related ailments died after being abandoned by its master inside Manapali forest in Khallikote area of Ganjam district.
The civic body had spent an estimated Rs 70 lakh in 2017 to construct sanitary toilet complexes. However, in just four years, the structures have been completely damaged.
In a similar instance on August 11, a woman and her daughter were allegedly tied with ropes and mercilessly beaten by a group of men on suspicion of practicing witchcraft at Gadigaon village under Khunta Police limits in Mayurbhanj district.
A bank ATM cash loading van was allegedly hijacked by unknown miscreants who drugged its driver and looted Rs 24 lakh in Ganjam district on Wednesday.
The Dengue is back in headlines once again after few days of lull. But this time, the fear of the mosquito-borne viral disease has become a cause of concern for residents in far-off places and rural pockets like Malkangiri where the public still struggles to access proper healthcare.
In Bhadrak, two bike-borne youths were killed and one critically injured after a truck hit their bike from behind on NH 16 near Rahanja Chhak under the Rural police station jurisdiction.
The folk artists, who have lost their livelihood due to the pandemic, will get an opportunity to earn some money with this awareness drive.
The Odisha government on Friday said that the much-awaited flight operations from two more airstrips in the State will begin soon. Odisha Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said that the final decision on the roll out of flights from Jeypore in Koraput and Rangeilunda airstrips in Ganjam district has been taken by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
The miscreants ransacked the rented accommodation of the MLA at Nirmaljhor area in Khalikot.
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