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.
Berhampur: A bizarre scene unfolded near Sunapur on the outskirts of Berhampur after an elephant calf that went astray from its mother was intriguingly deserted by the herd. The baby elephant was part of the herd which sneaked into the locality and subsequently entered Tampara lake causing extensive damage to prawn enclosures and fishing boats. […]
Ganjam: Fifty eight years after its establishment, the Belaguntha outpost in Ganjam district has finally been accorded the status of a police station. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the new police station from Bhubaneswar through video conferencing on Wednesday during the closing ceremony of 62nd Senior Police Officers Conference. Aska MP Pramila Bisoyi, State […]
Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has issued fresh guidelines for devotees visiting Tara Tarini Temple for darshan and for the ongoing Chaitra Mela in view of the rising cases of…
Berhampur: After a long hiatus of ten months due to the Covid-19 restrictions, one of the highly-revered religious sites in Berhampur, Maa Budhi Thakurani Temple reopened its door for public today. The temple has opened its doors for devotees in accordance with strict Covid-19 SOPs. The district administration has set up barricades for the smooth […]
Chilika: The annual bird census at Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, began today in five ranges under the Chilika wildlife division- Tangi, Balugaon, Rambha, Satapada and Chilika. As many as 21 teams comprising over 111 wildlife officials, experts, volunteers and environmentalists started the headcount exercise which began at 6 am today. While 19 […]
Berhampur/Rayagada: Huge consignment of ganja worth more than Rs 1.5 crore was seized during separate raids at two different places of Odisha. As per reports, the Excise department officials of Berhampur division reportedly intercepted a coir-laden truck, a car and a pickup van on the National Highway in Berhampur and seized over 11 quintals of […]
Berhampur: A day after a cow was critically injured by chewing a crude bomb, second such incident was reported from Kukudakhandi in Berhampur area of Ganjam district on Wednesday. The cow unwittingly consumed the crude bomb which subsequently exploded in its mouth. The explosion caused severe injuries to its jaw and other parts of the […]
Berhampur: Whose doors will the citizens knock if the ones at the grievance redressal forum considered saviours are themselves mired in corruption? In a shocking incident reported from Ganjam district, Assistant Collector and grievance cell in-charge Banamali Satapathy has been accused of taking bribe of Rs 2.20 lakh from a woman reportedly to facilitate transfer […]
Berhampur: The Odisha Forest Department on Tuesday launched the tagging of Olive Ridley sea turtles at Rushikulya mouth near Berhampur to make further research on the elusive sea creatures. The tags are not GPS-enabled; rather the protected turtles will sport physical tags which will be uniquely numbered. A total of six turtles were tagged on […]
Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested a man from Berhampur for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman multiple times for months by threatening to make her obscene photographs and videos viral. The arrest was made on the basis of a written complaint filed by the woman against one Kailash Chandra Sahu (32) aka Samir at Aska police […]
Ganjam: Already four years into the launch of ‘Mahaprayan’ scheme in Odisha, yet the service delivery mechanism and implementation of the same continue to remain under the cloud. Mahaprayan scheme was launched in 2016 by CM Naveen Patnaik to offer free hearse service from government hospitals to the residence of the deceased. But are people […]
Berhampur: Snake Helpline volunteers with the help of the locals rescued two huge pythons, one of which had precariously sneaked into an earth remover (JCB machine), near an embankment at Gumula village on the outskirts of the city on Sunday night. According to reports, while a JCB machine was engaged in digging a canal for […]
Berhampur: In a major breakthrough, police claim to have busted multiple theft cases in Ganjam district following the arrest of 7 robbers on Monday. Around 309 grams of gold ornaments and several mobiles phones have been recovered, police said. According to police, a joint team of Polasara and Kabisurya Nagar Police launched an investigation in […]
Berhampur: A couple of weeks after the gruesome murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral in Cuttack, a former block chairman of Beguniapada in Ganjam district was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Wednesday. Three bike-borne miscreants reportedly opened fire at the former block chairman Debaraj Sahoo at Sumandal Chhak. Sahoo succumbed to the bullet injuries […]
Berhampur: Intensifying crackdown on adulterated food manufacturing units in the State, Berhampur police on Thursday busted an adulterated spice and chilli manufacturing factory at Badabazaar Pandav Nagar area in the town. Acting on a tip off, the police conducted a raid on the food processing unit and seized huge cache of adulterated spices and raw […]
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