Tag: Berhampur

  Berhampur: At least 20 persons were detained by the Berhampur police following agitations over the demolition of a Hanuman temple near Gautam Cinema Hall of the city. The demolition was carried out by the district administration as part of the eviction drive around 4.30 am this morning. Government officials present during the drive alleged […]

Bhubaneswar: With more and more personalities coming out to promote ‘Swachh Bharat Mission,’ Bollywood actor Suneil Shetty was latest to join the bandwagon to promote sanitation and cleanliness in Berhampur city of Odisha. The actor made an appeal to the people of Berhampur to keep the city clean. We thank @sunilshetty4u for extending his support […]

Bhubaneswar: At least seven incidents of mob attack triggered by child-lifting rumours have surfaced from different parts of the state in the past 24 hours. A mentally-challenged youth was beaten up by locals on suspicion of being a child-lifter at Panchama village under Golanthara police limits on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on […]

Berhampur: Tension prevailed at Gate Bazar in Berhampur after locals thrashed seven persons suspecting them to be child lifters. According to sources, six people from Tamil Nadu were initially detained while they were roaming around in Gate Bazar area under Town Police Station on Saturday night. On finding them suspiciously moving around in the area, […]

  Ganjam: Panic gripped locals after a herd of elephants from Lakhari forest strayed into Kankarada village in Ganjam. According to sources, a herd of 5 elephants strayed into the village. The pachyderms are suspected to have entered the area in search of food. Officials of Digapahandi Range are still trying to chase off the […]

Berhampur: A Plus Two Science student allegedly set himself on fire in his house at Gayatri Nagar under Bada Bazar police limits here on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Panda. Sources said Rajesh had twice appeared the annual board examination but failed to clear both the times. He had also appeared the […]

Berhampur: The Police on Tuesday nabbed an ATM card thief and seized Rs 2 lakh cash, 13 ATM cards and a motorcycle from his possession. The accused identified as Pravakar Pradhan was caught from Prem Nagar area in Berhampur. His modus operandi was to extend help to people who were ignorant about handling ATM cards. […]

Berhampur: The Berhampur Police on Sunday rolled out ‘Surakshya’ vehicle under ‘Swayamsiddha’ programme to help women in distress, on the occasion of the Mother’s Day here. The mobile women police unit vehicle was flagged off by Food Supplies Minister Surya Narayan Patro and Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal at a special event. A […]

Berhampur: Two aborted female foetuses wrapped in a plastic bag were found dumped in a road side drain at Ashok Nagar under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur of Ganjam district today. The twin foetuses –barely five month old, were spotted by locals who immediately alerted the Baidyanathpur police.Initially it was suspected to be a single […]

Berhampur: Police on Friday busted a sex racket running from a rented house in Presidency Apartment under Gosani Nuagaon police limits here. As per reports, the kingpin of the racket, a woman, was arrested along with three brokers, one customer and a sex worker. While the woman kingpin was identified to be a resident of […]

A girl student studying at a private school in Berhampur has accused two lady teachers of mentally harassing her and intentionally deducting her marks in the examination.

Ganjam: Thanks to the tiring efforts of bird lovers of Anachaliaka Bikash Parishad (ABP) to provide artificial shelters, the number of chirpy sparrows has registered an increase in Gunthabandha on the outskirts of Berhampur. The community efforts to save these tiny birds have started to show results as earlier the number of house sparrows was […]

Berhampur: A criminal, who was injured in a police encounter near Baghua forest under Buguda police limits on Saturday, died while undergoing treatment at MKCG hospital here today. The deceased has been identified as Srikant Rana. Earlier, two criminals- Srikant Rana and Gaura Swain were injured in the exchange of fire with cops. The duo […]

Berhampur: Police today detained a man for allegedly branding his adopted four-year-old daughter with a hot spatula in his house at Sriram Nagar under Bada Bazar police limits in Berhampur of Ganjam district. The accused was identified as Runa Gouda. The minor girl, Sanjana Majhi, is reportedly the real daughter of Dasrathi Majhi and Ranu […]

Berhampur:  Odisha Public e-library set up by Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) and Odisha Society of America (OSA) has started functioning from the Town Hall here. The e-library will give a boost to the library movement of the state and help computer literate students, B Nageswar Subudhi, a member of the library advisory committee, said. The […]