Tag: Berhampur

Bhubaneswar: At least 22 persons from Bhubaneswar were injured as the bus they were travelling in, turned turtle near Gokarnapur village in Digapahandi of Ganjam district this morning. The injured have been rushed to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. The passengers- all of them residents of Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar, were on […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar for reconsideration of AICTE’s decision to debar admissions into two premier diploma institutions in the State. AICTE had earlier placed Government Polytechnics at Parlakhemundi and Berhampur under ‘No Admission’ category for the academic year 2018-19 for several deficiancies including shortage of […]

Berhampur: Around 40 families at Harijansahi in Barpali of Ganjam district were rendered homeless after a major fire broke out in the area on Friday night. Though no casualty has been reported, over 50 rooms have been completely reduced to ashes in mishap. As people were sleeping when the incident occurred, they could not save […]

Berhampur's huge potential for growth remains untapped. Compared to the thriving economic activities during good part of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries that had ramifications even offshore through movement of people and merchandise, there has been a steady slowdown.

Berhampur: A youth was abducted and tortured allegedly by unidentified miscreants at Gudiapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district. The matter came to light after the youth managed to escape four days after being kidnapped and narrated his ordeal in front of his family members, who later lodged a police complaint in this […]

Berhampur: Four persons were arrested on charges of gang raping a minor girl in Jagannathprasad of Ganjam district, said police today. The arrested persons have been sent to the MKCG Hospital for medical examination, stated Anirudha Muduli, officer In-charge of the Jagannathprasad police station. While two accused were arrested yesterday, two others were nabbed today, […]

Berhampur: In a major jolt to the Mayor of Berhamapur Municipal Corporation, K Madhavi, a local court disqualified her as corporator of the civic body on charges of furnishing false information in her affidavit during election. The disqualification was pronounced by the Ganjam District and Sessions Court in response to a petition filed by former […]

Berhampur: In what comes as a major shock for the residents of Rambha area in Ganjam district, a woman of Badachakada village allegedly killed the child of her neighbour by feeding him seeds of Yellow Oleander. It is suspected that the accused woman did so over previous enmity. Accused Damayanti Pradhan has been arrested after […]

Berhampur: Cloth materials worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes as fire broke out in a sari shop at Hanuman Bazaar area here on Tuesday evening. No casualty was reported due to the blaze, fire officials said. At least seven fire tenders took around three hours to extinguish the flames, said assistant fire officer, […]

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths Friday arrested the Additional Tehsildar of Buguda in Ganjam district, Dibakar Patra, on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. Reportedly, a team of vigilance conducted raids on the houses of Patra in Berhampur and Polasara this morning. Following the raids, Patra was reportedly arrested. However, the exact […]

Berhampur: An angry mob brutally thrashed a youth in Barida (A) village under Kabisuryanagar police limits today suspecting him of being a thief. As per reports, some villagers tied the youth to a pole and beat him for hours before police rescued the youth. The identity of the youth is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, […]

Berhampur: Panic gripped Jayapur village under Aska police limits after a decomposed body of a 30-year-old person was recovered from the septic tank of his residence on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Kabula Patra. According to reports, Kabula was untraceable for the last two days and it is suspected that he was brutally […]

Berhampur:  Dreaded criminal Kalia Sahoo alias Musa was injured in a police encounter near Khajuria flyover here last night. Sources said Kalia has sustained bullet injuries on his left leg and was admitted to hospital for treatment. Besides, the police have recovered a pistol and two rounds of live bullets from his possession. On receiving […]

Cuttack: Acid attack survivors of Berhampur and Kalahandi, who are yet to come to terms with the brutality meted out to them, are still grappling with the violence of their tormentors. These survivors, still undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College in Cuttack, are putting up with threats from their tormentors who are roaming free. “My […]

Berhampur: Two labourers were killed in a mishap at a crusher unit at Gurunthi village of Berhampur Sadar Tehsil here on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Kalia and Babu of Palasi village. Both Kalia and Babu are siblings and were working at the crusher unit for a long time. According to reports, the […]