Tag: Berhampur

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 […]

Berhampur: The Utkal Chemists and Druggists Association (UCDA) has called for a district wide bandh of all medicine shops in Ganjam  protesting  the closure of three medicine shops on the premises of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. The association has asked all the chemists in the district to shut down their shops on […]

Berhampur: A senior citizen pilgrim died after he fell sick during the travel to South India under Government’s pilgrimage scheme Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana. The deceased identified as Bhagaban Maharana of Balajipentha in Berhampur fell sick suddenly due to asthma during his trip to Tirupati. He was also administered required treatment during the journey. […]

As many as 1000 senior citizens left for Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh and Vellore of Tamil Nadu on a pilgrimage trip from Berhampur on Thursday under the government’s Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana. The pilgrims boarded a special train arranged by the State government after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Berhampur: In an unfortunate incident, a woman was killed and two of her family members got critically injured after a truck hit the motorcycle they were riding on National Highway near Lanjipalli in Berhampur Friday morning. As per sources, the trio belonging to the family of E Rabi Rao of Haladiapadar area were on a […]

Berhampur: A visually challenged minor girl was found with her throat slit after she was allegedly attacked by miscreants at Puhundi village under Jarada police limits here in Ganjam district. The girl has been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur in a critical condition. Family sources said, the girl had been keeping […]