Tag: Berhampur

Berhampur: A man and his wife were killed when the motorbike on which they were travelling collided with a truck near Pathurinala under Khallikote police station limit in Ganjam district today, police said. The deceased, identified as M.Pradip (46) and his wife M.Susmita Subudhi (45) of Talasara village, were going towards Bhejiput when they met […]

Berhampur: With the arrest of three members of a gang, police today claimed to have averted a major dacoity in Jagannath Prasad area in Ganjam district. The three of the 5-member gang were arrested near Munida Hill on Karachuli-Chadeiyapada Road under Jagannathpur police station limit this morning while they were plotting a major crime in […]

Berhampur: Odisha government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore to Khallikote Cluster University for infrastructural developments for the playground of the Khallikote (Autonomous) College. “We have received a letter of sanction of the amount from the government. The construction of at least two toilet complexes and water supply facilities, in addition to basketball court renovations and […]

Berhampur: Weavers in ‘silk city’ Berhampur are feeling the heat of demonetisation, with number of orders dwindling despite it being the marriage season, as cooperatives are unable to pay these artisans, apparently due to cap on the withdrawal limit. “The sale of Berhampuri patta has come down by 60 per cent while the cooperative societies […]

Berhampur: The proposed Advance Skill Development Training Institute (ASTI), Berhampur, is likely to function on a temporary basis from the premises of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here from February next year. A nine-member expert team of the funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), visited the ITI on Wednesday for inspection of its infrastructure. “We are […]

Berhampur: With a fishing boat ferrying picnickers capsizing in Chilika Lake that claimed four lives the day before, safety features in the country’s largest brackish water lagoon has come into the focus. Besides tourist boats, a large number of fishing boats operate from lakeside villages to ferry visitors to exotic locations inside the lagoon. Such […]

Berhampur: The much awaited Rs 581.8 crore Janibili mega water supply project for Berhampur town commenced today with Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik gracing the start of work at Jagadalapur here. The project is first of its kind in the state in urban and rural water supply sector in terms of construction and operation maintenance. […]

Berhampur: The 55,000-tonne per annum (TPA) ferro-chrome plant set up by Tata Steel at a cost of Rs 542 crore in its Gopalpur Industrial Park in Ganjam district was today opened by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The plant is a unique environment-friendly unit with state-of-the-art pollution control equipment and technology such as ETP (effluent treatment […]

Berhampur: Scarcity of essential commodities is feared in some parts of Odisha with transportation of goods badly hit by the limit on withdrawal of cash from accounts and ATMs since the Centre’s demonetisation move. President of Ganjam District Truck Owners Association Pramod Kumar Jena said around 70 to 80 percent of trucks could not operate […]

Berhampur: A poacher, who allegedly killed a wild boar at Biripadara village under Muzagarh forest range in Ganjam district, was arrested by forest personnel, officials said today. The accused, Kumar Nayak (45) of same village killed the animal by trapping it near his paddy field on the outskirts of the village. Forest officials caught him […]

Berhampur: At a time when Odisha and other states are grappling with dengue, students of MM High School at Girishola in Ganjam district have prepared a project to fight the disease. The project has suggested plantation of marigold, lemon grass and podina saplings on open spaces of the villages and houses to drive away the […]

Berhampur: Wildlife personnel have geared up to prevent poaching in Odisha’s Chilika lake apprehending large-scale killing of birds for the ensuing ‘Chhadakhai’ day which comes after the holy month of Kartik. On this day, Odias who forgo non-vegetarian food during Kartik indulge in large-scale killing of birds as the demand for non-vegetarian food goes up, […]

Berhampur: This Children’s Day will be special for 14-year-old Shubhendu Kumar Sahu as he will walk down the ramparts of Rashtrapati Bhawan before being presented with a prestigious award by President Pranab Mukherjee. Sahu, a Class VIII student of Somapur Project Upper Primary School in Ganjam district’s Hinjili, has been selected for the National Child […]

Berhampur: Homeless poor of this silk hub in south Odisha may have to spend the freezing cold nights on the streets as the shelter constructed by Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to start functioning. Inaugurated in May last year, the two-storeyed building had come up at the old bus stand area here. While the […]

A teacher was today awarded 11 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 65,000 by a local court for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old student