Tag: Berhampur

Berhampur: A total of five child marriages have been foiled across Ganjam district following swift action by the administration, officials said on Sunday. While three attempts to marry off three minor girls were thwarted in Hinjili block, two such attempts were foiled in Sanakhemundi and Bhanjanagara blocks on Saturday, they said. All the girls were […]

Berhampur: Unravelling a murder case that was reported on Tuesday, Ganjam Police on Thursday informed that the victim was killed by his wife, who along with her paramour executed the crime. According to Berhampur Sadar SDPO, Jayant Mohapatra, one Mita Sahu of Masanipadar Sahi killed her husband Prafulla with help of her paramour Saroj Moharana. […]

Berhampur: In a tragic incident, a man from Ganjam district died on-board the Ahmedabad-Puri Express on Monday night. The deceased, identified as Biswanath Jena of Khandauli village, was returning from…

Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved the redevelopment plan of the periphery of Taratarini Temple in Purusottampur of Ganjam district. This being a landmark project in the district, the CM has directed officials to complete the development work within the stipulated time. As per reports, the redevelopment plan includes renovation of Singhadwar entrance […]

Berhampur: Alleging false implication in an assault case and demanding justice within 15 days, Krutibasa Mishra alias Raja, son of senior leader of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s(BJD) women wing in Ganjam, Meenakshi Mishra, has threatened to set himself ablaze in front of DG office in Berhampur. Raja’s statement came after he was granted interim bail […]

Bhubaneswar: The senior BJD women wing’s leader in Ganjam, Meenakshi Mishra who attempted self-immolation on February 12, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar today. Protesting alleged police inaction and demanding the release of her son, Krutibasa Mishra alias Raja in an assault case, Meenakshi set her on fire after pouring kerosene […]

Berhampur: Taking stern note of the death of a five-year-old school student who fell off a moving auto-rickshaw while on way to school in Digapahandi area of Ganjam district, Odisha government today issued warning to schools and auto-rickshaw owners. The State Transport Minister, Padmanav Behera on Thursday said that those who are violating the ban […]

Ganjam: At least two people were killed while three more sustained serious injuries in an explosion in a house in Kukudakhandi village under the Berhampur Sadar police station in the…

Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police(DGP) of Odisha, Abhay Kumar, today ordered a high level probe into the self-immolation and death of the BJD women wing leader Meenakshi Mishra. As per reports, the enquiry will be conducted by IG (Modernisation) Rekha Lohani. The investigation will be conducted to ascertain under what circumstances Meenakshi attempted self-immolation […]

Berhampur: Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on two liquor outlets in Berhampur after finding plastic glasses and bottles junked outside the shops on Monday night while carrying out a surprise inspection near Berhampur railway station. Expressing his dissatisfaction over littering of the non-bio-degradable wastes in the […]

Berhampur: Amid coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur and Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here have jointly produced hand sanitisers for distribution to Odisha government employees who are on duty during this crisis. Applauding the efforts, Odisha Skill Development Authority said, “Whenever a disaster has struck us, our Skilled In […]

Berhampur: A 40-year-old migrant worker was on Friday found dead in a quarantine centre in Ganjam district where he was lodged after returning from Surat in Gujarat, a police official said. The deceased was kept at the quarantine centre set up at Dhunkapada high school in Polasara block since Tuesday after he arrived from Surat […]

Berhampur: A 28-year old woman, who was lodged in a COVID quarantine centre in Odisha’s Ganjam district after her return from Surat in Gujarat, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday, officials said The woman and her husband have been lodged in the institutional quarantine centre set up at a High School at Mardhakote […]

Berhampur: He had expected it to be a very relieving experience amid Covid pandemic but much to his surprise his homecoming was more of a humiliation. Madhav Patra who belongs to Basudevpur of Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district narrates how he has been spending past several days in an agony of isolation after being denied […]

Bhubaneswar: Apart from pushing the economy off the cliff, Coronavirus pandemic has also triggered a serious humanitarian crisis in the country like never before. Such blatant discrimination act fuelled by the stigma of this pandemic is evident from an incident in Odisha where a man succumbed to the inhumane and hostile feelings of people. The […]