Tag: Berhampur

Berhampur: With the Covid-19 situation in Ganjam district showing signs of slight improvement, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has decided to lift the restrictions on travel to and from the city imposed on residents and outsiders. “The restrictions imposed on entry into and exit from Berhampur have been lifted with effect from 24th August,” the […]

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration on Monday prohibited the general darshan of Maa Budhi Thakurani in Bada Bazaar area, the temporary abode of the goddess, after two priests were tested…

Berhampur: The district authorities of Ganjam on Sunday announced to arrange buses to carry students to their examination centres for the JEE- Mains exam. The move comes a day after Odisha government declared to ensure hassle-free movement and accommodation facilities to candidates during the exams. As per a tweet by the district administration, buses will […]

Berhampur: A JEE (Main) aspirant who was tested positive for coronavirus was debarred from appearing in the examination today at a centre in Ganjam district of Odisha. According to sources, the candidate reached the examination wearing PPE kit as per earlier instruction. However, the district administration did not allow the student to take the test […]

Berhampur: The Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), staff nurses and pharmacists, who staged a demonstration protesting the termination of their contract, withdrew their stir after assurances from the collector. The contractual healthcare workers had alleged that they were terminated before completion of three months without any prior notice. According to sources, the collector held discussions with […]

Berhampur:  A 30-year-old woman was arrested on Friday in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly killing her husband, a police officer here said. Panchanan Nayak (40), who lived at his father-in-law’s residence in Olamba village, was throttled to death on Thursday night by wife, Kuni, and sister-in-law, following a heated argument between them, Sub-divisional Police Officer […]

Berhampur: Covid-19 crisis continues to turn the world upside down bringing unending miseries. The pandemic has become even more tragic for a family in Ganjam district of Odisha which has lost its four brothers one after another to the virus. A few months ago, it was all happy spirit for the joint family of Dhabaleswar […]

Berhampur: From rapid testing to extensive contact tracing, door-to-door screening and 24X7 patrolling to ensure people abide by the Covid-19 guidelines, the Ganjam district administration took several measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. And now, the district which once regarded as the Covid hostpot region has largely succeeded in bringing the virus under control. […]

Berhampur: Do you love to down a bottle of beer? Think twice and make sure that you check its expiry date before you purchase a bottle from the nearest liquor joint as old beer stocks (expired) are now being allegedly sold at various counters in Berhampur. To verify such allegations, Berhampur Additional District Magistrate (ADM), […]

Berhampur: The vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested the Principal in-charge of Kukudahandi Plus-II Science Higher Secondary School in Ganjam district for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 bribe from an employee. The accused, M Tuna Patro was caught by the Vigilance officials while receiving the bribe from Basant Kumar Jena, who works as a physics demonstrator at […]

Berhampur: Despite witnessing a flattening of Covid-19 cases after series of stringent enforcement, the city administration of Berhampur will once again take up mass health screening in the city as a precautionary measure ahead of the festive season. Informing in this regard, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC), Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar on Saturday said that a mass […]

Berhampur: Ganjam Police busted dozens of gambling dens in different places and arrested 216 gambles in the district in last fifteen days. In this connection police has registered as many as 32 cases and sized more than Rs 15 lakh. With Durga Puja and Kumar Purnima in sight, gambling has been rampant in Ganjam and […]

Berhampur: Vehicular movement between Digapahandi and Shergarh disrupted after a temporary culvert washed away near Sanakhemundi area here on Wednesday due to incessant rain. Extremely heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression on Bay of Bengal has wreaked havoc in various districts of south Odisha. Earlier yesterday, the hours of downpour had caused a landslip […]

Berhampur: Incessant rain triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life out of gear in many parts of Odisha. The continuous downpour has resulted in water logging at Shanti Nagar colony here in the district. The water logging hazard has adversely affected normal life and daily commute in the […]

Berhampur: Seven wild boars were found dead under mysterious circumstances near the Berhampur University campus in this south Odisha city, triggering panic among the locals, officials said on Wednesday. Post-mortem examinations of the carcasses of the dead animals, recovered on Tuesday evening, have been performed to ascertain the cause of their deaths and the reports […]