Tag: Ganjam

The call recording of Gaud's conversation with the victim also went viral on various social media platforms where he could be clearly heard taking the IIC's and a political leader's name while threatening the man.

The Gangapur police station of Odisha has been selected as one of the top three police stations of India for the year 2021.

A massive fire broke out at the Taratarini Temple in Ganjam district. After the fire broke out, huge columns of black smoke emanated from the openings of the temple structure. The fire reportedly started from the Dwipa Gruha where devotees light earthen lamps to offer worship.

An eight-year-old boy was critically injured due to a powerful explosion that damaged a house on Thursday (October 7). The incident took place at Medinipur village of Ganjam district.

Once the source of livelihood of his owners now left to die a painful death with starvation and disease.

Chamoli/Bhubaneswar: 75 pilgrims from Odisha are now stranded in Badrinath following intense snowfall in past two days. As per reports, 42 persons from Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district and 33 from Kamarda area of Balasore district are now stranded in Uttarakhand. Following the media reports, Odisha government today swung into action urged Uttarakhand government for rescuing […]

Ganjam: Ganjam Police detained eight persons today in connection with the gang rape of a minor girl in Polasara. Moreover, Ganjam SP, Brijesh Ray informed that sketches of the other suspects involved in the case will be released soon. As per the complaint, a minor girl was kidnapped and allegedly gang raped by three persons […]

Bhanjanagar: CPI(Maoist) on Saturday put up a banner near Dadaralunda village chhak in Bhanjanagar and threatened to kill two MLAs of Ganjam district. However, there was no mention of the names of the legislators to whom the death threats have been reportedly issued by the red rebels. The banner was found near a plaque mentioning […]

Ganjam: Nabin Swain, a resident of Gopalpur assembly constituency in Ganjam district who entertained BJP national president Amit Shah with a lunch when the latter visited Odisha in 2017, has joined BJD. Swain, along with 300 activists, ward members and supporters of the saffron party joined the ruling-BJD on Thursday at a function in Hugulapata […]

Buguda: Tension erupted on the premises of the Buguda block office in Ganjam district today after a scuffle broke out between BJD activists and residents of Golia panchayat. BJD’s block president, party councillor, block chairperson’s husband and a party worker were allegedly beaten black and blue by the villagers leaving one person critically injured. According […]

Berhampur: A youth allegedly slit his throat while in custody at the Gangapur Police Station of Ganjam district today. As per reports, the youth, identified as Debaraj of Nimina village under Gangapur police limits was taken into custody by police on charges of terrorising villagers by brandishing a gun. While police officials were busy completing […]

Berhampur: Bodies of three Odia labourers killed in a stone quarry explosion in Andhra Pradesh on August 3 will reach their homes this evening. As per sources, ambulances carrying the bodies have already left the Hathi Belgal village in Alur block of Kurnool district where the incident took place and will reach Rambha of Ganjam […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the grim situation in flood-hit districts, the Odisha government, in a notification issued today, cancelled the upcoming public holidays of banks and banking Institutions in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada. In a notice issued to various departments including the RBI Chief General Manager Bhubaneswar, the state government has directed that banks and […]

Ganjam: Three persons were injured after a bomb went off following a road mishap at Bhanjanagar bypass in Ganjam. Among the three injured, two persons have been identified as notorious criminals, Babu and Baliya Nayak. According to sources, several cases are pending against them in various police stations of the district. The third injured person […]

Ganjam: Residents of Sanatulashipalli village of Bhanjanagar block of the district are in a state of panic due to an unidentified fever that has gripped as many as 37 villagers of the area. “Nearly 2-3 members of each family of the village have been affected. While the NMO and Asha workers carried out blood tests […]