Tag: Ganjam

Bhubaneswar: Another Odia labourer injured in the blast inside a quarry in Kurnool of Andhra Pradesh succumbed to his injuries today. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Nahak, a resident of Diandein village under Rambha police limits of Ganjam district. Following today’s death, the toll in the blast has now increased to 16 including […]

Berhampur: Despite numerous schemes and programmes of Odisha government along with the efforts to create awareness on the importance of girl child, the widening sex ratio in Ganjam district has raised serious concerns. It is alleged that the district administration has failed to implement government schemes like the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana in the region… […]

Berhampur: Ganjam police today nabbed two criminals after an encounter at Pallimala road under Aska police limits in the district today. The injured criminals have been identified as siblings Krushna Jena and Sunil Jena. Acting on a tip off about the movement of the duo in the area, a special team of Aska police followed […]

Berhampur: At least 20 labourers of Sanakhemundi area in Ganjam have been allegedly held captive in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Moreover, the labourers are being subjected to torture and denied wages for the past two months. A cable company named Punna Balaji had lured the labourers from Ganjam and engaged them in ‘Neno Electronic Company in […]

Berhampur: Palpable tension prevailed at Gochhamil under Sorada police limits of Ganjam district after body of a youth was recovered from an abandoned well under mysterious circumstance today. The deceased has been identified as Benudhar Mallick of Balapanka village. Although the exact reason behind death is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the […]

Berhampur: A man was axed to death over suspected past rivalry at Golia village under Buguda police limits in Ganjam district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Minaketan Samal. According to sources, Samal was in his house when another man of the village identified as Rama Dalei barged into the house and allegedly […]

Ganjam: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a slew of projects in Ganjam district during his visit to Sheragada block. The Chief Minister paid floral tributes to Biju Patnaik and then laid the foundation stones of different development projects after arriving at Shergada block in his own Hinjili Assembly constituency. According to sources, the CM inaugurated […]

Ganjam: Police arrested a lawyer today in connection with the murder of a scrap trader in Bhanjanagar area of Ganjam. The arrested lawyer has been identified as Golak Behera who hails from Nayagarh. According to sources, Jagannathprasad police had launched an investigation into the mysterious death of the scrap trader and subsequently arrested Behera after […]

On Wednesday, police began a probe into the death of a young woman who was allegedly burnt alive in Pratappur village under Purushottampur of Ganjam district. A scientific team reached the spot to investigate the matter.

Berhampur: The farmers of Thuruburai village under Seragada block of Ganjam district today approached the district collector alleging non-payment of their paddy dues by a rice miller. According to sources, more than 40 farmers from Thuruburai village had sold their paddy to a rice miller Laxmi Nursingha, in the area. However, they have alleged that […]

Berhampur:  A cashier reportedly working in Andhra Bank’s Mundamarai branch in Aska area has allegedly been beaten to death for his involvement in an illicit relationship with a minor girl of the area. The deceased identified as Binayak Behera, happens to be a resident of Chhatrapur in Ganjam district. As per sources, the Aska police […]

Berhampur: Allegations of irregularities in paddy procurement have cropped up in Ganjam district. Farmers are a worried lot owing to the paddy procurement delay in various blocks in the district. Farmers alleged the Ganjam district, which is the constituency of State Cooperation Minister Surjya Narayan Patro, reflects the failure of implementation of various government schemes. […]

Berhampur: A youth was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near Aska college square in Ganjam late Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Sadanand alias Bahan Lenka. According to sources, the miscreants opened fired at Bahan while he was returning home with his associate on a bike late last night. Subsequently, Bahan died at […]

Berhampur: A man allegedly committed suicide after slitting his wife’s throat over a suspected family feud at Bagada village in Digapahandi area of Ganjam district today. The couple was identified as Nayani Sethi and her husband Bankia Sethi. According to a few locals, the couple was going through a rough patch since few days. When […]

Berhampur: A day after the carcass of an elephant was recovered from Nimakhandi village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district, the forest department today recovered another carcass of a tusker found near Kokalaba drain under Tarasingh Forest Range in Bhanjanagar area here. The matter came into light after locals spotted the carcass and informed the […]