Tag: Ganjam

Berhampur: Amid ongoing protest for separation of Ganjam district and creation of a new Ghumusar state, demand for district status to Berhampur sub-division is also gathering steam. Citing that the division of Ganjam will pave way for development and good governance in the region, the Swadeshi Jagaran Mancha, in a press meet today, demanded district […]

Ganjam: A farmer died after allegedly being trampled to death by a wild elephant at Chintakhali village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district today.The deceased, identified as R Jhuria Patra, had gone to his farmland in the morning when an elephant attacked him. Tension prevailed in the area as locals blocked Digapahandi- Aska main road […]

Ganjam: Carcass of an elephant was recovered at Nimakhandi village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district today. Though the exact reason behind the death of jumbo is unclear, it is suspected that it could be a case of poaching as holes resembling gunshot wounds were spotted on the pachyderm’s body. After spotting the pachyderm lying […]

Berhampur: A woman rescued in critical condition from outside a house near Belgaon under Hinjili police station in Ganjam today morning has alleged that she was beaten up and later thrown out of the house by her in-laws for accusing father-in-law of attempting to establish an illicit relationship with her. According to reports, the woman […]

Ganjam: The Ganjam Lawyers’ Association resorted to cease-work strike from today protesting the alleged assault of lawyer Haraprasad Das by cops inside Buguda Police Station in the district. As per sources, due to the cease-work stir by the lawyers, works in different courts across the district were severely affected. Reportedly, after holding discussions with the […]

Berhampur: It seems that the state government has turned a blind eye towards the ‘underpaid’ staff of the only Braille press in Odisha in Berhampur as they are in immense distress and struggling hard to manage livelihood. As per reports, six workers have been employed in the Braille press since the day it was established […]

Ganjam: Three miscreants allegedly kidnapped a minor girl and subsequently raped her after looting valuables from her house in Balichhai under Polasara block in Ganjam district late Wednesday night. The rape survivor was initially admitted to the Polasara hospital and later shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. According to reports, the three […]

Berhampur: Absence of motorable roads and lack of bridges across several streams in remote areas of Odisha continue to haunt people depriving them of timely healthcare services in the State. On Saturday, another incident of a pregnant woman being carried on cot was reported from Ganjam district. According to reports, Hiramani Nayak of Kaduabada village […]

Berhampur: The blood-soaked body of a country liquor shop salesman was found abandoned on roadside near Jagdalpur village under Sadar police limits in Ganjam district today early morning. The deceased identified as Bijay Dakua of Jagdalpur village was working as a salesman in a nearby country liquor shop. According to reports, Dakua was returning home […]

Ganjam: Going by the deteriorating healthcare services in the State, it seems the Odisha government has failed miserably to provide even basic medical facilities to the people in the interior areas as yet again a pregnant woman was carried on cot due to absence of motorable road to a village in Ganjam district. The woman, […]

Malkangiri/ Ganjam: Four persons went missing while one fisherman was rescued in a critical condition in two separate incidents of boat capsize in Malkangiri and Ganjam districts today. Four persons including three women and a minor went missing after a boat they were onboard capsized in Barlabandh canal under Nakamamudi panchayat of Malkangiri district on […]

Ganjam: More than 10 persons including a minor sustained injuries after a live electric wire snapped and fell into a pond they were bathing in at Gudiali village under Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district this morning. However, a major mishap was averted as all of them were taking bath on concrete steps leading to the […]

Bhubaneswar: There has been no let up in the overall flood situation even though waters started to recede almost two days after the heavy rain which lashed several parts of Odisha under the impact of very severe cyclonic storm ‘Titli’. Most parts of north Odisha as well as others pockets in coastal districts had earlier […]

Bhubaneswar: People in coastal districts of Odisha heaved a sigh of relief as the very severe cyclone ‘Titli’ crossed the State without causing much damage after it made landfall near southwest of Gopalpur at Palasa of Srikalumum in Andhra Pradesh today. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi informed that the severe cyclone Titli made a […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, another accused in the Rewari gang rape case, Nabin alias Niku was arrested by a team of Haryana Police from Odisha today. Nabin was arrested from Army Air Defence College at Golabandha in Ganjam district where he was undergoing training, as per preliminary reports. A native of Naya Gaon in […]