Tag: Ganjam

Extortion turns bloody
Woman shot dead while trying to save husband in Nuapada

A woman was shot dead while trying to save her husband at Thutibara village under Komana police limits of Nuapada district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Kumudini Sabar. She sustained injury while trying to save husband Sarat Sahu from one Nilambar Suna.

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  • Thursday, 15 September 2022
Atmanirbhar Abhiyan
Ganjam Artist’s Marvellous Wooden Artworks & His Aim To Make Local Children Atmanirbhar Praiseworthy

Even a brief look into this room will make all wonder who is behind these eye-catching wooden artworks! Arun Kumar Sahu, a self-taught artist from Ganjam’s Kantaikoli village, is turning wood into wonders.

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  • Thursday, 15 September 2022
Excise sleuths unearth Rs33 lakh during ganja raids in Ganjam
Excise sleuths unearth Rs 33 lakh during ganja raids in Ganjam

On August 10, Excise department sleuths had recovered 20 gold biscuits and Rs 1.22 crore while searching for marijuana

  • Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Height of ostracism: 7 decades on, 85 families in Ganjam still bear brunt of discrimination
Horror: 85 families of Ganjam village facing social boycott for 70 years

What is more surprising is that the repeated pleas of the villagers seeking help from Khallikote Taluk to district collector and even the superintendent of police have failed to yield any results.

  • Saturday, 03 September 2022
Refused admission, Ganjam student stages novel protest
Refused admission, Ganjam student stages novel protest

Though he obtained transfer certificate (TC) from Chadheyapalli Project Upper Primary School and approached Kumari Upper Primary School authorities on August 13, he was not given admission.

  • Friday, 26 August 2022
Mother’s Cry For Baby
Separated from baby girl, woman kneels, begs to get her back

This woman has been forced to run from pillar to post to get back her little daughter. She can be seen kneeling, literally begging officials to give back her baby girl. The heart-breaking incident is from Jagannathprasad area in Ganjam district.

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  • Thursday, 11 August 2022
FIGHT FOR LIFE
Youth clings to wooden log for hours to save himself from drowning

This youth from Jaleswarkhandi in Purushottampur block in Odisha’s Ganjam district saved himself from drowning, thanks to his presence of mind.

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  • Wednesday, 10 August 2022
The woman begging to get back her child
Separated from baby girl, woman kneels, begs to get her back

Separated from her child, Madhuri has stopped taking food and drinks. She hasn’t eaten anything since the day her baby was snatched away from her. She has broken down and has been approaching officials to get back her baby.

  • Tuesday, 09 August 2022
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Murder accused, on the run for 24 years, nabbed in Odisha

During the 24 years of his life on the run, Sankar Biswal had worked as a daily wage labourer in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Surat and Kerala.

  • Thursday, 16 June 2022
Explosion while making firecrackers leaves six injured in Ganjam
Explosion while making firecrackers leaves six injured in Ganjam

As the condition of five among them deteriorated, they were shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for advanced treatment.

  • Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Focus on temples: BJP, Congress accuse BJD of playing 'Hindu Card'
Focus on temples: BJP, Congress accuse BJD of playing 'Hindu Card'

Launching a vituperative attack on the government, senior Congress leader Suresh Routray asked where was the government for the last 21 years.

  • Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Tara Tarini Temple in Ganjam
Maa Tara Tarini Temple In Ganjam Gets Major Facelift

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday (May 18) inaugurated the revamped, renovated periphery of the famous Shakti Peetha of Maa Tara Tarini, the presiding deity of Ganjam district.

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  • Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Danda Nacha In Ganjam, Odisha
Danda Nacha Festival: Penance Of Danduas Ends On Maha Bishuba Sankranti

Danda Nacha or the Danda Jatra forms a rich folk and religious tradition of Ganjam district in Odisha. The 21-day festival of penance to appease Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali concludes every year on Maha Bishuba Sankranti. Know more about the festival as we take you through some pictures from the festival in Bhanjanagar of Ganjam.

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  • Thursday, 14 April 2022
Violence Rears Its Ugly Head
Odisha's Violence-hit Jajpur Records Drop In Voter Turnout in 2022 Panchayat Elections

Beset with pandemic pain, lack of jobs near home, working-age group population migrated for work from Ganjam. The district recorded lowest turnout after 2002

  • Sunday, 20 February 2022
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Leaves Two Odisha Families On Edge 
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Leaves Two Odisha Families On Edge 

The family members of Suraj Biswas who live in Chamakhandi area of Ganjam district have been on the tenterhooks.

  • Wednesday, 16 February 2022
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