ganjam district

Berhampur, March 18 The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested four people, including two brothers, for allegedly assaulting a 45-year-old woman and three young men by tying them to an electric pole, suspecting them of theft in the Ganjam district.The accused are residents of Bhetanai village...

Berhampur, March 15 Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district in the early hours of Sunday, with over 10,000 turtles laying eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said.According to Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer Sunny...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 13 Two individuals were arrested on Friday for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 75 lakh in the Ganjam district of Odisha by selling him a plot of land that had already been sold to other people, police said.The accused real estate brokers have been identified as...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The body of an Odia worker who died in Qatar was brought back on Thursday through the coordinated efforts of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the state government, officials said.Kuna Khuntia, a resident of Khallikote block in Odisha's Ganjam district, had gone...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 In a reshuffle affecting several IAS officers, the Odisha government appointed Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke as the collector of Malkangiri district on Thursday.According to a notification, Malkangiri collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay has been transferred as director...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 Opposition parties in the Assembly on Wednesday accused the Odisha government of having no concern for the state's citizens stranded in the Gulf countries amidst the ongoing conflict.The issue was debated in the House through a motion for adjournment moved by Chief Whip...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 11 Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the attack on a BJD leader and the chairperson of the Sheragada panchayat samiti (block) in Ganjam district.Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik alleged that the...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 The Odisha Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and was briefly adjourned on Wednesday following a verbal confrontation between members of the opposition BJD and the ruling BJP over the law and order situation in the state.The issue was raised during Zero Hour when...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 10 Six people, including five from Uttar Pradesh and one from Tamil Nadu, have been arrested in Ganjam district of Odisha for allegedly selling stolen items, police said.The accused were seen selling items such as televisions, scooters, and mobile phones at low prices...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 9 Family members of a migrant worker from Odisha, who died at his workplace in Qatar, have appealed to the government to bring his body back to his village in the Ganjam district.The Arab country has been affected by the West Asia conflict.An officer from the Ganjam...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 9 A man was killed and three others were injured in an explosion at an ice cream manufacturing unit in the Ganjam district of Odisha on Monday, police said.The incident occurred in the Talapatna village, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Dharakote police...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 5 An auto-rickshaw driver was allegedly killed with an axe by a man near a court in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday over suspicions of an extramarital affair, police said.The deceased has been identified as Ashok Kumar Swain (47) of Buduli village within the...

Berhampur/Kendrapara, March 2 The Israeli-US strikes on Iran, and Tehran's retaliatory measures in several Gulf countries, have triggered anxiety and fear among the families of Odia workers stranded in conflict-affected West Asia, with many appealing to authorities for safe evacuation.Several...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 1 The Ganjam district administration in Odisha has opened a temporary outlet in Berhampur city to sell herbal 'abir' (colours) produced by women self-help groups, officials said on Sunday.Named Rangotsav-2026, the outlet was launched in association with the Odisha...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 27 A court in Ganjam, Odisha, has issued a notice to a man, allegedly for the attachment of his property acquired through operating mule bank accounts to aid cybercriminals, police said on Friday.The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Khallikote, issued a...

Bhubaneswar, February 25 Stacks of cash, packed in trolley bags, were allegedly recovered from the house of an Odisha Mines Department officer, who was arrested in a corruption case, officials said on Wednesday.A total of Rs 4 crore in cash was seized from an apartment in Bhubaneswar owned by...

Bhubaneswar, February 25 Stacks of notes packed in trolley bags were allegedly recovered from the house of an Odisha Mines Department official, who was arrested in a corruption case, officials said on Wednesday.A total of ₹4 crore in cash was seized from an apartment in Bhubaneswar owned by...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 – The Odisha government has identified 77 Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Odisha Assembly on Monday.Responding to a query raised by BJP MLA Padma Lochan Panda, Majhi said the identification was...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 22 Two people were killed by a wild elephant in the Ganjam district of Odisha on Sunday, officials said.The victims were identified as Urmila Rout (53) and Gopinath Pradhan (67), residents of Jalameripalli village in the Digapahandi block.The incident occurred...

Berhampur, February 21 The Brahmapur railway station in Odisha's Ganjam district will be redeveloped at a cost of ₹93.19 crore, an official said on Saturday.The redevelopment project aims to transform the station into a modern, passenger-friendly, smart, and sustainable transport hub that can...