Ganjam

Ganjam: An elderly couple of Badakhandi village under Hinjili block in Ganjam district has been ostracised from the village for refusing to follow the village committee’s diktat, asking their daughter to quit her government job. Nadi…

Berhampur: As many as 95 gamblers were arrested and 14 cases registered with Ganjam police raiding gambling dens across the district on Saturday and early Sunday. In Berhampur alone, 68 gamblers were caught and 7 dens busted. The other…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government declared the closure of all schools in Puri, Ganjam and Gajapati districts on Wednesday following heavy rains in the state incessantly for the past 36 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…

Bhubaneswar: Six persons have died of snakebites in Angul, Ganjam and Keonjhar districts, according to a report on Monday. In Angul district, two sisters, Rosalin Sahu (13) and Sujata Sahu (11), of Bentapur village were sleeping in their…

Berhampur/Jharsuguda: Two criminals were injured in encounters with police in Ganjam and Jharsuguda districts on Saturday. In the first incident, Ganjam police shot at and injured Sushant Behera alias Koko, a dreaded criminal of…

Berhampur: An eight-feet-long King Cobra was rescued at a village in Patrapur block of Ganjam district. Sources said villagers at Pancha Amba spotted the cobra while bathing in a pond on Saturday and informed Snake Helpline officials in…

Cuttack: In a landmark judgement, the Orissa High Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of a man who has been serving a 20-year jail term without any offence. The man, Sadhu Pradhan, was arrested and wrongly convicted of the murder…

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in the south Odisha districts of Malkangiri and Rayagada has improved due to less rain in the past 12 hours. In Malkangiri district, road communication in Poteru, Kankarkonda and MV-90 areas was restored…

Bhubaneswar: Torrential rain for the last two days has resulted in flood-like situation in the south Odisha districts. In Malkangiri district, floodwater overflowing on bridges at Korukonda, Kankarkonda, MV-37, Pangam, MV-90, Kanyashram…

Ganjam: The Ganjam district administration on Wednesday declared holiday for all schools due to heavy rainfall and water logging. All Anganwadi centres will also remain closed on Wednesday. The district collector has directed the…