B Somanath Patra, the president of the BJP’s youth wing in Odisha's Ganjam district, was arrested for alleged interference with police duties and verbal abuse during a child labour rescue operation, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, an Integrated...
Police in Ganjam district have arrested two persons for allegedly cheating job aspirants out of Rs 15.50 lakh by promising them employment in government departments and banks in two separate cases, officials said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified...
Odisha Police on Thursday busted an illegal arms-making manufacturing unit hidden inside a forest in Ganjam district and apprehended two people reportedly linked to the network, authorities said. A police squad uncovered the facility near the Siarimala forest under the...
Panic gripped a village located in Odisha's Ganjam district after a nine-year-old boy was severely mauled by a pack of stray dogs while playing with his friends, police said. The horrific encounter occurred on Friday evening at Mahanala village within...
Nine individuals, including two family members, were arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in the abduction and murder of a real estate businessman in Odisha's Ganjam district, an official said. The arrests were made just one day after...
The annual mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district early Sunday, as over 10,000 turtles arrived to lay eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said. According to Berhampur Divisional Forest...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) swung into action against individuals involved in illegal sand and blackstone mining, conducting searches at over 25 locations across Odisha’s Ganjam district. An official, on Sunday, said that the operation resulted in the seizure of Rs...
The Odisha Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in Chennai in connection with the alleged rape of a woman in Berhampur town in Ganjam approximately two years ago. The arrest was made on Sunday, police informed on Monday. According to...
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Sunday, inaugurated Odisha's first seawater desalination plant in Ganjam district. The plant, located at Matikhal near Chhatarpur, will use reverse osmosis (RO) to convert seawater into freshwater. Developed by the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM),...
A 65-year-old man died allegedly by immolating himself in his house in Ganjam district of Odisha on Wednesday. The man is suspected to have been suffering from depression, police said. The incident took place in Badiaostha village under Pattapur police...
