Everything you need to know about Ganjam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ganjam: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under intense heat, with one of its towns Thursday recording 43.7 degrees Celsius, the day's highest in the state, an official said.
Ganjam (Odisha), Apr. 15 (ANI): Odisha Police and paramilitary forces have arrested a hardcore Maoist with a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Richaguda forest area here during a joint operation.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Wearing tiger masks, hundreds of school students came together here Thursday to raise awareness about saving the endangered wild animal.
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) A Maoist leader wanted in more than 45 criminal cases including several murders was killed in a fierce gun battle with police in Odisha's Gajapati district Monday, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Odisha government has alerted all its district authorities after a swab sample collected from a migratory bird tested positive for bird flu, an official said here Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday chose the Republic Day to announce his government's decision to provide a kilo of rice for Rs.1 to the poor from next month.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) A court in Odisha Friday sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Ganjam district in 2009, a government lawyer said.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government on the death of two children in a fire at a brick kiln in the state last year, an activist said Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) At least six elephants were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, officials said. A coach attendant also died after he reportedly fell off the train.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) More than five international luxury brands, including Roberto Cavalli, Armani Junior, Tumi and Hackett, opened shop at the capital's swish DLF Emporio mall this year. For officials of these brands, choosing the destination was half the battle won because of its elite clientele and the presence of other "exquisite brands".
Bhubaneswar, Dec 30 (IANS) At least six elephants were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Ganjam district early Sunday, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (IANS) At least four lakh migratory birds have so far thronged to Odisha's Chilika Lake - India's largest brackish water lagoon, an official said Friday.
Ganjam District (Odisha), Nov. 28 (ANI): Three Maoists, including two women cadres, surrendered before police in Odisha's Ganjam District. They expressed a desire to rejoin the mainstream, as they were disillusioned by Maoist ideology and confirmed that they had also been victims of torture.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) The dengue appears to be on a decline in Odisha with only two new cases reported in the state in the last two days, taking the total number of those affected by the disease to 2,196 this year, an official said Monday.
Ganjam District (Odisha), Nov.21 (ANI): Distressed over being exploited by male Maoist members, many women cadres are laying down their arms and now hope to join the mainstream.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) Traffic was hit in parts of Odisha Tuesday following a statewide shutdown called by a rebel Maoist group to protest the killing of five people by police in an alleged fake encounter last week in the state.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Odisha Police have intensified their operation to nab the state's most wanted Maoist Sabyasachi Panda, two days after gunning down five of his alleged supporters in Gajapati district, officials said Friday.
Gajpati (Odisha), Nov. 14 (ANI): Security forces gunned down five Maoists in an encounter in a forest bordering Ganjam and Gajapati districts of Odisha on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (IANS) Odisha Monday confirmed 10 more dengue cases, taking the number of those infected with the mosquito-borne disease to 1,930 in the state this year.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (IANS) At least one lakh migratory birds from places as far as Siberia, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived at Odisha's Chilika Lake -- India's largest brackish water lagoon -- since October, an official said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) Odisha Thursday confirmed 51 more dengue cases, taking the total number of those infected to 1,861 in the state this year.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Flash floods triggered by incessant rains have killed one person, displaced hundreds of people and damaged paddy crops in Odisha, an official said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (IANS) Suspended Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra Friday accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of violating the party's constitution.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Odisha Thursday confirmed 56 new dengue cases in the state and one death taking the total of those infected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,412 and deaths this year to five.
The dengue cases in Odisha are still on rise despite remedial measures. According to an Odisha government official 80 more people in Odisha tested positive for dengue in the last couple of days. This number has taken the dengue cases to in the state to 1,707 this year.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 80 people in Odisha tested positive for dengue in the last couple of days, taking the total number of those affected by the disease in the state to 1,707 this year, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 5 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was injured when attacked by a pair of lions in Nandankanan zoo near Bhubaneswar after he allegedly jumped into their enclosure Friday, officials said.
The number of dengue cases in Odisha has rose to 671 this year with 72 new cases of dengue reported in the state in the past two days, an official said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (IANS) The number of people infected with dengue has soared to 671 in Odisha this year with 72 more cases reported in the state in the past two days, an official said here Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) Dengue has killed one more person in Odisha, taking the toll of the disease in the state over the last two months to four, an official said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) Maoists killed a home guard attached to a police station in Odisha ahead of Independence Day, official said Tuesday.
Gajapati (Odisha), Aug 1(ANI): Acting on reports about the growth of unregistered shelter homes for children with inadequate infrastructure, authorities from the Department of Social Welfare and other officials are taking remedial measures.
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (ANI): Tata Group Chairman designate Cyrus Mistry met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, with a motive to discuss the progress of the six million-tonne plant in the state.
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Turtle Ltd, a leading menswear company that has been involved in conserving turtles, especially endangered Olive Ridley on the Odisha coast, is now mulling to expand this activity to the west coast in Gujarat.
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) A member of Manipur extremist group People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been arrested in an Odisha town, police said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday confirmed five more deaths due to sunstroke in the state, taking the total heat wave deaths this summer in the state to nine.
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) Fish production from Odisha's massive Chilika lake touched an all-time high of 14,228 tonnes in 2011-2012, an official said Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, Apr.7 (ANI): The Orissa Government on Saturday announced the names of the jailed Maoists to be freed in exchange for the kidnapped Italian hostage.
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners, including eight Maoists, to secure the release of an Italian tourist and a legislator, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set the government a Thursday deadline to meet their demands. Appealing for his immediate release, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also urged the rebels to extend their deadline.
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set a Thursday deadline to the government to meet their demands. Meanwhile, Hikaka has accused the government of not taking steps for his release.
Rayagada, Apr 3 (ANI): Local authorities in Orissa have extended a ban on foreign tourists from visiting Maoist-affected areas across the state following the abduction of two Italian nationals.
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding ruling Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Jhina Hikaka for the past 10 days in Odisha Tuesday gave an April 5 deadline to the state government to fulfill their demands.
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Condemning the kidnapping of an Italian and a legislator by Maoists in Odisha, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Monday that the government is not going to be blackmailed by the ultras.
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Maoists are yet to respond to the appeal made by their mediators two days ago to release an Italian held hostage by them in Odisha since March 14, an official said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) The chances of an early release of the second kidnapped Italian, held by Maoists in Odisha since March 14, brightened with the rebel-appointed mediators Saturday expressing satisfaction with the government's stand and appealing for the hostage's release.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Backing the Odisha government's approach on talks with the Maoists for the safe release of an abducted Italian and a legislator, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said any decision on using force to rescue them will have to be taken by the state.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday said his government needed more time to examine the demands of the Maoists for the release of an Italian and a ruling party legislator.
Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) Maoist-backed mediators Thursday threatened to withdraw from negotiations for the release of an Italian if the Odisha government did not concede three demands of the Maoists by Friday evening.
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said negotiations with the two Maoist-backed mediators to secure the release of an Italian still in captivity could get delayed as the rebels have raised new demands.
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Intensifying efforts to secure the release of the second Italian and a legislator held captive by Maoists, officials representing the Odisha government held talks with two rebel-named mediators for several hours here Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar.26 (ANI): Proceedings in the Orissa state assembly were adjourned on Monday following an uproar over the abduction of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka.
Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Mar.26 (ANI): Italian Consul General Joel Melchiori has hailed the release of an Italian tourist, Claudio Colangelo, who was kidnapped along with a friend by Maoist rebels in eastern Orissa state two weeks ago.
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) The Italian still held captive by Maoists in Odisha is in good health, but the government should fulfil their demands - including banning tourist visits to tribal areas - to secure his release, the rebels said Monday, a day after freeing another Italian.
Ganjam (Orissa), Mar 25 (ANI): Released Italian hostage Claudio Colangelo on Sunday spoke to mediapersons after the Maoists released him earlier in the day.
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Maoists Sunday released one of the two Italian hostages they had abducted March 14. The rebels said they will release the other Italian only after the government fulfills some of their demands.
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Maoists Sunday released one of the two Italian hostages they had abducted March 14, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday held a meeting of top state police and administrative officials here as uncertainty continued over the fate of the two Italians and a legislator taken hostage by Maoists in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped a ruling party legislator and killed a police officers. The two Maoist-named mediators also announced they were withdrawing from the talks.
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped a ruling party legislator and killed a police officer.
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure release of two Italians kidnapped by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the kidnapping of a legislator of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the killing of a police officer by the rebels in the state.
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Maoists in Odisha kidnapped a ruling party legislator early Saturday even as talks continued with the rebels for the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Maoists abducted a legislator of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) early Saturday, police said.
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Discussions to secure the safe release of two Italians kidnapped by Maoists over a week ago in Odisha's Kandhamal district were progressing and the issue of a top rebel leader's presence had been resolved, officials said Friday. Talks will continue Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Talks to secure the safe release of two Italians taken hostage by Maoists since over a week in Odisha's Kandhamal district resumed here Friday amid a demand by the interlocutors that a top jailed Maoist leader be included in the negotiations, official said.
For the safe release of the Italian hostages, Odisha govt. has started talks with the mediators nominated by the Maoist.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 23 (ANI): Talks have begun for the safe release of two Italian nationals abducted by the ultras in Odisha and the State Government is making all efforts to get the hostages released.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 22 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Thursday evening began talks with two of the Maoist nominated mediators, Dandapani Mohanty and BD Sharma, for the safe release of two Italian nationals abducted by the ultras.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday rejected Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's charges that the Centre was not helping his state to resolve the Italian hostage crisis.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday rejected Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's charges that the Centre was not helping his state to resolve the Italian hostage crisis.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (ANI): Terming the abduction of two Italian tourists by Maoists in Orissa to be a sensitive issue, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said the state government should intervene and take effective measures to deal with the situation.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (ANI): Terming the abduction of two Italian tourists by Maoists in Orissa to be a sensitive issue, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said the state government should intervene and take effective measures to deal with the situation.
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified a key gene in the malignant rhabdoid tumor that strikes children under three years.
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the incidents of routine sexual abuse and violence being meted out to juveniles in Berhampur Observation Home in Orissa, the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR ).
Mumbai, Aug 19 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sharmila Tagore walked the ramp wearing scintillating jewellery pieces at the International Jewellery Week (IIJW) here on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Aug 16 (ANI): Actress Katrina Kaif walked the ramp at the inaugural session of India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) that started here on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 (ANI): Rapid expansion of the prawn farming industry in Chilika Lake in Orissa dented the business prospects of fishermen of the region.
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (ANI): With all major rivers nearing their danger marks due to heavy rains, flash floods have affected 10 districts of Orissa.
Bhubaneshwar, July 16 (ANI): Water levels in most rivers in Orissa are flowing above the danger mark following heavy rains across the State.
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has won from the Hinjili assembly constituency of Ganjam district, an official said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) The death toll due to the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 18, an official said Friday.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 11 Thursday with eight of the victims dying during the past seven days, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to three and authorities are investigating 38 more deaths occurred this month to find out if they were due to sunstroke, an official said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) A visually challenged man in Orissa has thrown his hat in the election ring and hopes he would win because he can visualise the sufferings of the poor 'better then others'.
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said the Third Front was 'prone to disintegration', as the ruling United Progressive Alliance chairperson kicked off her party's campaign in Orissa.
Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed when a large number of crackers went off accidentally in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Orissa Sunday, an official said.
Gorakhpur, Mar 28 (ANI): Bhojpuri actor and the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader from Gorakhpur, Manoj Tiwari, filed his nomination papers for Parliament elections on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal Thursday announced Oriya film actor Siddhanta Mohapatra would be its candidate from the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Orissa Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Monday took the salute at the Republic Day parade held here amidst tight security even as thousands defied a Maoist call for boycott to participate in celebrations in the insurgency-hit southern and western districts.
Bhubaneshwar, Jan.15 (ANI): At least 12 companies (over 1200 personnel) of the Central Para-Military force, including seven companies from Orissa's Kandhamal district, have been withdrawn from Orissa on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) Two unidentified men shot dead the son of a former Orissa minister in the state's Ganjam district, police said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) International environment activists Greenpeace Sunday suggested here several measures for effective management of Orissa's marine resources.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) The India chapter of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA India) Tuesday expressed concern over the death of a pregnant female black buck last week in Orissa and asked the state government to take necessary steps to protect the endangered animals.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has invited Tata group chairman Ratan Tata to shift his Nano project to the state, an official said Saturday.
Satuli Village (Orissa), July 9 (ANI): Residents in Orissa's Satuli village turned good samaritans and rescued two elephants from a possible death by drowning.
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