- Joint patrolling to save elephants in Berhampur forest circle
Railway officials of Khurda division held a separate meeting with forest officers on steps to be taken to prevent accidents involving eleph...
11 Oct, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
ABCL acquires Jayshree Chemicals' chlor-alkali divisionIn September last year, the company had said it will acquire the chlor-alkali division of Jayshree Chemicals Ltd (JCL) for a cash considera...
21 Sep, 2015, 09.40 PM IST
Jewellery baron Kumar Ganjam's passion for photography helps him to spot motifsKumar believes that his passion for jewellery-making and photography confluence to benefit both streams.
03 Aug, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Residents of Ganjam welcome move to set up IISER BerhampurResidents of Ganjam district have hailed the Odisha government's decision to set up Indian the proposed IISER here.
02 Aug, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
NTPC signs MoU with Odisha government for setting up of ITINTPC signed a MoU with the Odisha government for setting up of an ITI (Industrial Training Institute) at an investment of Rs 7.72 crore in ...
18 Apr, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
World Bank, ADB team visits Cyclone Phailin-hit areas in Odisha to assess damageOdisha govt had sought Rs 2,200 cr assistance for restoration and rehabilitation during the CM's discussion with international funding agen...
28 Nov, 2013, 02.55 PM IST
Government agrees to increase man-days under MGNREGSGovernment has agreed to increase man-days under MGNREGS to 150 in Ganjam, Puri, Mayurbhanj and Balasore in Odisha.
13 Nov, 2013, 02.58 PM IST
- Odisha announces 3-day relief as flood situation grim; 19 dead
At least 19 people have died in the second phase flood that severely affected 16.50 lakh people in 10 districts, as over 60 villages still ...
26 Oct, 2013, 10.38 PM IST
Floods wreak havoc in Odisha, toll 10, five missingFresh floods triggered by low pressure induced rains devastated cyclone-hit Ganjam and other coastal districts of Odisha, leaving 10 person...
25 Oct, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
'Odisha handling of cyclone a landmark in disaster management'Odisha government's "effective" management of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin, which hit the state's coast on October 12, has earned...
15 Oct, 2013, 05.05 PM IST
Officers faced hard time in evacuating people before cycloneNestled along the shore for ages, the coastal community in Odisha found it hard to believe that a severe cyclone was going to strike their ...
15 Oct, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
Ganjam worst hit by Cyclone Phailin, 2.4 lakh houses damagedCoastal district of Ganjam estimated to have suffered a loss of at least Rs 3,000 crore in the recent Phailin.
15 Oct, 2013, 11.47 AM IST
Odisha evacuates 2.5 lakh people as Phailin approachesHeavy rains today lashed the coastal belt of Orissa, which is bracing for cyclone Phailin, as authorities shifted 2.5 lakh people to safer ...
12 Oct, 2013, 11.36 AM IST
Migrant workers to be counselled on AIDS in trainAround seven lakh people from the district work in textile mills and diamond-cutting factories in Surat and Ahmedabad, said a survey.
05 Aug, 2013, 12.42 PM IST
- Two aides of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda arrested: Police
Two alleged aides of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, including one who acted as his courier, were arrested from Badagada in Odisha.
08 Apr, 2013, 08.54 PM IST
- Odisha wetland to be developed as major tourism spot
Tampara, a wetland, district headquarters town of Ganjam in Odisha, will be developed into a major tourist destination.
08 Mar, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
- Seven bootleggers arrested
At lease seven persons have so far been arrested since the raids began on Friday in connection with illegal sale and manufacture of liquor.
17 Feb, 2013, 02.36 PM IST