Ganjam
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Odisha: 12-foot king cobra rescued amid panic in crowded Ganjam locality
India | Apr 02, 2026, 08:31 PM ISTQuick-thinking locals immediately alerted the Snake Helpline, prompting a swift response. Two helpline members arrived at the scene, first informing the forest department before cautiously beginning the challenging task of capturing the enormous snake.
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Odisha reports third gang rape in three days, woman assaulted by four men in Mayurbhanj
India | Jun 19, 2025, 01:47 PM ISTOdisha has reported its third gang rape case in three days, with a 31-year-old woman allegedly abducted and raped by four men known to her family in Mayurbhanj district. The accused are absconding, and police have launched a search.
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Odisha: Man arrested for killing wife, two-year-old daughter by releasing King Cobra into room
India | Nov 24, 2023, 02:53 PM ISTThe incident took place in Adheigaon village in Kabisurya Nagar area.
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Ram Navami: Odisha artist claims to create world's smallest idol of Lord Ram
News | Apr 21, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTThe country is celebrating Ram Navami today. Ganjam artist created miniature statue of Lord Ram. Artist Satyanarayan Moharana also claimed it to be world's smallest statue of Lord Ram.
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Blue whale shark spotted at Sonapur coast in Odisha's Ganjam
News | Feb 26, 2021, 08:06 AM ISTA blue whale shark was spotted on a coast in Odisha's Ganjam district on February 25. The timely help of villagers at Sonapur Beach saved the life blue whale shark.
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Watch: Fire service team rescues baby monkey trapped inside reservoir in Odisha's Ganjam
News | Sep 02, 2020, 09:24 AM ISTDharakot Fire Service team in Odisha's Ganjam has rescued baby monkey from a large reservoir who was trapped inside a reservoir in flood water due to injury.
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15-ft-long king cobra rescued from well in Odisha, released in forest
India | Jul 24, 2020, 03:21 PM ISTThe snake was rescued after an hour of hard work by the rescuers. Swapnalok Mishra and Mihir Pandey, the two team members said that the reptile was approximately 12-15 feet long.
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5-day complete lockdown in all urban areas of Odisha's Ganjam
India | Jul 07, 2020, 10:13 PM ISTA five-day lockdown has been imposed in all urban areas and five block headquarters of Odisha's Ganjam amid the coronavirus crisis. The restrictions will be in place from July 9 till July 13. Essential services will, however, continue to function.
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Odisha declares Ganjam COVID-19 hotspot after 7 new cases. Check new red, green, orange zones list
India | May 07, 2020, 08:13 PM ISTOdisha government on Thursday declared Ganjam district as COVID-19 red zone while the state administration designated Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj districts as orange zones.
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'No bag day' on Saturdays for govt-run primary schools in Odisha's Ganjam
India | Mar 05, 2020, 04:11 PM ISTStudents in government-run primary schools in Odisha's Ganjam district no longer need to carry bags on Saturdays under a new initiative that comes into force later this week, an official said.
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6 dead, 40 injured after bus catches fire in Odisha
News | Feb 09, 2020, 08:54 PM ISTAt least 6 passengers died after a fire broke out in a moving bus in Odisha's Brahmapur. The accident occurred in Ganjam district.
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Baby elephant falls into pit in Odisha's Ganjam, later rescued
News | Feb 02, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTElephant calf fell into pit accidently on Feb 02. The mishap took place in Odisha's Ganjam.
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Deadlines for filing April GST sales returns extended in Odisha's 14 districts
Business | May 13, 2019, 03:01 PM ISTThe due date for filing summary sales return GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 for April was earlier notified as May 20 and May 11, respectively.
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Large explosive haul in Ganjam, 2 held
India | Mar 27, 2015, 08:04 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): Police today seized around 5,000 detonators, 579 gelatin sticks, five bundles of live wires and two drilling machines from two persons at Buguda, about 60 km from here, in Ganjam district. This huge quantity
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Health team visits Ganjam
India | Nov 10, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): An official team from Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry is visiting Odisha's Ganjam district to review the different health schemes being implemented in the district.The Common Review Mission (CRM) comprising ten members
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Majority of Phailin-hit farmers yet to get assistance in Ganjam
India | Oct 29, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): The farmers, who were badly affected by cyclone Phailin and the subsequent floods a year ago in Ganjam, are yet to get crop damage assistance from the state government.Crop over 2.96 lakh hectare
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World Bank, ADB team visit cyclone-hit areas to assess damage
India | Nov 28, 2013, 02:08 PM ISTBerhampur: An expert team of World Bank and Asian Development Bank visited different areas of cyclone-hit Ganjam district in Odisha to assess the damage. Divided in groups, the 14-member team along with government officers visited
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Floods follow Phailin Ganjam, 50,000 evacuated
India | Oct 24, 2013, 11:40 PM ISTBhubaneshwar: About 50,000 people were evacuated today as flash flood claimed two lives and inundated 129 villages in five blocks of Odisha's cyclone-hit Ganjam district along with some areas in Gajapati."Following heavy rain for four
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90 Arrested In Orissa For Burning Alive 8 Persons
India | May 01, 2011, 06:58 PM ISTBerhampur (Orissa), May 1 : After 90 people were arrested today in connection with the burning alive of eight people by a mob on June 29 in Orissa's Ganjam district, angry villagers blocked Sheragada-Badagada road