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  • Man kills cousin brother over land dispute in Ganjam

    Man kills cousin brother over land dispute in Ganjam

    Berhampur: In a shocking incident, a man killed his cousin brother over a land dispute in Basudevpur village under Patapur police in Ganjam district. The deceased has been identified as Kulu Pradhan.
    According to sources, the deceased Kulu had an argument with his eldest uncle’s son over land dispute yesterday night. The dispute turned violent when the elder brother got enraged and attacked Kulu with a long iron rod. Kulu was hit on the head with the iron rod.

    Kulu was rushed to the Adapada hospital for treatment. However, the doctor declared him brought dead.

    Police has reached the spot and an investigation is underway.

  • Train crushes woman, daughter duo to death in Ganjam, son critical

    Train crushes woman, daughter duo to death in Ganjam, son critical

    Ganjam: In a tragic incident, a mother and her daughter were cut dead on a train line in Ganjam’s Brahmapur.

    The family was heading to Palasa Ichapuram in Andhra Pradesh, when this incident happened.

    The 4-year-old boy has been admitted to the Berhampur MKCG General Hospital in a critical condition.

    The deceased were identified as U. Shravani and her 8-month-old daughter of Chidupou village under Jarda police station of Ganjam district.

    As per reports, U. Shravani was crossing the line with her husband, daughter and son. Meanwhile, a train hit them and the mother and daughter died on the spot.

  • 4 injured after tractor rammed into house in Ganjam of Odisha

    4 injured after tractor rammed into house in Ganjam of Odisha

    Berhampur: In a sad incident as many as four persons sustained injury after a tractor rammed into a house in Ganjam district of Odisha on Saturday. The incident took place in the Badadumbala village under Digapahandi Police Station limits in the district.

    As per reports, the driver of the speeding tractor lost control over the steering while passing through the Bankeshwari temple area. Accordingly, the vehicle rammed into the house of Babula Sethi when it was being driven through a turning.

    As a result of the accident, four members of the family, who were present in the house at the time of the incident, sustained injury.

    Soon, the locals called for a 108 Ambulance and the injured persons were rushed to the Digapahandi hospital.

    After getting information, Police reached the spot and initiated investigation.

    In another similar incident that took place earlier this month in Odisha a woman was killed as a car rammed into her house at Radhanagar village in Boudh district.

    As per reports, a speeding innova car enroute Boudh from Charichhak area lost control over its wheels and rammed into the house killing the woman on the spot.

    The driver of the car fled from the scene after the accident. The irate locals blocked the Khordha-Bolangir NH-57, following which vehicular movement was affected due to the road blockade. The villagers demanded compensation for the deceased family members.

  • Youth beaten to death in Ganjam: 2 more people arrested

    Youth beaten to death in Ganjam: 2 more people arrested

    Polasara: Two more persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in thrashing a man to death and making the video of the entire incident viral on social media in Polsara of Ganjam district.

    Earlier, five persons were arrested in connection with the case that took place at Chingudighai under Purusottampur police station of Ganjam district.

    Reports say, Sahoo was found roaming in the village when some villagers spotted and asked him about his identity. Suspecting that he had come to the village for robbery, the villagers tied him to an electric pole and thrashed him mercilessly, leading to his death.

    A video of the incident has reportedly gone viral on social media platforms.

    The body of the youth has been sent for postmortem, said reports. The exact cause of death will be ascertained once the postmortem report is published.

    After the man died, the villagers dumped his body under a tree near a local school, police said.

    Later, Sahoo’s brother filed a written complaint with the police regarding the incident.

  • Rain and storm: Orange alert issued for 11 districts

    Rain and storm: Orange alert issued for 11 districts

    Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre here today issued an orange warning for rain accompanied by thunderstorms with lightning over 11 districts of Odisha.

    Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph with hailstorms very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh till tomorrow morning, informed the weatherman.

    Meanwhile, the people of the above-mentioned districts have been advised to keep watch on the weather and take safe shelter during the thunderstorm activity to protect from lightning and follow traffic advisories in urban areas. Harvesting of Rabi crops may be regulated judicially.

    Likewise, yellow warning for thunderstorms with lighting and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Nuapada till 8.30 AM tomorrow.

    Similarly, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.

  • Fighting over obscene dance during Danda Jatra in Odisha’s Ganjam, five injured

    Fighting over obscene dance during Danda Jatra in Odisha’s Ganjam, five injured

    Bhanjanagar: A group clash erupted during Danda Jatra in Ganjam of Odisha on Monday that left 5 people injured. The clash took place due to obscene dance.

    As per reports, argument started when a Danda Jatra show was underway today in Nuanmahulia village under Bhanjanagar Police limits following obscene dance. Accordingly, two groups resorted to fight and attacked each other with bamboo and sharp weapons.

    Reportedly, a party from Nuagan under Belaguntha Police limits was performing the show when a dance performance held where the artists were seen dancing with erotic costume. According to the witnesses the artists had worn very short dresses.

    Hence, when this dance was going on a few youngsters climbed onto the dancing floor and intervened to the performance. This soon an ugly turn and the organisers, locals and some unsocial elements started fighting with each other.

    Accordingly, five people were injured. They were rushed to Bhanjanagar hospital and hospitals in Berhampur. After getting information Bhanjanagar Police reached the spot and took over the situation. Further investigation is underway.

  • Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Ganjam tomorrow

    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Ganjam tomorrow

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit Ganjam tomorrow on Sunday. After several visits to Western Odisha it seems now the focus has been shifted to Southern Odisha.

    As per reports, the CM will take part in three meetings in Kabisurya Nagar, Hinjili and Chhatrapur. All ministers and MLAs of Ganjam district will remain present in the meetings of the CM tomorrow. Patnaik himself represents from the Hinjili MLA constituency of Ganjam district. Besides, Odisha Assembly Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukh and Labour minister Srikanta Sahu hail from Ganjam.

    There are 12 MLAs from this district in the Assembly. Similarly, two MPS, one each from Aska and Berhampur constituencies are from this district. Hence, the visit of the CM tomorrow is much important.

    Last year the CM had visited the famous Maa Taratarini Pitha in Ganjam. This year he has visited western Odisha six times so far. Besides, he had visited Padampur on Dec 1.

    Ahead of the CM’s Ganjam visit tomorrow, the preparation work by the district administration has reached the final stage. The CM is scheduled to inaugurate a slew of projects in three blocks of the district during this visit tomorrow. He will also provide funding to the Mission Shakti groups.

    Tomorrow at 10.15 the CM will set out from Bhubaneswar in a helicopter for Ganjam. After reaching Ganjam he will inaugurate a number of projects in Kabisuryanagar at 11 am. He will also lay foundation stones of a few projects. The CM will also provide funding to Mission Shakti women members there and is scheduled to distribute RoR to the landless beneficiaries.

    Later he will participate in a public meeting at 12.10 in Hinjilicut and later at 3.20 he will address the gatherin in Chhatrapur.

    About 48 platoons of Police will be deployed for the CM’s visit. The district collector and SP have taken stock of the preparation work for the visit.

  • Woman and lover arrested for killing her husband in Ganjam

    Woman and lover arrested for killing her husband in Ganjam

    Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband with the help of her paramour in Odisha’s Ganjam district.

    Speaking to media persons, IIC of Beguniapada police station in the district Purna Chandra Pradhan said the body of Garib Das, a resident of Angargaon village was found from a farmland of Gilinda village on January 29. Garib’s wife Sudensha Das had filed a police complaint alleging murder of her husband.

    The police had registered a case and launched an investigation. While checking the mobile phone call records of Sudensha as part of the investigation, the police came to know that she had talked with Pankaj Jena over phone the entire night on the day when Garib’s body was found.

    On suspicion, police detained Sudeshna and Pankaj and questioned them. During interrogation, Sudeshna confessed that Pankaj was her paramour and both of them had killed Garib by smashing his head with a stone. Later, they dumped his body on the farmland near Gilinda.

    The police have seized the stone used in the crime and recovered Garib’s mobile phone from Sudeshna. Both Sudeshna and Pankaj were and forwarded to court on Thursday, nearly 2 months after Garib’s murder.