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Woman born with 20 toes, 12 fingers, branded a witch, forced to stay indoo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Giving in to society's disapproval for anything out of the ordinary, a woman in Odisha's Ganjam has confined herself to the four walls of her house simply for being born with 20 toes and 12 fingers.
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Odisha: Coast Guard conducts Olive Ridley turtles awareness prog for local
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard units conducted a community interaction programme with local fishermen along the Odisha Coast to sensitise them about conservation of endangered Olive Ridley turtles on Friday.
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Odisha: CM announces annual award after Suraj whose organs saved life of o
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): In a bid to promote organ donation, state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an annual award in the name of 'Suraj' of Ganjam district, whose parents' donated six vital organs of their brain-dead son to save lives of others.
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Odisha: Heavy rainfall leads to flood-like situation
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Incessant rains have led to a flood-like situation in Sanakhemundi block of Ganjam district which has severely affected the normal life.
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Odisha: Suspected of practicing witchcraft, 6 men tortured, forced to eat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): In a grisly incident, six elderly men were allegedly forced to eat human excreta and their teeth were pulled out by a group of villagers in Gopapur, Khallikote here who suspected them of practising witchcraft.
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'Red Alert' issued in 6 districts by Met Dept in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday issued 'red alert' for six districts in the state, namely Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Puri for the next 24 hours.
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Odisha: 2 children injured in explosion inside Ganjam school
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): At least two students sustained injuries following an explosion inside the school premises in Magura village of Ganjam district on Saturday.
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Cyclone 'Fani' led to evacuation of 1.2 million people in Odisha, death to
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Odisha government claimed the cyclone 'Fani' has led to one of the biggest human evacuations in history as a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours including 3.2 lakh from Ganjam district and 1.3 lakh from Puri.
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From SHG leader to BJD's Aska LS seat candidate: Story of Pramila Bisoi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): A cow munching on fodder, a bike and a bicycle parked under a tattered tin roof in its front, the small house of this Lok Sabha aspirant in Cherimaria village of Odisha's Gamjam district bears almost a deserted look unlike the houses of arguably most of
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Odisha: BJP fields Pitambar Acharya against Naveen Patnaik from Hinjili
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], Mar 25 (ANI) BJP on Monday announced state vice-president Pitambar Acharya as its candidate against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik from Hinjili assembly seat in Odisha's Ganjam district.
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Minor abducted, gang-raped by robbers in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): A nine-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped after being abducted by three men, who also robbed her house in Balisahi area of Odisha's Ganjam district on Wednesday night.
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Cyclone Titli: 57 dead, 10 missing in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The death toll in Odisha due to Cyclone Titli and subsequent floods have reached 57 due to landslides, wall-collapse incidents, and drowning, the Special Relief Commission (SRC) said on Thursday.
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