Ganjam Collector and District Magistrate Dibya Jyoti Parida said, "We are also developing many model polling stations. So, all the criteria that are required have been met. We are also having 'Sakhi booths' - all women booths. Those officials have been trained properly and all the arrangemen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stepped up the attack on Congress and Naveen Patnaik's party Biju Janata Dal and said that the people of the "rich state" remained "poor" and both parties are responsible for it.
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Chief Naveen Patnaik started his election campaign on Wednesday from his home turf of Hinjili Assembly Constituency in Ganjam district and said that the coming decade will be a golden era for youths of the state.
Bhrugu Baxipatra, BJD candidate from Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday said that his party chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's kick starting off election campaign from his home turf Hinjili today will enthuse the party cadre.
In a major boost for cricket development in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, announced the redevelopment of the historic Barabati Cricket Stadium and laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the VSS Cricket Stadium in Sambalpur.
In a humanitarian gesture, Odisha Governor Raghubar Das provided financial assistance amounting to Rs 1 lakh for the treatment of an ailing boy during his visit to Ganjam district on Thursday.
According to the IMD, a Yellow Warning has been issued of 'Dense Fog' very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Bolangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Deogarh and Ganjam.
According to an official statement from the chief minister's office, Patnaik has ordered to provide free medical treatment to the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday inaugurated various development projects, worth Rs 2000 crore, in Ganjam District including Chhatrapur, Hinjili and Kabisuranagar.
The Silk City Berhampur in Ganjam will be connected with Temple City Bhubaneswar by air, reducing the travel time to just one hour. Berhampur is considered as a commercial hub of Southern Odisha which has seen rapid growth in its population and industry.