Illegal packaged water unit sealed
BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening. The officials of the district administration
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Emu farming gaining popularity
BERHAMPUR: Emu, the flightless bird from Australia, is gradually changing the trend of poultry farming in south Odisha. Considered to be the second largest bird in the world after ostrich, though these
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Proposed stadium ground turns dumping yard
BERHAMPUR: Even as much has been said about the provision of facilities for the promotion of sports and games, the reality is different in the city. The ground adjacent to KC High School in Gosaninuagaon
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Olive Ridley hatchlings at Gokhorkuda beach
BERHAMPUR: Thousands of people are thronging the Gokhorkuda beach here to watch Olive Ridley hatchlings emerging from the eggs. Hatching started on Monday and more than three lakh hatchlings have swam
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High tides wash away houses, turtle eggs
BERHAMPUR: The erosive waves of the Bay of Bengal have again started to threaten villages on the coastline of Ganjam district. During past two days, the Podempeta village in Chhatrapur block of the district
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Rs 250 crore for water supply to Berhampur
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will initiate a project to solve water problem in Berhampur town with an investment of Rs 250 crore. A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared for this. Under
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NTPC inks power supply pact with Bangladesh
New Delhi:NTPC on Tuesday signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 mw to Bangladesh Power Development Board, making it the first Indian generation utility to ink a deal for exporting electricity to aneighbouring
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Poultry deaths trigger bird flu panic
BERHAMPUR: Death of poultry in Raikia block has spread bird flu panic among the residents. The deaths were reported from two SHGs. Sources said a SHG in Gamandi village had procured 600 chicks with financial
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Team studies bird flu symptoms in Chilika
Berhampur: With detection of H5N1 avian influenza at two places of Odisha, a Central team on Monday visited the Chilika lake area to study symptoms of bird flu on the migratory birds. The two-member surveillance
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State gains in health indices
BHUBANESWAR: The year has been as challenging as it could be on the health front with public health concerns coupled with a belligerent medical workforce keeping the Government and the Health Department
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Ganjam farmers caught in pincer movement
BERHAMPUR: Recurring natural calamities and lack of irrigation facility have hit cultivation in the district. Around 75 per cent of the population in Ganjam depends on agriculture for livelihood. A sizeable