BERHAMPUR: Six minor boys were injured in a firecracker explosion in the Nuasahi area of Mankipur village within Khallikote police limits on Saturday, ahead of Diwali. Sources said, the explosion took place while the boys were preparing firecrackers inside an isolated house of the village. Police along with firefighters reached the spot, rescued the injured and rushed them to a …
BERHAMPUR: A day after 21 persons were taken ill following consumption of spurious liquor in Chikiti, K Nuagaon police on Tuesday detained seven people, including a woman for their alleged involvement in the illicit liquor trade in the area. The victims, belonging to Jenapur-Karabalua under Chikiti notified area council, developed symptoms like loose motion, vomiting and dizziness and were initially …
BERHAMPUR/JEYPORE : Rangoli, traditional bonfire and cultural shows marked the beginning of the three-day Pongal festival, celebrated by the Telugu community, across southern districts including Berhampur on Sunday. It’s the biggest festival of Telugu people and they celebrate it across the country,” said P Satya Narayana, a local. Besides Berhampur, the festival was also celebrated in Gopalpur, Chatrapur, Chikiti, Patrapur, …
All Industrial Training Institutes in the country will replicate the technique developed at the ITI in Odisha’s Berhampur to convert discarded microwave ovens into ultraviolet sanitiser chambers for the disinfection of mobile phones, pens and other small items carried by medical staff at coronavirus hospitals. Berhampur IISER and ITI make hand sanitisers for civic personnel fighting COVID-19 Devised by the …