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Sea kayaker makes a pit-stop at Gopalpur

Sea kayaker makes a pit-stop at Gopalpur

Sandy Robson, a sea kayaker from Western Australia, who is trying to create a kayaking world record reached Gopalpur coast of Odisha on Sunday afternoon.

Phailin-hit mushroom farmers unlikely to get compensation

Phailin-hit mushroom farmers unlikely to get compensation

Mushroom growers of Ganjam district fear that they may not get any compensation for their losses during cyclone Phailin in October 2013.

Street food vendors stop using onions

Street food vendors stop using onions

With onion prices soaring, most roadside eateries in Berhampur for the time being have started to avoid using onion and garlic in their food. Owners of these roadside eateries say they are doing so as a mark of respect to religious beliefs of people during the Hindu month of Shravan.

Aggrieved power consumers find no answers

Aggrieved power consumers find no answers

Consumer activists have protested against the way in which Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) conducted an interface with the power consumers in the city on Wednesday.

Shopping for toys on a full moon night

Shopping for toys on a full moon night

A man sets up traditional toys for sale ahead of the ‘Kandhei Jatra’ in Berhampur on Saturday. Despite the rain, Khaspa Street of Berhampur remained crowded throughout Saturday night for the annual toy fair ‘Kandhei Jatra’.

Prawn hatcheries near rookery a threat to turtles

Prawn hatcheries near rookery a threat to turtles

Wildlife and environmental activists are worried over the setting up of prawn hatcheries near Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha, a major nesting site of endangered Olive Ridley turtles.

Eye donation becoming popular in Berhampur

Eye donation becoming popular in Berhampur

Due to the efforts of a philanthropic organisation ‘Friends Helping Club (FHC) eye donation is getting popular among the families of Berhampur and it is also picking up in rural areas of Ganjam district.

Book highlighting unity between Odias and Telugus released

Book highlighting unity between Odias and Telugus released

‘Vyasa Baradhi (articles as bridge)’, a Telugu book highlighting cultural unity between Odias and Telugus was released at function organized in the city on Saturday evening.

This book has been authored by Turlapati Rajeswari and contains 34 essays related to various aspects of socio-cultural and literary unity between Telugu and Odia communities.

Berhampur Stadium All Set for A Makeover

Berhampur Stadium All Set for A Makeover

The Berhampur stadium at the Barracks Ground here, construction of which has been going on for the past two decades, would soon be completed soon.

The work had been moving at a snail’s pace due to delay in identification of a patch of land that would be handed over to the Defence Ministry by the State Government.

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Cheeryal Laxminarasimha Swamy Temple Hyderabad

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Gopalpur Sea Beach, Berhampur
Shri Jagannath Temple, Hyderabad
Sanjeevaiah Park, Hyderabad

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