Times of India writes: A village committee in Ganjam district has fined 60 people for defecating in the open. The village committee of Kandigaon under Kanheipur gram panchayat in Khallikote block formed a squad four months ago to keep strict…
Tibetan Settlers in Odisha Gajapati District celebrate Losar their new year
Prayers and feasts marked the three-day celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, on Tuesday by the settlers at the five camps in Gajapati district. Large number of Tibetans gathered at the monastery in Jirang, prayed to Buddha and for…
Cotton weaving still survives in this Odisha village
Generation-old family tradition of cotton weaving still continues through a cooperative of pre-Independence era at Padmanabhpur village of Ganjam district in Odisha. This is evident from the traditional charkhas and handlooms operational at households in this village. According to weaver…
Odisha school comes up with unique Idea, wins National Award for Innovations by Union HRD
A district school in Odisha has come up with ‘Drop Everything And Read’ programme in which students go on a reading mode during the seventh period, every Wednesday. This innovative initiative by Ganjam district has conferred the National Award for…