Once Jajpur District was a great centre of art and culture in ancient Odisha. This district is declared as a heritage district 'Biraja Khetra' is one of the ancient cities of Odisha rich in archaeological remains. It is reputed to be one of the important Tantra Khetras in the state. This place has a number of archaeological ruins as well as ancient Budhist monuments like Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri and Langudi Hill. Jajpur is also honored for its natural resources, mines, and industries.
The anti-corruption agency has also launched simultaneous searches at the houses of Mohapatra located in Bhubaneswar and Tirtol following his arrest.
All places of religious importance in Jajpur district of Odisha will be reopened for the public from August 4 with strict adherence to Covid guidelines. Jajpur Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore informed about the decision in a statement to the media.
Basic amenities in remote areas of Gajapati and Jajpur districts are still a distant dream even as the government has implemented host of welfare schemes for the development of rural Odisha
Several low-lying areas are likely to get waterlogged due to the heavy rain induced by low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal
An unknown miscreant made a failed attempt to kidnap a five-year-old girl before cancelling the plan midway due to apparent fear of being caught after the child raised an alarm.
The weather department has predicted heavy rain in several parts especially coastal and interior regions of Odisha today
A team of probe officials from Airfield Police station are likely to produce the accused, Jagannath Pradhan before a local court today after completing interrogation process, reports said.
As per the weather department data, as many as 19 districts in the State are facing deficient rainfall out of which six are going through a grim situation after recording less than 40 per cent rain so far this season.
Odisha reported its highest toll of 68 deaths due to Covid infection taking the overall number of fatalities to 4,730 in the pandemic
Priyadarshini Rout held a cobra by its tail and tried to throw it away when the reptile approached towards her son. In the process, she was bitten by the snake.
The ghastly murder of Priyanka Priyadarshini, a homemaker who lived with her family at Bhimatangi in the Capital city, was a pre-determined crime, informed police a day after recovering the blood-soaked body of the woman from her rented accomodation.
In a fresh twist to the sensational murder of homemaker Priyanka Priyadarshini at Bhimatangi in the city on Monday, the mother of the accused has allegedly claimed that the victim was into a relationship with her son even after her marriage.
Odisha on Tuesday witnessed a fall in the single day Covid 19 cases with 2,487 new infections even as daily fatalities showed no sign of abatement with 51 infected persons succumbing to the virus in last 24 hours.
The vacillating trend of the daily Covid cases in Odisha for the past several days saw a big drop on Tuesday with the State recording 2,640 positives, its record low in over last two months. The new cases have taken the State's cumulative virus count tally to 9,06,429.
Iron ore production in Odisha has dropped by over 31 million tonnes from 142 million tonnes in 2019-20 to 111 million tonnes in the 2020-21 financial year.
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