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.
Sukinda Assembly segment, a mineral-bearing area in Jajpur, is tagged as a fort of the ruling Biju Janata Dal(BJD). Sukinda was once represented by former Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadai and is now represented by his son Pritiranjan Gharai. The BJD has its hold on this seat for the last 25 years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of multiple projects worth Rs 20,000 crore at Chandikhole in Odisha.
Missing toddler Pihu’s mother, Monalisha Nayak has urged the Odisha CM to allow her to meet PM Narendra Modi, who is visiting Jajpur district tomorrow.
A farmer in Jajpur district, who is enjoying good health, has allegedly been shown as dead in government records. Worse, he is not receiving any government benefits for this piece of blunder.
On the first day of the exam on Tuesday, she was handed over an admit card outside her exam centre at Singhpur High School by the headmaster.
A group of pilgrims was attacked by the driver of the van they had hired for their travel. The driver and his associates reportedly attacked the pilgrims at Vyasanagar in Jajpur district late on Monday night.
As per reports, Lakhpati Bharasagar, a resident of Gopalpur under Ullunda block in Sonepur district, had left home in a huff seven years back. His family members frantically searched for him at many places for years but failed to trace him. The family presumed Lakhpati dead.
As for the rampant sand loot, Subhendu Kumar Samal, ADM (Revenue) of Jajpur said, “The issues related to sand leasing and mining are the lookout of the steel and mines department. The deputy director of minor minerals will look into that. I will tell the deputy director of minor minerals to take up the issue with the district-level committee.”
As per reports, Samal suffered a brain haemorrhage on Wednesday night. Since then he was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital. A special team of doctors was engaged in his treatment.
Following the incident, the lady sarpanch and her husband were first taken to Mangalpur community health centre and later shifted to the district headquarters hospital.
Women of a Self-help Group (SHG) in the Charinagala area withdrew cash worth Rs 4 lakh from a bank on January 4. On their way back home, when they reached Balichandrapur bazaar, unidentified persons came on a bike and snatched away the bag containing the cash.
Intake of sugar-rich or high carbohydrate food like rice is a prohibition for them. However, a special kind of rice with lower levels of carbohydrates is available in the market.
The detained middleman has been identified as Himansu Das, a resident of Pataranga under Korei Police limits in Jajpur. He works as the marketing manager of the said hospital.
Government counsel Prakash Das said that the court had granted a five-day remand to the STF from December 19 to December 24 for custodial interrogation. The STF produced him in the court at 5 pm on Saturday
Over a dozen of them started a marathon towards Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's residence Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar after the two-month-long protest by locals demanding renovation of the stadium cut no ice with the district administration.
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