Khordha district has carved out of the former Puri District on 1st April, 1993. Despite repeated onslaughts from Maratha and Muslim cavalry, it managed to maintain the glory of its independence of royal fort till 1803. Therefore, the Royal Fort is spelt with reverence as “Khordhagada” and is referred as the “last independent fort” which remained free from the clutches of East India Company for a long period (from 1757, the Battle of Plassey after which the East India Company established company rule in Bengal till 1803).This resistance movement of Odias was recorded by the British historians as “Paik Rebellion”, which was in fact, the first Independence war of India. It originated in Khordha soil and spread to other parts of Odisha in 1817 much prior to the outbreak of the historical Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.Khordha is famous for Kora khai which is traditional Odia food offered to Lord Lingraj (Shiva) as Prasad.
Begunia and Khordha Assembly segments come under the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency where all three parties are yet to announce their candidates. The delay in picking up candidates has left the electorate confused.
Though the exact reason behind the accident is not clear, it is suspected that the mishap occurred after the driver of the Mo Bus lost control of the steering wheel.
Following speculations that Patasani may be named as BJD candidate from Chilika, Raghu Sahu with his hundreds of supporters arrived at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Friday claiming his candidature.
The Vigilance is learned to conduct an investigation into the quality of developmental works in the area. Bhubaneswar Vigilance has registered a case against the official and further investigation is in progress
A few days ago, a cell phone was found inside the Khordha jail. On checking the call details record, police got info about drug abuse. They raided the jail and seized 265 gm brown sugar. It shocked all.
Despite sitting on dharna for four days, they have allegedly been neglected and no assurances have been provided to them either from the Railway authorities or from the contractor.
Its perennial stream has dried up and timber mafias are allegedly stripping of its greenery. As industrial units are popping up around the hill, they are allegedly having an adverse impact on the environment of the place. Its flora is depleting day by day, reports said.
The police have arrested seven accused, including a woman, on charges of supplying mobile phones inside the jail and peddling brown sugar in Khordha town.
As per the allegations, tonnes of khandolite stones are being extracted from the mine every day and the stones are being used for Srimandir Parikrama project, infrastructure development and renovation of Maa Tarini temple, Sri Lingaraj temple, Samalei temple and Ma Biraja temple.
Established in 2012, the school had many infrastructural problems, including the absence of a boundary wall causing several problems for students. Taking cognizance of the same, under the OTV Cares initiative, construction of a boundary wall was done.
As many as 78 persons from Banapur and Balugaon areas in Khordha district have been duped to the tune of lakhs of rupees by the ‘fraud’ travel agency.
High drama was witnessed on stage during a Nua –O programme at Begunia in Khordha district on Tuesday after a girl student trying to meet BJD leader VK Pandian was snubbed and was later whisked away by female cops.
The Bachhorapatna Sri Jagannath temple at Jatani in Khorda has been locked due to a dispute over 5T funds for renovation due to which, the temple deity has allegedly been forced to remain on fast for the last 18 days.
Moreover, the accused were arrested after a mobile phone was seized from an inmate. Around 266 grams of brown sugar, one SUV, and several mobile phones have been seized from the six accused.
As per reports, the Odisha Tourism Department had taken senior citizens from several districts of Odisha on a pilgrimage to Tirupati on February 7. However, the women reportedly went missing after availing darshan of Lord Venkateswara.
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