News from Khurda

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.

loot at petrol pump
Miscreants Decamp With Cash From Petrol Pump Staff At Gunpoint In Khordha

The entire incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed at the fuel station. The footage was provided to the channel by the authorities of the filling station.

Odisha Covid-19 Cases
Odisha Logs 11,607 New Covid-19 Cases, Khordha Reports Maximum 4,347 Infections

Khurda district, which includes the state capital Bhubaneswar reported the highest number of new cases at 4,347, followed by Sundargarh at 1,219, Cuttack at 898 and Sambalpur at 390.

Covid-19 Odisha Cases
Odisha Registers Over 10K Covid Cases Again, Khordha Tops List

With this, the cumulative Covid-19 positive tally in the State has surged to 11,44,401 so far while the death toll has gone up to 8,484. A total of 10,60,067 people have recovered from the infection. The active cases have now gone up to 75,797.

Odisha Covid Cases
Odisha Reports 10,273 New Covid-19 Cases, 4 Deaths; Active Cases Over 50K

Odisha so far has tested 26,479,398 samples, including 75,731 in the last 24 hours, for Covid-19 while the test positivity rate stood 13.5 per cent in the State.

Drug Peddler Arrested In Khordha
Odisha Police STF Nabs Drug Peddler From Near College In Khordha, 310 Gm Brown Sugar Seized

A team of Odisha Police’s Special Task Force (STF) nabbed a drug peddler from near Haladia College under Khordha Town Police limits on Wednesday and seized 310 grams of brown sugar from him.

Odisha COVID-19 Cases
Big Surge! Daily Covid-19 Cases In Odisha Breach 10,000 Mark; Khordha Reports Maximum 3,188 Cases

Odisha so far has tested 2,64,03,667 samples, including 81,065 in the last 24 hours, for Covid-19 while the test positivity rate stood 8.05 per cent.

Odisha Covid Update
Odisha's Daily Covid-19 Cases Breach 8000-Mark After Over 7 Months, Active Cases Surge To 35,242

With this, the Covid-19 positive tally in the State has surged to 10,91,547 while a total of 10,47,783 people have recovered from the virus infection. The active cases have gone up to 35,242.

Omicron Update
28 New Omicron Cases Detected In Odisha, Mutant Infection Tally Breaches 100-Mark

With the fresh cases, the total number of Omicron infection has reached 103 in the State.

Meet Mushkan, The Ambidextrous Girl From Odisha Who Wrote Her Way Into Records Books
Meet Mushkan, The Ambidextrous Girl From Odisha Who Wrote Her Way Into Records Books

Her extraordinary talent was discovered during the Covid19 lockdown when her mother encouraged her to write using both the hands.

Odisha Covid-19 Cases
Odisha Reports 4,829 New Covid Infections, Active Cases Tally Breaches 20K Mark

With this, active cases in Odisha stood at 20,560. So far, 10,46,617 Covid-19 infected have recovered in the State since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Covid-19 Surge: All Religious, Social Places Closed For Public In Bhadrak
Covid-19 Surge: All Religious, Social Places Closed For Public In Bhadrak

Bhadrak has so far registered 26,661 Covid-19 cases, including seven on Sunday, and 148 deaths. While the active cases stood at 46, as many as 26,463 have recovered from the disease till date.

Covid-19 cases in Odisha
Odisha Sees Massive Spike In Daily COVID-19 Cases, Active Cases Jump To 8237

Odisha so far has tested 2,59,63,037 samples, including 68, 970 in the last 24 hours, for Covid-19. The positivity rate in the State has now jumped to 3.92  per cent.

Capital Hospital Doctor Among 3 To Test Positive For Covid-19; More Containment Zones In Bhubaneswar
Capital Hospital Doctor Among 3 Test Positive For Covid-19; More Containment Zones In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today declared five more places as ‘Containment Zones’ following detection of new Covid-19 cases.

Illegal Mining In Khordha
NGT Directs STF Probe Into Illegal Mining On Jagannath Land In Khordha

The special committee has also been assigned to ascertain the identity of the law violators in coordination with the investigators or otherwise and proceed against them for enforcement of environmental norms, including action of stopping the illegal mining, added the letter.

4 Children Suffer Severe Burns After Abandoned Crackers Go Off In Odisha’s Khorda
4 Children Suffer Severe Burns After Abandoned Crackers Go Off In Odisha’s Khorda

Four children sustained severe burn injuries after some abandoned firecrackers accidentally went off at Ganpur under Baghmari police limits in Khorda district.

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