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.
Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency picked up a student from Khandagiri area on Wednesday reportedly over his attempt to access the dark web. A two-member team of the country’s premier probe agency took the student and interrogated him at Khandagiri Police Station for around 5 to 7 hours. Later the student was released by the […]
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Department (STA) on Thursday announced that the all regional transport offices (RTOs) will remain open for two days during the Dussehra holidays. Such decision has been taken to facilitate registration of vehicles during the festive season. The RTOs will remain open from 3 PM to 5 PM on October 24 and […]
Bhubaneswar: Politics is now active over the breach of an embankment on the Kelua river in Ramapur area, under Dharmasala block, which was allegedly blown off using dynamites during the recent floods in Odisha. Congress MLA Suresh Routray on Thursday trained guns on the Odisha government, holding BJD MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray and Junior Engineer […]
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued ‘Red Warning’ (Heavy to very heavy rainfall) for four districts in Odisha. As per the latest weather advisory, yesterday’s well marked low pressure area over west-central Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a Depression over northwest & adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal. The system is likely […]
Bhubaneswar: With 201 new COVID-19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the capital City rose to 28,110, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 137 were local contact cases while the remaining 64 were quarantine cases, the civic […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as several districts of Odisha are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next few days under the impact of a likely deep depression over Bay of Bengal, there is no imminent flood threat, said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena on Thursday. #Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, Pradeep Jena speaks […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Friday created a special ‘Green Corridor’ to facilitate the shifting of a critically-ill patient from a private hospital in Nayapalli to the Bhubaneswar International Airport. As per reports, a special route was created for shifting the patient from Puri district who is being airlifted to Hyderabad. As per reports, the […]
Bhubaneswar: Even though Odisha has been spared from witnessing a heavy spell of rain today, several districts in North Odisha will experience squally winds under the influence of the depression in the next 12 hours. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Kmph is likely prevail over north Odisha coast during next 12 […]
Bhubaneswar: A stationary truck caught fire in Mancheswar Industrial Estate area in Bhubaneswar on Friday triggering panic among passersby. The fire fighters immediately rushed to the spot after receiving the report of fire from the locals. Fortunately, the blaze was brought under control by the Fire department officials. Watch: Stationery truck catches fire in #Bhubaneswar#Odisha […]
Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in the smart city of Bhubaneswar neared the 30,000 mark after 189 new cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the last 24 hours. It is for the first time that the daily caseload was below 200-mark this month. Of the 189 new cases, 47 are quarantine and 142 are local […]
Bhubaneswar: The third and final phase of the ongoing clinical trials of Covaxin – India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate will shortly begin in Odisha. The Phase III trials of Covaxin will be conducted at 21 centres across India and at SUM hospital in Odisha (Bhubaneswar). The vaccine will be administered to nearly 2,000 volunteers in […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday reported 2,003 COVID-19 recoveries taking the total number of recoveries to 2,66,105 in the State. As informed by the Health and Family Welfare Department, out of the 2003 recoveries, Khordha reported the maximum 229 while Angul reported 159. Similarly, 141 patients recuperated from Cuttack, 131 from Sundergarh, 104 from Balasore and […]
Bhubaneswar: The office of the BJP National Vice-President, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda and the authorities of the Odisha Television Ltd (OTV) on Monday categorically rubbished the allegations brought out by some activists in Delhi. Those allegations were carried by some local channels targeting OTV and Baijayant Panda. In a statement, OTV refuted the allegations terming them […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to check social gathering in view of COVID-19, the Commissionerate Police has identified seven spots in the capital city for the immersion of Durga idols scheduled for Tuesday. Besides, the traffic movement during the immersion has been restricted on some routes and diverted in some other routes of the city. The […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched integrated Odisha State Scholarship portal on Tuesday, to help eligible students avail scholarship benefits in a seamless and transparent manner. More than 11 lakh beneficiaries will be benefited from this unified portal. The Portal is linked with State Treasury Portal IFMC for automated payment directly into the bank accounts […]
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