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: With detection of 68 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the total virus tally in the capital city rose to 29,522 according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, 54 are local contacts while the remaining 14 are from quarantine, the civic body said […]
Khordha: The Tehsildar of Bolagarh, Dhobei Nayak on Thursday sustained multiple injuries after he was allegedly attacked by stone quarry mafia near Gopalpur in Khordha district. Nayak was assailed along with some other staff of the Tehsil when they reached a morrum quarry at Gopalpur to conduct a raid. A complaint in connection with the […]
Bhubaneswar: An elderly man, who was allegedly locked in the bathroom of his house for 8 days by his son and daughter-in-law, was finally rescued by the police on Thursday. The shocking incident has been reported from Palasuni area on the outskirts of the Smart City. Even hours after his rescue, the shocked elder, believed […]
Bhubaneswar: Two inter-State robbers, who were involved in a major ATM loot case in Bhubaneswar, have been arrested by the Vizag police, Twin City Police Commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi said on Friday. While addressing a press conference, Sarangi informed that the two accused- Samarjyot Singh who hails from Punjab and Zafar Sadiq a native of Kerala […]
Bhubaneswar: The alleged rape of a minor tribal girl by the father-in-law of an OAS officer in Bhubaneswar has sparked off a massive outrage with the activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today launching protests outside the BMC zonal office in Chandrasekharpur area here demanding action the culprit. “Even though a complaint has been […]
Bhubaneswar: From Delhi to Chandigarh or Bangalore, the two criminals arrested for their alleged involvement in the loot of an ATM kiosk in Bhubaneswar hopped cities across the country to identify the targets, police said. The duo, identified as Samarjyot Singh and Zafar Sadiq, from Punjab and Kerala, respectively, were part of an inter-State gang […]
Bhubaneswar: With detection of 61 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the total virus tally in the capital city rose to 29, 583 according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, 48 are local contacts while the remaining 13 are from quarantine, the civic body […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government has clarified its stand on the reopening of religious places amid the prevailing pandemic situation, members of the Odisha Sevayat Sangha, a state-level priests’ association once again staged protest by beating gongs in the premises of the Ram Temple here today to press for the opening of temples. The […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has demanded Chhattisgarh to furnish details of the barrages constructed over the Mahanadi during a hearing in the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal over the water sharing dispute on Saturday. Odisha has asked Chhattisgarh to provide the necessary details in the common information format. While hearing the State government’s plea, the Tribunal said Odisha […]
Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels for the State, Biswadip Jena, an Assistant professor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has secured top position in the general category of the national-level PhD entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Expressing happiness over his success Jena said, “I am elated that I secured the first […]
Bhubaneswar: The Congress party on Saturday came down heavily on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led Odisha government for reducing the post-matric scholarship amount for poor meritorious students belonging to SC/ST categories. The party has alleged that the State as well as the Centre is playing with the future of poor students by slashing the scholarship […]
Bhubaneswar: A purported audio clip in which suspended BJD leader from Balasore, Jeevan Pradeep Das was heard saying, ‘BJP-BJD are one and the same’, has created a political storm in Odisha. Das, a former MLA from Balasore Sadar constituency, was recently suspended from the BJD by party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for ‘anti-party […]
Bhubaneswar: With scientists across the world working overtime to prepare a vaccine for Covid-19 by the year end, it is expected that the vaccine could be introduced in India as early as February,2021. Speculations became rife after Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate showed safety and efficacy during the phase 1 and 2 trials as well […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to save the Pangolins from extinction by gathering more information about their behaviour in the wild, the Odisha Forest Department is all set to set some…
Khurdha: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) treasurer Bikash Pradhan has been nominated to represent Odisha in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Dubai. Pradhan was a member of Khurdha Cricket Association before being selected as OCA office bearer. Following his selection to represent Odisha at the IPL, Khurdha Cricket Association felicitated him and […]
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