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.
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 […]
Bhubaneswar: With a possible second COVID-19 wave on the cards, people in Odisha are now on tenterhooks even though the daily positivity graph is registering a downward trend. Though there has been a considerable drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases in November compared to the past two months, the situation is still alarming […]
Khordha: The officials of Tangi wildlife division on Monday arrested two poachers on the charges of hunting migratory birds in Chilika Lake, largest brackish water lagoon in the continent. At least 13 carcasses of migratory birds have been seized from their possession, a forest official said. The duo was nabbed from Bhusandapur area during patrolling […]
Bhubaneswar: After Cuttack, the much awaited Bali Yatra mahotsav in Bhubaneswar has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The decision was taken after a detailed discussion of the organising committee members with Twin City Police Commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi on Monday. #Breaking Bali Yatra will not be organised in #Bhubaneswar this year in view […]
Bhubaneswar: A day after Captain Ashutosh Kumar laid down his life, fighting terrorists near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Machil Sector, rich tributes were paid to the brave martyr by Bhubaneswar Sainik School, his alma mater, on Monday. The wreath-laying ceremony was conducted at the Amar Jawan Memorial on the school premises […]
Bhubaneswar: In yet another instance of police excess against OTV, another official of Odisha’s leading news channel was picked up forcibly by a posse of police personnel, who woke him up from sleep at 3.30 am on Tuesday, after barging into the channel’s studio campus at Sarua in Khurdha. A team of around 15 to […]
Bhubaneswar: Special arrangements have been made for COVID-19 tests of all ministers, MLAs and other staff ahead of the winter session of Odisha Assembly starting from November 20, informed Speaker, SN Patro on Tuesday. During a high-level meeting held with officials of the health department and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Patro informed that it has […]
Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped Saheed Nagar area in the capital city on Wednesday after a man was found hanging in a three-storey building here this morning. The deceased Jajulya Nath, is reportedly a resident of Pipili area in Puri district. Man found hanging from the iron railing of a three-storey building in Saheed Nagar area in […]
Bhubaneswar: Men, women, children and even elderly people have been living under house arrest like conditions for the last 11 days at the OTV and Tarang studio complex at Sarua in Khordha district. Some contractual labourers have been staging dharna in front of the studio’s gate and locked the front and the back gates of […]
Bhubaneswar: Bringing laurels for the State, 10 students from Odisha have been selected to participate in NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Human Rover Challenge scheduled to be held next year. What’s more remarkable is that this is for the first time when a school team would be representing India at the international-level event. The […]
Bhubaneswar: Amidst festive season, the capital city seems to be witnessing a surge in crime rate posing a daunting challenge for the Commissionerate Police. Wednesday evening, two-bike borne miscreants allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman’s neck while she was riding pillion on a bike with her husband in Kharavela Nagar area here. Following […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Friday enforced restrictions on community observance of Paya Shraddha and Pinda Dana rituals at Bindusagar Lake and near Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar this Diwali in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation. A notification in this connection was issued by the BMC on Friday, that read, “In view of restriction […]
Bhubaneswar: Vidyashree, the wife of deceased social activist Aditya Dash, has again brought allegations against the Odisha Crime Branch accusing the probe agency of delaying in submitting the status report in connection with the mysterious death case. As per reports, apart from submitting the status report, Vidyashree has further demanded that the Crime Branch should […]
Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha saw a dip in mercury with at least three places in the State recording 14 degrees Celsius. Daringbadi in Kandhamal district was the coldest in the State recording the lowest temperature of 13 degree Celsius on Saturday, informed the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). According to the […]
Bhubaneswar: Two doctors of Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar have tested positive for novel-Coronavirus on Friday, informed the Director of the hospital, Laxmidhar Sahu. As per reports, one of the doctors…
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