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: 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 […]
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 […]
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