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: 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…
Bhubaneswar: Even as the current weather condition across Odisha remains dry, parts of the State may possibly see a considerable change in the cold conditions after five days, predicts Regional Meteorological Centre. With the winter setting in, the night or minimum temperature in several parts of Odisha is expected to dip in the coming days. […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday seized 254 grams of brown sugar following a raid at Kalinga Nagar area under Khandagiri Police limits. The cost of the brown sugar is estimated to be around Rs 25 lakh. As per reports, one drugs peddler, identified as Muna Sethi from Daspalla area of Nayagarh district has been […]
Khurdha: Tension erupted at Tansipatana village under the Tangi police station in the district on Tuesday after two groups of people clashed over a land dispute related to a cremation ground. The clashes broke out when some people were performing a cremation in the vicinity of some residential settlements to which another group opposed. The […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday cleared four industrial projects worth Rs 464.72 crores. The 96th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held today here approved the projects. The SLSWCA headed by the Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy issued in-principle approval to the projects in the Metal & Metal Downstream and Food processing sectors […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide better health care facility to doctors, health workers and Covid warriors, the Odisha government on Wednesday designated Aditya Aswini Hospital for the treatment of all frontline workers. In a letter to the Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) and Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Rajesh Kumar Agarawala, the […]
Bhubaneswar: In view of present Covid-19 pandemic situation there will be no question hour during the Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, starting on November 20, informed Speaker Surya Narayan Patro on Wednesday. A decision in this regard was taken during an all party meeting convened today which was chaired by the Speaker of […]
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