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: After handing over two key parking lots in the city to transgenders to collect parking fees, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday initiated process to revise the parking charges in the State capital which will be implemented from April 1. According to sources, the BMC has invited tender for 32 parking lots in […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a roadmap to make the State capital free of beggars by rehabilitating the people involved in begging in the city. Moreover, BMC is also planning to shift homeless and destitute people to shelter homes. According to sources, BMC will initiate a drive under which it will identify […]
Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 vaccination will be carried out at Community Health Centres (CHCs) across Odisha only three days a week, informed State Health and Family Welfare department director Bijay Panigrahi on Friday. Speaking to reporters here Panigrahi said, “After discussions with the Central government, we have decided not to carry out vaccination at Community Health […]
Bhubaneswar: A state-level cyclothon was organised in the capital city on Friday to create awareness on road safety as part of the ongoing ‘National Road Safety Month’. State Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera flagged off the cyclothon at 6 AM in the morning. More than 100 cyclists participated in the event. The theme […]
Khordha: Panic gripped commuters, who were travelling on National Highway 16 near Daleipur in the district, as two elephants were found wandering on the road this morning. People and motorists were stranded for nearly an hour on the route. On being informed, forest officials rushed to the spot and advised people not to tease the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Mahatma Gandhi Marg in the capital city was taken over by armed and police contingents as they hit the road for ‘full dress rehearsal’ on Sunday morning ahead of the state-level Republic Day celebrations on January 26. As per reports, four bands and 14 contingents–two from central government agencies and rest 12 from […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Anvesh Subham Pradhan is among the 32 children who have been conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2021 for their excellent achievements in various fields. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with all the achievers through a video conference on Monday. Anvesh Subham, a Class IX student of Chandrasekharpur DAV […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Anvesh Subham Pradhan was one among the 32 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees who joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the virtual interaction at 12 PM today. Special arrangements were made at the Khordha Collectorate for the video conference and Anvesh Subham’s parents were also present with him during the live session. […]
Bhubaneswar: A joint team of Bhubaneswar Excise Department and Cuttack Flying Squad seized 500 litres of illegal country liquor and destroyed more than 5000 litres of raw materials on Monday following a raid on a house at Saliasahi, the largest slum in Odisha. As per reports, nine persons were arrested by the excise officials in […]
Khordha: Resentment is brewing among local residents and traders over inordinate delay in the construction of flyover at Sitaram square near Jatni in the district. Local traders, who have been evicted for the facilitation of the flyover, have demanded early execution of the project and adequate compensation for them. “We cooperated with the district administration […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Male & Female Multi Purpose Health Workers’/Health Supervisor’s United Association, which had earlier decided not to take COVID-19 vaccine shots as a mark of protest against government’s alleged neglect towards their designation and cadre, finally agreed to get vaccinated after discussion with the government on Tuesday. Mamata Nayak, general secretary of […]
Bhubaneswar: All departments of Odisha government and sub-ordinate offices of the State in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar will function with full strength from February 1, 2021. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances department, “all departments of the State Government and sub-ordinate offices of the State in […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Works department on Friday sought clarification from the office of Engineer-in-chief (Civil) over its order asking women staff to leave office before sunset. According to sources, the department has asked the office to submit the clarification in writing within seven days on what made it to impose restrictions on the timing of […]
Khordha: Police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the case involving stealing of 22 ancient idols from Dakhyeswar temple at Banpur in Khordha district. Police have arrested four members of an inter-state racket and recovered nine idols from their possession. Besides, four ingots believed to be made of the stolen idols have also been seized, […]
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic twist to the mysterious death of Rama Devi (RD) University student Jharaphula, father of the deceased girl on Sunday opened up on the case while saying that he knew about her relationship with the accused Rakesh. Speaking to media, Ramakant Nayak, father of the deceased RD University student said, “My son […]
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