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: The Utkal University which will be observing its 50th Convocation on Saturday, April 3, 2021, has started conducting RT-PCR tests of its faculty members, students and employees ahead of Vice-President’s visit to the varsity for the occasion. As per reports, keeping the prevailing surge in COVID cases in the State in mind, the University […]
Bhubaneswar: At least two persons were injured after unidentified miscreants hurled bomb in Azad Nagar area of Sunderpada under Air Field Police jurisdiction in the capital city on Thursday. As per reports, apart from hurling bomb in the area, the miscreants also attacked a youth with sharp weapon leaving him critically injured. Though the exact […]
Bhubaneswar: An 11-year-old boy narrowly escaped an abduction attempt by some miscreants in the Capital City on March 30 last month. The matter came to the fore after the parents of the minor boy submitted CCTV footage of the kidnapping incident at the Infocity Police Station on Thursday. As per reports, the boy, a resident […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Friday released the preliminary sketch of the deceased woman whose skeletal remains were recovered from a seized vehicle on the premises of Janla Police outpost on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The sketch has been prepared by a team of experts from Bengaluru, using which the police will try to ascertain […]
Khordha: A bloody clash broke out between two groups of people at Damanabhuin village under Jankia Police limits in Khordha district on Sunday night. As many as 12 people from both the sides have sustained grievous injuries in the clash. “Two groups clashed with stone pelting and hurling of bombs over past enmity. As many […]
Bhubaneswar: A total of 972 jewelry shops in Odisha were slapped with around Rs 16.45 lakh fine by the State Excise department in the last three years for cheating customers while weighing the precious yellow metal. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain informed the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that these jewelry […]
Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday when a police constable couple lodged FIRs against each other at Air Field Police Station in the Capital City. As per reports, a woman constable lodged compliant at the police station in Bhubaneswar alleging that her husband has an extra-marital affair and he thrashed her over the […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss with Odisha Government for complying with the High Court order on the allowance of Home guards and address their long-standing demands. Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, Sarangi said the Supreme Court in March, 2015 had […]
Khordha: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra played saviour to a man afflicted with filaria (elephantiasis) by personally admitting him to the AIIMS at Bhubanmeswar) for treatment as he had promised earlier. Patra was spotted carrying the filarial patient, identified as Santosh Barik of Ankula village from Chilika, by himself in an ambulance before admitting him […]
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, two siblings died on Sunday after their mother allegedly made all three children consume poison and also drank it herself in an attempt to kill self in Mendhashala under Chandaka Police limits on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. While two children (aged 2 and 3 years both male) died under treatment […]
Bhubaneswar: Targeting his own party, Congress MLA Suresh Routray on Sunday said, inordinate delay in party’s candidate announcement for the impending bypolls of Pipili, is sending a wrong signal to the public. And the sooner they decide upon a name is better for the party. “We have sent five names to party’s central leadership in […]
Bhubaneswar: Spreading bouts of happiness for wildlife lovers, white tigress Bijaya gave birth to three cubs on Sunday at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. As per the information provided by the zoo authorities, Bijaya delivered one cub in the morning and then delivered two more cubs in the afternoon. Nandankanan now has a total […]
Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 cases surged further in Odisha on Monday when 208 persons tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, informed the State I&PR Department. The State also reported one death with the demise of a 35 years old male Covid positive patient of Kalahandi district. He was also suffering from diabetic keto-acidosis […]
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a young girl attempted to commit suicide by cutting her wrist near busy Master Canteen Square in the Smart City on the occasion of Holi. The girl, whose identity is yet to be established, cut her wrist with a blade. She is undergoing treatment at the Capital Hospital. According to […]
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar broke a 73 year record when the maximum temperature went up to 44.2 degree Celsius on Wednesday, the highest recorded temperature for the month of March ever since its formation as the State Capital in 1948. The Temple City was the hottest place in the State as well. The previously recorded maximum temperature […]
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