BJD MPs meet Union Culture Minister, demand  1st war of independence tag to Paika Bidroha

Bhubaneswar, December 6: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs on Monday met Union Minister of State (Culture), Arjun Ram Meghawal and urged him to immediately declare Paika Bidroha as the First War of Independence. The delegation comprised of eight BJD Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs – Pinaki Misra, Sasmit Patra, Prasanna Acharya, […]

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President Kovind lays stone for Paika Memorial at Barunei foothills in Odisha

Khurda: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the memorial dedicated to the 1817 Paika Rebellion against the British on the foothills of Barunei Hills near Khurda Town in Khurda district to mark the completion of 200 years of the uprising of the ‘Paikas’. Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Andhra Pradesh […]

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President Kovind arrives in Odisha on two-day visit

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Saturday evening to lay foundation stone of the Paika memorial at Barunei in Khurda district and attend the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Utkal University. He arrived by a special flight at the Biju Patnaik International Airport and was received by Odisha Governor […]

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