News from Cuttack

Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. It is considered as the judicial capital of Odisha as the Odisha High Court is located here. It is also the old capital city of Odisha.The remains of the famous Barabati fort are still speaks the history of the millennium city. Cuttack has a rich maritime history which says that the traders’ sons (Sadhab pua) use to go to Java Sumatra Island to do business and brings lot of wealth here. To recollect this history every year Baliyatra, a weeklong festival is being organized here. Cuttack is the birth place of Subash Chandra Bose. Cuttack has so many special thing to know like here the feeling of sahi -bhai (Neighborhood) is very strong .Cuttack Khati (where group of friends, or people chatting on variety of subjects) is also very popular .Cuttack‘s delicious Dahibara- Allodium attracts many.

Row erupts over handing over of 'school land' for 5-star hotel project in Cuttack
Row erupts over handing over of 'school land' for 5-star hotel project in Cuttack

Local residents have expressed apprehension that a school playground close to the entrance of the upcoming hotel would be handed over to the company.

Eviction resumes on ASI land in Cuttack: slum dwellers cry for rehab
Eviction resumes on ASI land in Cuttack: Slum dwellers cry for rehab

The slum dwellers strongly opposed the drive without any rehabilitation plan  

Road Repair Work Incomplete In Cuttack
Several roads still await renovation in Cuttack as deadline fixed by Orissa HC ends today

Resentment is brewing among residents as the road work that has been undertaken has reportedly been completed in a haphazard manner and it appears more of a patch work. The work done in several parts of the city is also not up to the mark.

Immersion Procession Of Badambadi Puja Committee
Durga Puja set to conclude in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar as grand immersion ceremony gets underway

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up makeshift ponds for the immersion purpose. Two of them have been dug up at Daya river and Bankual river ghats. The other two ponds have come up Kuakhai river bank on the outskirts of the smart city.

Durga Puja Immersion
Durga Puja: Cuttack police issues traffic guidelines for immersion tomorrow, violation to attract penalty

As per the police, traffic restrictions will be imposed from October 25, 7 AM till the end of immersion on October 26.

Bharat Mata On Bakhrabad Durga Puja Pandal In Cuttack
A patriotic Durga puja! ‘Bharat Mata’ is worshipped in this Cuttack puja pandal

Bakhrabad Durga puja committee in the millennium city is such a place where nationalism and patriotism has taken centre stage as the members have put ‘Bharat Mata’ on the pandal instead of Goddess Durga.

Patient’s kin attack medical staff, vandalise ambulance in Odisha  
Patient’s kin attack medical staff, vandalise ambulance in Odisha  

Tension flared up on the premises of Kanpur CHC near Badamba Narasinghpur in Cuttack district on Friday midnight after some local people, who had carried a patient, allegedly attacked a doctor and some medical staff, apart from ransacking hospital property.

Odisha Staff Selection Commission
Out-of-syllabus questions mar OSSC teacher recruitment exam, commission announces fresh test in Dec

Admitting the error, the OSSC in a statement said, “The commission has examined the objections/representations in consultation with academic experts and has come to the conclusion that a significant number of questions were from outside the syllabus published.”

Bairagi Dances In A Music Video
OTV Impact: Sidhant Mohapatra’s ‘Puchuki Gali’ co-dancer Bairagi gets work after 28 years

Bairagi featured in a new Odia music video which has already been released on YouTube attracting many views and likes on the video-sharing site.

Cuttack Bali Yatra
Bali Yatra: Visitors to get glimpse of rural Cuttack during historic fair this year

A preparatory meeting chaired by Cuttack collector, Bhabani Shankar Chayani, for the biggest trade fair in the state was held on Thursday. It was attended by Senior officials of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), RDC (Central), Cuttack DCP and CDA Chairman.

Harrowing time for passengers as private buses to remain off roads from Oct 20
Harrowing time for passengers as private buses to remain off roads from Oct 20

The private bus owners’ association on Tuesday announced its decision to go on indefinite strike from October 20 after its general body meeting. It has accused the state government of reneging on its assurance on the LAccMI bus services. 

Niali Police Station
Man alleges murder of ‘kidnapped’ minor daughter in Cuttack; probe launched

As per the allegations of the minor girl’s father Rohit Gochhayat, his daughter was killed and then burnt at Kothamula village under Niali Police limits by the family of one Pabina Behera who abducted her four months back.

Private Hospital In Cuttack
Cuttack pvt hospital issues backdated test report, patient alleges cheating

Lenka alleged that the hospital has cheated him by not conducting any biopsy test at all and handing him over a pre-generated report.

Cuttack Durga Puja
Muslim devotee comes forward to release pledged gold ornaments of Goddess Durga in Cuttack

The Muslim devotee, Sk Liaquddin Ahmed voluntarily came forwarded and paid Rs 50,000 so that the Goddess Durga is adorned with the gold ornaments during the upcoming puja.

A peep into how Durga Puja started in Millennium City of Cuttack almost 500 years ago
A peep into how Durga Puja started in Millennium City of Cuttack almost 500 years ago

Around five hundred years ago, Durga Puja was first celebrated in Cuttack. It is said that Binod Bihari Puja Mandap in Balu Bazar was the place in the city where the first Durga Puja was celebrated. 

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