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.
During his lifetime, Saint Nanak travelled to several places. He travelled to Kurukshetra, Haridwar, and Assam’s Kamrup. He even travelled to Puri and Cuttack in Odisha on a ship. He also travelled to Lahore, Mecca, Madras, Kashmir, Brindaban, Peshwar, Kabul and Baghdad.
A sand art by India’s acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik will also try to get his sand sculpture entered in the Limca book of records.
Excitement is also high among visitors from Cuttack and other parts of the state as Bali Yatra has a lot to offer and provides good business opportunities to artisans, traders and other self-help groups.
The total lunar eclipse can be seen from various places of Odisha tomorrow (Nov 8) at the time of the moonrise. The eclipse will begin at 2.39 pm and end at 6.19 pm.
in view of the anticipated rush, the Commissionerate Police has drawn special strategy for crowd management and ensuring smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
Cuttack DCP, Pinak Mishra informed that as the Bali Yatra is being organised in a grand manner, focus will be given on crowd and traffic management. Apart from this, special focus has been given to check criminal activities during the fair.
Cuttack Mayor Subhash Singh informed that there are plans to set up at least 18 such stalls at different parts of the Bali Yatra ground this year.
International scuba diver Sabir Bux and his team also took the opportunity and came up with a unique idea to celebrate and wish Virat Kohli on his birthday at a special programme in Cuttack.
The Cuttack district consumer dispute redressal commission has directed the branch manager and managing director of the shopping mall to pay the customer Rs 10,000 towards compensation for his mental agony and harassment and Rs 15,000 towards his litigation expenses.
Every year, the traditional boat makers of Jaleswarpur, Mahanga block of Cuttack wait for this festive eve to showcase their unique craftsmanship and make thousands of miniature boats for the devotees.
Dog bite triggers hydrophobia or fear of water. The symptoms include Laryngospasm, which makes the patient howl.
While preparations have reached final stages, the district administration is leaving no stone unturned to make the annual event a grand affair. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation is coming up with unique ideas to make this year’s Bali Yatra different from others.
The last date of receipt of the application in the office of Registrar General, High Court of Orissa, Cuttack, is November 18, 2022.
The traders, who could not avail a plot to set up their shops during the annual trade fair, can now get a plot immediately by taking advantage of the on-spot booking facility.
It is after a gap of two years that Bali Yatra 2022 will be organised in a grand manner as the annual event was cancelled owing to the Covid-19 restrictions.
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