Tag: Akhada

Sambalpur: Preparations for the well-known ‘Akhada’ procession organised by locals on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in Sambalpur this year are in final stages. Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated all over Odisha on Maha Visuba Sankranti. Youths from different age groups were seen rehearsing their skills with lathi, mudgar, gada at the ‘Akhada Salas’ across the […]

Bhubaneswar: The inhabitants of revenue villages of Akhada and Gudikodha in Gajapati district strangely own ration cards supplied by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Moreover, a solar lighting project has been undertaken by the neighbouring government in the villages. However, the strangeness gave way to a well thought out strategy of the neighbouring government when a team […]