Tag: Bali Yatra

Cuttack: Ahead of Cuttack’s historic Bali Jatra, the inclusion of arrested BJD MLA Prabhat Biswal as a guest in the invitation card printed by the district administration has now created quite a flutter. Biswal, who was arrested by CBI in connection with Seashore chit fund scam, is now undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and […]

Cuttack: The decision of the Cuttack district administration to hike the rates for plots by Rs 2 per sqft for setting up temporary shops during the historic Bali Jatra festival is being vehemently opposed by traders. As a result, the plot allotment process is completely stalled with local traders’ association demanding immediate rollback of the […]

Bhubaneswar: More emphasis will be laid on fire safety during the Cuttack Baliyatra this year. A detailed discussion on ways to beef up fire safety during Bali Yatra was held under the chairmanship of Cuttack Collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra Briefing media persons.

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted raids on various food stalls at the Bali Yatra ground for second consecutive day on Monday. The raids were conducted to prevent stale foods from being served to visitors during the 10-day-long festival. According to reports, a team of Health and Food Inspection unit of the civic body […]

Cuttack: A day after the traders’ association resolved their dispute with the district administration over three of its demands, the preparations for Bali Yatra, which is just four days ahead, is now undergoing on war footing in Cuttack. On Friday, the traders’ body had decided not to open stalls alleging the administration of changing rules […]

Cuttack: Uncertainty looms large over the ‘Bali Yatra’ festival in Cuttack as the tent house association today dismantled several tents pitched for setting up stalls along the Mahanadi river bed after dispute between the traders’ association and the district administration intensified. On Friday, the traders’ association had decided to shun from opening stalls alleging the […]

Cuttack: With the historic ‘Bali Yatra’ festival in Cuttack just a week away, preparations came to a halt today after another dispute erupted between the traders’ association and district administration here. Reason, the association has shunned the plot allocation process for setting up stalls, alleging the administration of acting as per its whims and fancies. […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to stop forceful collection of donation for puja celebrations, the Director General of Police B.K Sharma has instructed all concerned officials to take stringent action against the persons who are involved in such practice. According to sources, as many as 13 persons have been arrested in connection with five cases of […]

Cuttack: The district administration and the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) have started preparations for Bali Yatra festival scheduled to begin from November 12 to November 19 at Bali Yatra ground in the Silver City. A preparatory meeting chaired by Cuttack collector, Bhabani Shankar Chayani, for the biggest trade fair in the state was held recently. […]

Bhubaneswar: The annual Bali Yatra fair organised on the Mahanadi river bed in Cuttack will be observed as a State-level festival from this year, informed Housing and Urban Development Minister, Pratap Jena on Friday. Several departments including Tourism, Culture and Urban Development will provide financial as well as other logistical support for Bali Yatra which […]

Cuttack: With only 2 days to commence, the preparations for the Bali Yatra in Cuttack have entered the last leg. And this time the district administration is leaving no stone unturned to make Asia’s biggest open-air fair even much better. Around 1500 stalls have been set up by traders on 44 acres of land allotted […]

Cuttack: Visitors to ‘Bali Yatra’, that will begin in Cuttack on Tuesday, will be imparted legal awareness through an initiative of Orissa High Court. Chief Justice of the High Court, KS Jhaveri, is scheduled to inaugurate a stall of the Odisha State Legal Services Authority at the venue of Bali Yatra on Wednesday. As suggested […]

Cuttack: With just few days left for the conclusion of Bali Yatra in Cuttack, as thousands of people thronged the Silver City to dip in festive fervour of the famous open fair on Sunday, unavailability of parking space due to heavy crowd led to chaotic situation at the venue and the main roads. According to […]

Cuttack: With the millennium city already cramped, Odisha government has now decided to set up a CDA-like township near the banks of Mahanadi River in Cuttack. Informing about the plans, Housing & Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena said that there is a vast tract of land of about 400 acre along the banks of Mahanadi […]