Tag: Paika Rebellion Memorial

Khurda: BJP has targeted the Odisha government over non-allocation of land for the proposed Paika Rebellion Memorial at Barunei on the foothills in Khurda district. Despite a grant of Rs 100 crore from the Centre and Rs 90 crore from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), the State government is yet to allocate land for the […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today lashed out at the Odisha government alleging apathy in allotment of land for a memorial dedicated to the Paika Rebellion and instead providing land for a beer factory. Pradhan’s comments came during the Harekrushna Mahatab Jayanti programme in Bhubaneswar, where he said “Despite Centre’s letters to Odisha to grant […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to expedite the process of land allotment for a memorial to the Paika rebellion. In a letter released to the media on Monday, Pradhan said that the Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma had requested for about 50 acres to be made available […]

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a memorial to mark completion of 200 years of Paika Rebellion, a valiant uprising of Paikas in 1817 against the British Rule which is often termed as the First War of Independence. Apart from President Kovind, Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen […]