Tag: Veer Surendra Sai

Veer Surendra Sai was the first freedom fighter who had raised an armed struggle against the British imperialist forces in 1827, about 30 years before the 1857 Sepoy uprising.

Bhubaneswar: Controversy surfaced over naming of Jharsuguda airport after Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha denied receiving any proposal in the form of a resolution from the State government while Odisha CM had written a letter to the Centre urging to name the new airport after freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. In […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the Union Government to name the Jharsuguda airport in memory of eminent freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. In a letter addressed to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Patnaik stated, “There is a public demand for naming the Jharsuguda Airport in the name of renowned freedom fighter of […]

Sambalpur: BJD MP from Sambalpur Nagendra Pradhan today berated TV journalists as they sought the byte of the Collector first during Veer Surendra Sai’s birth anniversary celebration here in the city today. “Tell me, who is more important? People’s representative or bureaucrat? Is Chief Secretary important or Chief Minister? Who are the TV journalists to […]

Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur police on Monday busted a major sex racket that was operating from a hotel at Veer Surendra Sai Marg in the city. The police conducted a surprise raid and arrested three persons, including the hotel owner. Preliminary investigations by the police have revealed that an organized sex racket was operating from the hotel […]

Bhubaneswar: While buck-passing and war of words continue between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and with Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ahead of the former’s national executive meeting in the State, the saffron party is now playing a different ball game to owe voters with the inclusion of the great Paika rebellion on its agenda for the two-day meet. Prime Minister […]

Cuttack: The people of Odisha celebrated the birth anniversaries of firebrand freedom fighters Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Veer Surendra Sai. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today offered floral tribute to the firebrand leader and freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Janakinath Bhawan, his birthplace-turned museum, at Odia Bazar in Cuttack on his 120th birth […]

Sambalpur/ Dhenkanal: As part of BJP’s nationwide ‘Yaad Karo Kurbani’ campaign, two Union ministers on Wednesday visited Sambalpur and Dhenkanal districts to pay tributes to freedom fighters from the state. Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram visited Khinda village in Sambalpur to pay his respects to freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai. To mark the occasion, […]

Jharsuguda: Flight operations from the Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport at Jharsuguda have become a major cause of concern for the people in the region due to absence of regular flights. Empty terminals and ticket counters with no officials, employees and flyers at the Jharsuguda airport, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on […]

Jharsuguda: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled a life-size statue of legendary freedom fighter and martyr Veer Surendra Sai in front of the VSS Airport in the district on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi also joined the inaugural ceremony in virtual mode. […]