History

Tipu Sultan’s Sword Sold For Record Rs 143 Crore At London Auction; Know Its History

London: The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan was sold for 14 million pounds (Rs 143 crore) at Bonhams Islamic and…

May 25, 2023

Post-Mauryan Site Discovered In Odisha’s Bargarh; Excavation By ASI Sought

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Kishan Reddy to issue direction…

June 18, 2022

Book Review: A Search For Identity Of A Sub-Nation

Odisha’s history is very much under-researched and largely unexplored by scholars and popular writers alike. Authors have restricted themselves to…

January 15, 2022

Raghu Nayak Remembered In Odisha’s Kendrapara To Mark Gandhi Jayanti

Kendrapara: While the whole nation pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, Jagulaipara in Kendrapara remembers the services of…

October 2, 2021

Historical Site Sisupalgarh Near Bhubaneswar Yet To Get Boundary Wall

Cuttack: The historical site of Sisupalgarh on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar is yet to get a boundary wall as Odisha…

September 30, 2021

Houses In Jagannath Temple Safety Zone In Odisha’s Puri Bull-Dozed

Puri: The Puri district administration on Monday resumed demolition of private buildings coming under the ambit of 75-metre safety zone…

September 20, 2021

Grave Danger Stares Twin Heritage Sites In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to beautify and preserve heritage sites Khandagiri and Udayagiri in the heart of the Capital city,…

September 4, 2021

I-Day Special: Spurring Yet Forgotten Folk Uprisings

Simple, hardworking, and peace-loving folks who survived mainly off their agricultural land or forests, the penury of tribal and peasant…

August 15, 2021

Human History In Odisha Dates Back To Stone Age! Bargarh Discovery Hints So

Sambalpur: In a discovery that hints at human settlements in Odisha’s Bargarh district dating back to 65,000 years, archaeologists from…

April 9, 2021

When Gandhi Married Social Justice To National Cause During Padayatra In Odisha’s Kendrapada

Kendrapada: Considered as one of the most important events in the country’s freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi had undertaken a padayatra…

April 2, 2021