Odisha

Freedom Fighter From Odisha Makar Charan Das Passes Away

Cuttack: Freedom fighter Makar Charan Das breathed his last around 6.40 am on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city. He was 99.

He is survived by a son. His mortal remains were cremated at Banpur under Derabis block with the guard of honours.

A native of Hatabanapur, a small village/hamlet in Derabish tehsil in Kendrapada district Das had joined the freedom struggle inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and was jailed for opposing the British rule. He was felicitated by the President on ‘August Kranti Divas’ in 2020 for his contribution to the freedom struggle.

Minister of Food Supply and Consumer Welfare, Cooperation and Higher Education Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak mourned the death of the veteran freedom fighter and expressed deepest condolences to his family.

The minister described Das as a ‘pride’ of Kendrapada district.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Trial Run Of Queue System With Barricades & Ramps At Puri Jagannath Temple Before New Year

Bhubaneswar: The proposed queue system for darshan at Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri town…

11 minutes ago

Tusker Tramples Youth To Death, Angry Villagers Thrash Forest Staff In Odisha

Sundargarh: A forest department employee was manhandled by angry locals in Odisha’s Sundargarh district after…

18 minutes ago

Noted Poet Vinita Agarwal To Be Conferred 2nd Jayanta Mahapatra National Award For Literature

Bhubaneswar: Eminent poet Vinita Agrawal has been chosen for the second Jayanta Mahapatra National Award…

26 minutes ago

‘Had No Role…’: Robin Uthappa Clarifies After Arrest Warrant Over PF ‘Fraud’ Case

Bhubaneswar: Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has broken his silence on the arrest warrant issued…

49 minutes ago

India Can Never Permit Others To Have A Veto On Its Choices, Says External Affairs Min Jaishankar

New Delhi: Stating that India would do whatever is right in the national interest and…

50 minutes ago

Tension In Odisha’s MKCG MCH After PG Student Brings Assault Charge

Berhampur: A postgraduate student of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur was injured…

1 hour ago

This website uses cookies.