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Naveen urges Rajnath to declare Paika Bidroha as First War of Independence

OB Bureau Jul 19, 2017

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, urging him to declare ‘Paika Bidroha’ of 1817 as the First War of Independence. “The…

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State urges Centre to declare Paika Rebellion as first war of independence

OB Bureau Jul 18, 2017

Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the secretariat here on Tuesday approved a proposal to urge the Centre to declare Paika Rebellion as the…