Bhubaneswar: The Cuttack Bali Jatra has not received national status as the Centre is yet to take a final decision on the matter, said BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray today. The Union Ministry ...

Bhubaneswar: The Bali Jatra in Odisha’s Cuttack has not received national status so far as the Central government is yet ...

The Central government has granted Odisha's Bali Jatra the prestigious ‘National Fair’ status, recognising its rich maritime heritage. The annual festival in Cuttack celebrates the State’s historic ...

New Delhi: In a significant move to honour Odisha’s rich cultural heritage, the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism has officially recognized Cuttack’s Bali Jatra as a National Fair. The ...

Bali Jatra is a festival that commemorates the maritime trade and cultural exchange between Odisha and Southeast Asian countries, particularly Bali. The festival is celebrated annually in Cuttack, ...

Bali’s Badung Regency — which is home to the island’s most popular tourist areas of Uluwatu, Canggu, and Seminyak — is seeing a “concerning surge” in the number of reported cases of ...

BJD's Debashish Samantaray sought national festival status for Bali Jatra. The festival is held on the banks of Mahanadi river every year to mark the time of the year when mariners from the state ...

As discussions continue, other issues raised in parliament included demands for national festival status for Bali Jatra, ethanol benefits for consumers, and measures for water conservation and climate ...