PM attends 'Odisha Parba 2024' in New Delhi; recalls Hare Krishna Mehtab and Bali Jatra
On 24 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi took part in the 'Odisha Parba 2024' celebrations at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
Summary
On 24 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi participated in 'Odisha Parba 2024' at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, a flagship event of the Odia Samaj trust held from 22 to 24 November. He said the nation was celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of Utkal Kesari Hare Krishna Mehtab on a large scale. He noted that Bali Jatra had concluded the previous day on the banks of the Mahanadi in Cuttack, held on Kartik Purnima, calling it a symbol of India's maritime power, and suggested a Bali Jatra Day. He said ports would be developed at Dhamra, Gopalpur, Astaranga, Palur and Subarnarekha, and called Odisha India's mining and metal powerhouse. Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan attended.
Key facts
- Event
- Odisha Parba 2024, JLN Stadium, New Delhi, 22–24 Nov
- Organiser
- Odia Samaj (trust)
- Anniversary
- 125th birth anniversary of Utkal Kesari Hare Krishna Mehtab
- Bali Jatra
- Mahanadi banks, Cuttack, on Kartik Purnima
- Ports named
- Dhamra, Gopalpur, Astaranga, Palur, Subarnarekha
Practice MCQs 3 questions
At Odisha Parba 2024 on 24 November 2024, the PM said the nation was celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of which leader, known as 'Utkal Kesari'?
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Correct answer: A — Hare Krishna Mehtab
PIB (PMO): the PM said the Government was celebrating the 125th birth anniversary of Utkal Kesari Hare Krishna Mehtab on a large scale.
According to the PM at Odisha Parba 2024, the Bali Jatra that concluded on 23 November 2024 was held on the banks of which river in Cuttack?
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Correct answer: D — Mahanadi
PIB (PMO): Bali Jatra was organised in a grand manner on the banks of the Mahanadi in Cuttack on Kartik Purnima and concluded the day before the event.
At Odisha Parba 2024, the PM named ports to be developed in Odisha. Which of the following was NOT among the ports he named?
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Correct answer: B — Paradip
PIB (PMO): the PM named Dhamra, Gopalpur, Astaranga, Palur and Subarnarekha. Paradip was not in the list he gave.