Kosal, also known as Dakhin Kosal or Kosala or Koshal is the ancient name of present day’s Western Orissa and Chhattisgarh state which have many references in great Indian epic literatures like Puran, Ramayan and Mahabharat. Kosal was surrounded by Radha (consisting present day’s Mayurbhanj dist of Orissa, and Midnapur and Hugli dist of WestBengal) on the east. River Brahmani was its eastern border. On the west of Kosal, the Rashtrikas were ruling their kingdom. Maikhala range and river Shionath was the border of Kosal in west. River Godavari and Indravati were bordering Kosal on the south and separating it from the Andhra. In the north river Kanahar, the tributary of river Shon was separating Kosal from Magadh. In medieval period this western Orissa region was known as Hirakhand or Samalpur kingdom. Read More... |
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Source: TOI
BALANGIR: After its unsuccessful attempt to hand over the Niyamgiri Hills to Vedanta, the state government is planning to give away the Gandhamardan forest range to private industrial house, …
Industrial players in sectors like steel and mines, aluminium, power and cement who have signed MoU (Memoranda of Understanding) have employed 70 per cent of the people within the state …
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
Even as the Vedanta is embroiled in controversies surrounding mining at Niyamgiri Hill for its refinery there, the London listed company has sent a clear message that it means …
Source: www.dnaindia.com
Due to the continuing dry spell in sundargarh district, the farmers would make huge khariff crops losses.
The farmers of the rain-fed Sundargarh district worried due to low rainfall during …
In www.petitiononline.com, a petition has been filed by Sri Amitabh Thakur, President, The Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), to honur the real heroes who died fighting …
Pioneer News Service | Balangir
Students staged Rasta Roko here on Friday in protest against the continuing vacancies of lecturers’ posts in different colleges of Balangir town. They demanded appointment of …
City development plan for Sambalpur City
Submitted by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad
(Source: http://urbanorissa.gov.in)
Bargarh Handloom cluster is spread over the entire Block of Bargarh, Attabira, Bijepur and Sohella. The cluster …