1. Orissa - Noun
2. Orissa - Proper noun
state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
Source: WordNetHe planned a Yatra from Puri in Orissa to Porbander in Gujarat. An effort was also made in this direction with the support of four former Prime Ministers. It becomes evident from these concrete ventures and programmes that his protest against globalisation was not merely verbal. Chandra Shekhar
When Firuz Tughluq invaded Orissa in 1359 and learned that the region's most important temple was that of Jagannath located inside the raja's fortress in Puri, he carried off the stone image of the god and installed it in Delhi 'in an ignominious position. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Also, induced religious conversions in the Indian states Orissa has resulted in communal riots. Source: Internet
Assassination main The day before her death (30 October 1984) Indira Gandhi visited Orissa where she gave her last speech: I am alive today, I may not be there tomorrow. Source: Internet
However, they said, maybe the BJP leader meant ‘chire’, the uncooked version of the flattened rice or ‘muri’ that is not only eaten by people in Bengal but in other states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Assam as well. Source: Internet
Contacted, former Orissa High Court Bar Association vice president and secretary Dusmanta Kumar Biswal said, “It’s praiseworthy. Source: Internet