Jayee Rajguru, the invincible freedom fighter from Odisha

by Argus News

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Born on 29th October 1739 in Bira Harekrushnapur of Puri, Jayee Rajguru was appointed as the royal priest of Khurda King Dibyasingha Dev II in 1780 at the age of 41.

Bhubaneswar: When it comes to the State of Odisha, it has proved its mettle to the entire nation time and again by demonstrating indomitable spirit of patriotism and the best example will be the period of Indian freedom struggle.

There are a number of freedom fighters who played pivotal role in knocking the oppressive British rule out of the nation and Jayakrishna Rajguru Mahapatra, popularly known as Jayee Rajguru is foremost among them as he is considered as the first Odia freedom fighter.

Born on 29th October 1739 in Bira Harekrushnapur of Puri, Jayee Rajguru was appointed as the royal priest of Khurda King Dibyasingha Dev II in 1780 at the age of 41. Rajguru protected the kingdom from Syam Sundar Dev, the brother of Dibyasingha Dev after the latter’s death.

Rajguru ensured the ascendance of the minor son of Dibyasingha Deva-II, named Mukunda Deva-II in 1798.

After Britishers launched efforts to annex at least four ‘Paraganas’ of the Gajapati kingdom of Khurda Jayee Rajguru made an elaborate plan for armed resistance of Britishers. More ‘Paikas’ were inducted to the army and titles like Jagadeva, Tunga, Jhapat Singh, Uttar Kabat, Dakshina Kabat, Bahubalendra, Dian Bagha, Satrusalya, Bahinipati, Maharathi, Khadagray, Bhramarbar, Malla, Sandha, Mangaraj were conferred.

On 22nd November 1804 the Paikas resisted the Britishers at Pipli and Delanga. Strong resistance was also made at Gangapada, Taratua and Tangiapada. Jayee Rajguru was captured by treachery in Ranpur forest while he was organizing the Paikas for fight and sent to jail.

The British East India Company killed Rajguru in a most heinous and cruel manner on 6th December 1806 by tying his two legs to branches of a Banyan tree to tear his body into two parts in Bajitota of Medinipur.

Argus salutes the invincible freedom fighter of Odisha as the saying, “Jayia Deha Diphala Hela, Nuainlani Matha” echoes even today.

Jobs At Central University: CUP Invites Applications For Several Teaching, Non-teaching Posts

by Sabyasachi Kundu

New Delhi, Sept 30: The Central University of Punjab (CUP) has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill up several teaching and non-teaching posts.

The recruitment drive is being carried out to fill up posts-- Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and non-teaching posts-- Registrar, Librarian, Deputy Librarian and Internal Audit Officer.

Applicants are required to apply online through the following Link:

For Librarian & Deputy Librarian curec.samarth.ac.in
For other Non-teaching posts cupnt.samarth.edu.in

Selection Procedure: The Selection Criteria for the post--Librarian, Deputy Librarian and Assistant Librarian will be as per UGC regulation on minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the Maintenance of standards in higher education, 2018/University rules.

Last Date to Apply: 07.10.2023 (upto 5.00 PM)

If any candidate wants to apply for more than one post, he/she will be required to apply online separately for each post (having a unique Post Code) by depositing fee, Rs 600 online.

However, The SC/ST/PWD/Women candidates are exempted from the application fee.

Here is the official notification.

Just 50 Steps Climbing Stairs A Day Can Cut Heart Disease Risk By 20%

by Manisha Das

New Delhi, Sep 30: Forget walking 10,000 or 7,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs daily could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study.

The study from Tulane University in Louisiana in the US, published in the journal Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20 per cent.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) along with coronary artery disease and stroke are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

“Short bursts of high-intensity stair climbing are a time-efficient way to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and lipid profile, especially among those unable to achieve the current physical activity recommendations,” said Dr Lu Qi, professor at the Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

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Using UK Biobank data collected from 450,000 adults, the study calculated participants’ susceptibility to cardiovascular disease based on family history, established risk factors and genetic risk factors and surveyed participants about their lifestyle habits and frequency of stair climbing.

It found that climbing more stairs daily especially reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in those who were less susceptible.

However, Qi said the increased risk of heart disease in more susceptible people could be “effectively offset” by daily stair climbing.

“This study provides novel evidence for the protective effects of stair climbing on the risk of ASCVD, particularly for individuals with multiple ASCVD risk factors,” Qi said.

(IANS)

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Bengal: Pregnant Woman Murdered By Husband, In-laws In Anticipation Of Girl Child

by Sabyasachi Kundu

Kolkata, Sept 30: In a gruesome incident in West Bengal's Malda district, a pregnant woman was brutally murdered by her husband and in-laws in anticipation that she might give birth to another girl child.

The incident occurred a few days ago and in an attempt to destroy the evidence, the accused husband and members of his family even buried Reshma Khatun's body in a local graveyard.

However, the family members of the victim approached a local court demanding the immediate retrieval of the body from the graveyard.

The body has been exhumed and was sent for post-mortem on Saturday, the police said.

The husband and his parents are currently absconding.

Police personnel from the Harishchandrapur Police Station have started investigation in the matter and alerts have been sent to all police stations with pictures of the absconding accused.

The victim’s father Nazir Alam told the police that since his daughter got married three years ago, she was constantly humiliated by her in-laws for his inability to pay an amount of Rs 2 lakhs as per their demand.