IS IT THE ANSWER? THE SPEAKER SHOULD ANSWER

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
The Orissa Legislative Assembly commenced its winter session on 13 November 2006 with an important agenda to adopt the supplementary budget worth Rs3654 Cr.
How would the debates on the supplementary budget proceed when the State Government has failed to proceed in expected speed to utilize the funds at its disposal is a matter [...]

Filed under: Editorials, politics | No Comments »

HASSLES OVER BHASHAKOSHA: HIGH COURT SHOULD INTEREVENE

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
An Order of the Cuttack District Judge has put a stymie on the way of the Oriya Nation to get back its most unique and sought after treasure, the Purnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha, the incomparable encyclopedic lexicon of Oriya language comprising 1,85,000 words with multi-lingual synonyms and explanatory notes and word history compiled by [...]

Filed under: Editorials, actionscript | 2 Comments »

Press accreditation fracas in Orissa

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Editor’s Note: We are reproducing below a brilliant and timely critique by journalist Elisa Patnaik, on the amended accreditation rules affecting journalists in Orissa. The article was originally published in the South Asian Media Watch Website The Hoot. TheHoot.org is run by The Media Foundation.
Additional references regarding this matter, including the interview [...]

Filed under: actionscript, media | 2 Comments »