WHERE WERE THEIR GODS?

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
Members of Samjivani Youth Club of Talcher, in a disdainful reaction to the disgusting defeat of India in the world cup competition, shaved their heads on March 25 after burning down effigies of the members of Indian Cricket Team (ICT) and performed their funeral rites befitting death of family members in Hindu society.
But [...]

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SPEAKER CORNERED: ASSEMBLY HURTLES TO A COMPROMISE

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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With Navin Patnaik as leader of the House, Orissa Assembly has been subjected to many a hurry-scurry, the latest being the first week of the current session running sans presiding wisdom of the incumbent Speaker.
Speaker Maheswar Mohanty was hurt by a notice of no-confidence from the Opposition as he is facing prosecution for [...]

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ISSUE OF IIT AND THE GROTESQUE FACE OF PRIVATIZATION

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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A very grotesque phenomenon is taking shape in Orissa. Supporters of privatization have started demanding that the Central government establish a public sector IIT in the State.
The demand is just and genuine. But the stratagem is improper and baffling.
In a meeting to voice this demand held recently under banners of an organization projected [...]

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MEDICO-LEGAL LEASH ON CRIME LOST IN THE MORTUARY OF TIME

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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When the real culprits who precipitated the Kalinga Nagar massacre on January 02, 2006 have not yet been punished, the Doctors, suspended from service in the aftermath of mass protests against chopping off of the palms of five victims of police firing, have been subjected to stringent disciplinary proceedings and penal prosecution. They [...]

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IS THE PRIME MINISTER CONSPIRING AGAINST THE COUNTRY?

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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It is deeply disturbing that the Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh has floated a suggestion, which, if not rejected, may eventually transfer Indias administration to foreign hands.
This grueling possibility is lurking in the calculatedly worded sub-clause (3) of clause 10 under Chapter III of the Public Service Bill, 2006, the draft of [...]

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Defeated in Two-Third of the States, Congress Must Get Rid of Man Mohan Singh

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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Who heads a party doesnt matter, but who heads the government matters in the matter of fetching a fresh mandate.
The people in two-third of the provinces that went to Assembly polls last month have refused to give a fresh mandate to the Congress.
It is not that the rejected provincial governments were not working [...]

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Panchayat Polls: BJD Almost Rejected, but Congress Couldnt Win

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

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It needs no elaboration to understand that political parties, by their official involvement, have vitiated the panchayat polls with partisan chauvinism and thereby have ruined the very purpose of panchayatiraj that aims at consolidating apolitical unity and collective activities amongst the rural people.
I have earlier discussed how the incumbent Chief Minister of Orissa [...]

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