ORISSA WRITERS’ RAUCOUS VOICE RATTLES THE CAPITAL: IS IT POLITICAL?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
A distinguished section of Orissa’s men of letters has raised acrimonious objection to appointment of Husain Ravi Gandhi as President of Orissa Sahitya Akademi. He is a politician, now in Navin Patnaik’s camp and by appointing him as the President, the State Government has politically polluted the Akademi, they allege.
A look into the [...]

CREATIVITY MUST BE PROTECTED FROM COMMUNALISTS

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
The Madras High Court on May 29 has rejected a petition of a Vaisnav orgnisation styled as International Sri Vaishnava Dharma Samrakshanna Society (SVDSS) that sought for a direction to film certification authorities to change the title of the Kamal Hassan starrer ‘Dasavatharam’ and delete some scenes that depict the tussle between the [...]

POLICE PROSECUTES PRADIP; BUT PROTECTS IAS OFFICER SARANGI

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
Police has started prosecution against Pradip, who alleged attempted to murder Class IV employee Ramesh Sethi in the residence of IAS officers Ardhendu and Madhur Sarangi on May 21. He has been remanded to judicial custody, as Police did not prefer any further investigation.
After committing the crime, Pradip had allegedly gone underground. Police [...]

POLIO: MOP UP ROUND IN SIX DISTRICTS OF ORISSA FROM FIRST OF JUNE

The India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on Polio has recommended Mop Up vaccination for the Districts of Jajpur, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri and Kendrapara of Orissa for elimination of Type-1 virus, as these Districts are prone to its re- establishment. The Mop Up Round would commence on June 01, 2008.
The IEAG focus is on elimination [...]

KARNATAKA: PEOPLE HAVE PREFERRED THE LESSER EVIL TO THE GREATER EVIL

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
Election to Karnataka Assembly is indicative of what trend would take peoples’ verdict in the coming polls.
Voters of Karnataka having registered their wrath against JDS both the Congress and BJP have bagged more berths than what they had in the previous House. But nonetheless, it is a verdict against the Congress.
Congress is leading [...]

IF IAS OFFICER ARDHENDU SARANGI IS NOT THE ASSAULTER, PROSECUTE HIM IN THE SPIRIT OF SEC 39 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
The Code of Criminal Procedure is the one instrument that the Law enforcement authorities cannot discard or disobey. It gives the authority required by the authorities to act against criminals.
At Section 39 (1), it makes mandatory for every citizen to inform the “nearest Magistrate or Police Officer” of occurrence of certain offenses. Let [...]

FUND RAISING FOR HARA PATTANAIK REAFFIRMS ORISSA’S COMMITMENT TO CREATIVITY

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
People of Orissa are always committed to creativity. They had collectively contributed to creation of Konarka for long twelve years and look at any temple on this splendid soil; you shall find how collectively the people of Orissa have stood with creativity.
Collection of Rs. 16.18 lakhs in the first episode of a chain [...]

WE WON’T TOLERATE HUSHING UP, DECLARE THE CLASS IV EMPLOYEES

Murderous assault on low-paid employee Ramesh Sethi in the residential compound of Sarangi couple occupying senior echelons in IAS has irritated government employees in the lowest category of Class IV to the extent of warning the Chief Minister that they will never tolerate if any attempt to hush up the crime is encouraged.
They suspect hushing [...]

CRIME IN IAS OFFICERS’ RESIDENCE: IS CM’S STEP THE BEGINNING OF HUSHING UP BUSINESS?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak
If the Chief Secretary (CS) investigates and issues a clean chit to IAS officer Ardhendu Mohan Sarangi and his wife Madhur also of IAS, in the matter of murderous assault on a low-paid employee in their residence, can the Police dare to find them guilty?
The poor employee Ramesh Sethi engaged in gardening by [...]

KALPANA FINALLY GRACED THE EVEREST

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak

The Sun was to march for fifteen more minutes to reach the zenith on May 21, 2008. Orissa’s dashing daughter Kalpana set her brave feet on the top of Everest and bestowed upon it the grace of Triranga at 11.45 A.M.
The Himalayas bowed majestically to the young epitome of Himalayan determination who was [...]