THE YEAR ENDS, NOT 2009

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The year that ends today had to end. But with it 2009 cannot end. 2009 will continue to remind us of how Governments grabbed by agents of crumbling capitalism have played havoc with human life. If journalists are the sentinels of human society, “A total of around 160 journalists in all continents [...]

People of Orissa are in Quandary, No Doubt

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Super supremo of Ruling BJD, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, in an interview to OTv, on the occasion of 14th foundation day of his party yesterday, has claimed that it would stay in power for the next 15 years in Orissa. Why 15, not 20 years? The way Orissa’s mineral wealth is being looted [...]

Dr Sneha Das on Smrutirekha

Prof. Dr. Sneha Das was the speaker of honor on launching of Smrutirekha, Subhas Chandra Pattanayak’s poetic novel depicting a saga of a living tally that was lost to the hero of the book. Her speech is reduced to letters and published in print media including the Khabara. Here is the speech.

Reckless Orissa Government Played Havoc: Half-crushed Structure Crumbled upon Two

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak For whose benefit the Government was in a hurry to demolish a Government–owned apartment complex in Unit VIII, Bhubaneswar, is not yet known; but its recklessness in demolition has mortally injured two private persons as the structure abandoned half-crushed crumbled upon them on December 17. Known as Bachelors-barrack, the apartment complex was [...]

GADJAT SAMMAN 2009 CONFERRED ON SCP AND PROF.BINAYAK RATH

The eldest amongst the living freedom fighters of Athgarh, Duryodhan Jena, 102, conferred “Gadjat Samman-2009” on the Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University, Prof. Binayak Rath and Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com, Subhas Chandra Pattanayak on December 13 on commencement of the 4th Athgarh Mahotsav organized by Gadjat Parikrama. Both Sri Rath and Sri Pattanayak belong by birth to [...]

Orissa Journalists Adopt Landmark Resolutions on Free Press on the Day of Media Unity

The historical convention of Journalists of Orissa, held in the State Information Center, (Jaya Dev Bhawan) has resolved to observe December 14 as the Day of Media Unity for Freedom of Press every year. It was a congregation of scribes beyond boundaries of trade unions to express solidarity with Laxman Choudhury and his family, tortured [...]

Orrisa Journalists Warn State Government Not To Meddle With Press Freedom

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14: Journalists of the Capital city of Bhubaneswar and other parts of Odisha on Monday warned the State government and the police administration not to meddle with press freedom. A number of senior journalists of the State who addressed the convention titled `Media Unity for Press Freedom’ condemned the arrest of Mohana-based journalist [...]

Energy Conservation is an Unavoidable Must

By Nagendra Nath Mahapatra Click above to read the complete article.

Political Activities in Utkal University Must Be Banned

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The Utkal University of Orissa is in a shambles because of the sickening political game played by the shortsighted but shrewd scoundrels posing as leaders either of the ruling BJD or of the opposition party, the Congress. The Police officials know and the people know; the executive knows and the students know. [...]

DAY OF MEDIA UNITY FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS COMMENCES TODAY

Alert Journalists of Orissa are now one against every attempt to gag the Freedom of Press. Very soon this forenoon they will collectively take up the issue and resole to observe this day as the “Day of media unity for Freedom of Press”. Notes journalist Pasanta Patnaik’s thinking on this occasion reduced to writing is [...]

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