Sad news for people of Tigiria

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Sad news for the people of Tigiria. Pandit Narayan Dash is no more. He breathed his last on August 29 at the Aditya Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar while being treated for cardiac problems. Born on 29th of July 1929 to Labanya Devi and Nrusingh Badapanda, Pandit Dash was one of the architects of [...]

Did Somnath Chatterjee Keep the Faith?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Former Loksabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s book – Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian – was released on 21 August 2010 by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, to whom it is “an important contribution to our political history”. But did he really keep the faith? Documents available suggest that he did not. [...]

Wildlife Society of Orissa Refutes Vedanta’s Environment Claim

Prasanta Patnaik The Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) has strongly refuted the claim of Vedanta that there “has been no regulatory violations of any kind at the Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery.” The Company obviously believes in the Goebbelesian theory that if it always falsely claims that it is not guilty, people will swallow the lie. In [...]

The Polluter Needs be Kicked Out: It Has Started Polluting Even the Press

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak In these pages, Anil Agrawal’s design to have a “commercial hub” on the most sensitive sea shore near Puri in the guise of a so-called world class university has been earlier exposed. The Orissa Lokpal has expressed shock over rape of laws by the State Government in acting Agrawal’s acolyte in grabbing [...]

Swine Flu Swab Tests are Stage-Managed: Epidemic Spreads

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Abhinash Pradhan of Nuagaon village under Satpada block in Puri district was hospitalized for severe cold and fever on August 13. As swine flu is being reported from various parts of the State, his swab was sent for examination to Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC). It was found that he was not [...]

An Unsolved Question: Who Shall Answer First, the PM or the CM?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh and Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik belong to two categories. The former carries instructions, the later issues instructions. In the Congress party, Singh acts according to wishes of the boss Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, whom puppet media has nicknamed ‘Prince’ and in the Loksabha, not [...]

Freedom Day Homilies and Where to Go from Here

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The day that we call our Independence Day is over. The nation has heard the President on the eve of Independence Day and the Prime Minister as he unfurled the National Flag on August 15. We in Orissa have also heard the Chief Minister on this occasion. Each of them has stressed [...]

Swine Flu and Orissa Branch of Red Cross

In a press note Orissa branch of the Indian Red Cross Society has informed about its role in tackling Swine flu that by August 16 has taken a toll of 9 lives despite treatment. In supplementing Orissa official efforts to control the epidemic, this branch of IRCS has done its best to sensitize the public [...]

Torture in Box Junction: Inspector-in-Charge Disobeyed the DCP, Police Commissioner Apologized

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Aravinda Mohapatra, cameraman of The Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, allegedly touched the zebra cross on traffic intersection at AG Square at about 12.30 pm on August 14. If he thereby contravened the traffic laws, Police was entitled to prosecute him as laws permit. But he was physically brutalized on the spot before the general [...]

People of Orissa Defeat BJP Design, Throng into Theaters to See Swayamsiddha

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak What the High Court would say on Swayamsiddha is not defining the relevance of the film at the moment, as people of Orissa are astir in celebrating their victory over the BJP evil design to keep it away from their view. In BJP perception, the film glorifies left wing activism when its [...]

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