Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The 2nd session of this Assembly is to commence today under a 3-tier system of policing for security. For a person like me, who has been reporting the Assembly since 1971, this new arrangement is a conundrum. … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak When the 2nd session of this Assembly is scheduled to commence on the 13th day this month, a video clip of BJD heavyweight Soumya Ranjan Patnaik getting shared in social media Face Book presses upon the Government … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Forcing upon the people of Orissa a debt burden that may exceed Rs.1.06 Lakh Crores, the Budget placed before the Assembly on Friday is what the bureaucracy has wanted the political leadership to approve. Its total outlay … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak In the first Assembly, while replying to the debate on Orissa Official Language Act, the first Chief Minister of Orissa Nabakrushna Choudhuri had said, “A Government cannot promulgate a Language. It can replace a foreign language with … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak It was expected that Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik would correct himself by bringing in a fresh Bill for correct amendment of the Orissa Official Language Act, 1954. hereinafter called the Act. There is no such … Read more →