Journalism in Jolt // CM blackmails Soumyaranjan into silence

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak I was shocked to see how Orissa’s media almost utterly outcasted Sri Soumyaranjan Patnaik, Editor of Sambad, in the slugfest between him and the Chief Minister, when political environment is agog with approaching footfall of election-2024. Journalism … Read more →

Kanak News demolishes dignity of a woman, devastates Crime Detection Environment

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Kanak News, the television channel of ruling party heavyweight Soumya Ranjan Patnaik made a farce of journalism, as it overwhelmed an apparently disadvantaged young lady with menacing leading questions on her personal life in a program that … Read more →

Two former Editors of The Samaja – Lingaraj Mishra and Radhanath Rath – need posthumous punishment for their heinous crime

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak An axiom floated by ancient Oriya wisdom says, if one tells a lie, he may need to contrive a thousand lies to cover it up. Lingaraj Mishra and Radhanath Rath, the two former ministers of Orissa, who … Read more →

Annul Padma Bhushan given to former Editor of Samaja: Civilian Awards are not accommodative to felonious misconduct

WHEN TWO FORMER MINISTERS AND LEGISLATIVE HEAVYWEIGHTS INDULGE IN FORGERY, THE ISSUE DESERVES SERIOUS ATTENTION. HERE THE FORGERS ARE RADHANATH RATH, THE BASIC OFFENDER AND LINGARAJ MISHRA HIS PARTNER. BY USING A WILL PURPORTED TO BE OF ORISSA’S IMMORTAL HUMANITARIAN … Read more →