After Laxman Chaudhury was arrested by the Mohana Police alleging Maoist link, a delegation of journalists on behalf of Media Unity for Freedom of Press ( MUFP) had met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and had informed him that police inspector … Read more →
By Saswat Pattanayak Laxman Chaudhury’s arrest in Orissa is the latest in the series of assaults on press freedom. In the guise of fighting the Maoists, various state governments in India are now harassing journalists in an unprecedented manner. But … Read more →
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 … Read more →
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 … Read more →
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 … Read more →