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Posts Tagged ‘laxman choudhury’

  • March 7, 2010
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Laxman Choudhury And MUFP Stand Vindicated

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 →

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  • January 20, 2010
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Emancipatory Journalism Must Be Protected From Sedition Charges

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 →

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  • December 31, 2009
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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 … Read more →

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  • December 15, 2009
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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 … Read more →

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  • December 14, 2009
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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 … Read more →

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WHY ORISSA, NOT ODISHA?

In these pages, the English spelling of the name of our motherland and mother tongue will remain Orissa and Oriya as before, instead of changing into Odisha and Odia.

Law has changed Orissa and its language Oriya to Odisha and Odia in English respectively. This is a very irresponsible law created by politicians having no knowledge on and devotion to classical uniqueness of Oriya language. When this bad law was on the anvil, we had opposed the proposal through several articles in these pages on grounds shown therein. And, when finally the law was created, we took it as an act of stupids. We stick to our observation and vow not to honor the bad law, come what may. For us, the classical uniqueness of our mother tongue Oriya is more important than the law enacted to change it. So, here we shall continue to use the words Orissa and Oriya notwithstanding enforcement of the law that has wrongfully changed them to Odisha and Odia. This is why this site will continue as orissamatters.com instead of converting into odishamatters.com on the strength of our devotion to the mother tongue which no law can change. -Editor

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