Author: Samikhsya Bureau

In a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his not having held a press conference since becoming PM, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he (PM) should try holding one someday as ” it’s fun having questions thrown at you”. In a post on social media, Rahul also took a jibe at the PM for his extensive election campaigning. ”Dear Mr Modi, Now that campaigning is over, hope you can spare some time for your part-time job as PM. Its been 1,654 days since u became PM. Still no press conference? ” Posting on his Twitter handle pictures…

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Samsung India and multiplex chain INOX Leisure Ltd on Wednesday introduced ‘INOX Onyx’ to Mumbai, ushering in the future of cinema to the land of Bollywood. “The world’s first cinema LED offers most powerful, captivating and larger-than-life visuals thus, making the cinema viewing experience as natural as you would watch it in real world. This cinema redefining technology – Onyx – is a game changer in the film exhibition industry and is only DCI compliant LED display. INOX at Malad, Inorbit Mall will play host to Mumbai’s first Cinema LED Theatre,” said Puneet Sethi, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Enterprise Business,…

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Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will visit India on December 6-7 for consultations on security issues. According to new Indian Ambassador to Russia D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, Patrushev will hold a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.”The third important visit that will take place is the visit of the secretary of the National Security Council, Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, where he will be meeting his counterpart, Mr. Ajit Doval, who is the National Security Adviser of India, and he will also be meeting the prime minister of India … The visit of Mr…

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The ghost of the Rs.3,600 crore controversial deal for purchase of the AugustaWestland VVIP choppers took a new twist with the alleged middleman Christian Michel chargesheeted and repatriated to India is now going to be quizzed by the CBI days after a court in Delhi accepted the agency’s request for remand of the alleged middleman involved in the copter deal kick-back case.

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ସୁଧାଶ୍ରୀ ଦାଶ, ଦୁବାଇ ଦୁବାଇର ପ୍ରାୟ ୧୦ ବର୍ଷର ରହଣି । ଏହି ୧୦ ବର୍ଷ ଭିତରେ ଅନେକ ଭାରତୀୟଙ୍କୁ ଏଠି ଭେଟିଛି । ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ରାଜ୍ୟର ଗର୍ବ ଓ ଗୌରବ କୁ ନେଇ ଏଠି ଚଳନ୍ତି । ସେ ପଞ୍ଜାବୀ ହେଉ ବା ତେଲୁଗୁ, ବଙ୍ଗାଳୀ ହେଉ ବା ସିନ୍ଧି, ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କର ରହିଛି ଅଲଗା ଅଲଗା ଗରିମା । ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସାଂଗରେ ମୋର ନିତିଦିନିଆ ଦେଖା । କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ଦେଖେ ଯେ, ଅନେକ ପ୍ରବାସୀ ଭାରତୀୟ ଏଠି ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସହ ଏତେଟା ପରିଚିତ ନୁହନ୍ତି । ଅନେକେ ପଚାରନ୍ତି ‘ଓଡ଼ିଶା କେଉଁଠି ଅଛି ?’ ମୁଁ ମର୍ମାହତ ହୁଏ । ମନେହୁଏ ଭାରତ ବାହାରେ ମୋର ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ନାହିଁ । ଅନେକ ବାଦବିବାଦ ଉଠେ ମନ ଭିତରେ । ପୁଣି ନିଜକୁ ସାନ୍ତ୍ୱନା ଦେବାକୁ କୁହେ ଯେ “ଏମାନଙ୍କ ଭୂଗୋଳ ଜ୍ଞାନ କମ୍ ।”…

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କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଓଡିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ କହିବା ଓଡିଶା ବିରୋଧୀ ନୁହଁ, ଏକଥା ଆମେ ଜାଣୁ। ଆମେ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଦୀର୍ଘବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଅଭିବ୍ୟକ୍ତିର ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ଓ ମାନବ ଅଧିକାର ସପକ୍ଷରେ ଲେଖି ଆସୁଛୁ, ଅନ୍ତତଃ ଆମେ ଏ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ବେଶ ସଚେତନ। ବିନା କାରଣରେ କାହାର କଥା କହିବାର ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତାକୁ ଯଦି ଅପହରଣ କରାଯାଏ, ତାହେଲେ ତା ବିରୋଧରେ ଆମେ ଠିଆ ହୋଇଛୁ ଓ ଆଗକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଠିଆ ହେବୁ। ଏପରିକି ଅପମାନିତ କରିବାର ଅଧିକାର ବା Right to offend  କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମେ ସ୍ଵୀକାର କରୁ। ମୋର କଥା କହିବାର ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତାରେ ଆଉ କେହି ଅପମାନିତ ମନେ କରୁଛି ଯଦି ସେଟା ତାର ଅଧିକାର ବୋଲି ରାଜନୈତିକ ଭାବରେ ଆମେ ମାନୁଛୁ।  ଯଦିଓ ନୈତିକ ଓ ଆଇନଗତ ଭାବରେ ଏହା ଅପରାଧ। ଦେଶର  ସମ୍ବିଧାନ ଧାରା ୧୯ରେ ନାଗରିକ କୁ ବାକ ଓ ଅଭିବ୍ୟକ୍ତିର ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ଦେଇଥିବାବେଳେ ସେଇ…

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କୈଳାସ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦାଶ ଊନବିଂଶ ଶତକର ଶେଷଭାଗରୁ ବିଂଶ ଶତକର ପ୍ରଥମ ପଞ୍ଚ ଦଶନ୍ଧି ଥିଲା ଓଡିଆ ଜାଗୃତିର ଅବିସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ । ସାମାଜିକ, ରାଜନୀତିକ, ଆର୍ଥନୀତିକ ଏବଂ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡିଆମାନେ ପଡ଼ୋଶୀ ବଙ୍ଗ, ବିହାର ଓ ମାନ୍ଦ୍ରାଜ (ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନର ଚେନ୍ନାଇ) ଅଞ୍ଚଳର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ନିଜକୁ ଉନ୍ନତ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରମାଣିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ବହୁବିଧ ଉଦ୍ୟମ ଚଳାଇଥିଲେ । ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଏହି ସଚେତନତାକୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅସ୍ମିତା ବୋଲି ଅନେକ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥାଆନ୍ତି । ପ୍ରକୃତରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆମାନଙ୍କର ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଜାଗରଣ ଦେଖାଦେବାରୁ ସେମାନେ ନିଜର ବିଭବ ଓ ଅଭାବ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ସଚେତନ ହେଲେ । ସାହିତ୍ୟ, କଳା, ବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ଧର୍ମ, ନୃତ୍ୟଗୀତପରି ବିଭିନ୍ନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆମାନେ ଅତୀତରେ ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ ଥିଲେ ବୋଲି ଦାବୀ କଲେ । ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଏକ ବୃହତ୍‌ ଅଭାବ ବୋଲି ଗୃହୀତ ହେଲା । ୧୯୩୦ଠାରୁ ୧୯୫୦ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେମାନେ ଏଦିଗରେ ବହୁ ବିଚାର…

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Well-timed statement from fugitive Vijay Mallya who has made a number of messages through the twitter handle saying he is ready to offer 100 % back and ‘ humbly request the banks and government to take it ‘. He is currently under the scanner of investigating agencies for duping Indian banks Rs.9,000 crores and defended the loan to keep his airlines King Fishser flying against rising fuel costs.

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Soon it will be all paperless in currency notes as the Reserve Bank of India very likely to launch digital currency notes in near future. For which the RBI has already constituted an interdepartmental group which mulls about it to see its feasibility on the rupee-backed digital currency .However the committee has, reportedly, recommended the introduction of digital bank notes.

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Pratapgarh, Dec 5 (UNI) Illegal liquor of worth Rs 60 lakh was recovered from a truck by the police in the Aaspur Devsara police station area here, police sources said on Wednesday. Sources here said that upon receiving a tip-off, the Aaspur-Devsara police stopped and carried out a check on a truck near the Dhakwa border on Tuesday night. Upon checking, the police recovered liquor worth Rs 60 lakh, which was kept hidden in sacks of a certain type of whitewash material in the truck. Police said that the liquor was being carried from Punjab to Bihar. The driver and one other…

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In a high profile operation overseen at the very top level under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and coordinated directly by interim CBI chief M Nageshwar Rao, British national Christian Michel James, a key accused in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, has been “extradited by UAE authorities” and brought to Delhi on Tuesday night. “Wanted fugitive criminal Christian Michel James who has been avoiding criminal proceedings in India in AgustaWestland Case has been extradited,” a CBI source said. Security was tightened around CBI office late Tuesday night, sources said. A special team led…

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ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଅଭିଜିତ ଆୟାର ମିତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ପରିଶେଷରେ ସବୁ ମାମଲାରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଓ ସେ ଯେଉଁ ନିଃସର୍ତ୍ତ କ୍ଷମା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିଛନ୍ତି ତାକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାର ଉଚିତ୍ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଅଭିଜିତ ଯେଉଁ ପ୍ରକାର ମନ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଦେଇଥିଲେ, ତାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅଶ୍ଳୀଳ, ହିଂସା ଉଦ୍ରେକକାରୀ ଓ ଅନେକାଂଶରେ ଅମାନବୀୟ। ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଭାବରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଏହି ତରୁଣ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଲୋକଙ୍କର କ୍ରୋଧ ରହିଥିବାବେଳେ, ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ ଏହା ପ୍ରଶମିତ ହୋଇଛି। ଲୋକ ଅଭିଜିତଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଷମା କରିଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଅବଶ୍ୟ ଏ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ନିଜେ ଅଭିଜିତ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନମ୍ର ଭାବରେ ସର୍ବସାଧାରଣରେ କ୍ଷମା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିସାରିଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଧାନସଭା ଗତ ୧୬ ନଭେମ୍ବରରେ କ୍ଷମା କରିସାରିଥିବା ବେଳେ ଆଜି ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାର ଏକ ପ୍ରେସ୍ ବିଜ୍ଞପ୍ତି ଜରିଆରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ସବୁ ମାମଲା କୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାହାର କରିନିଆଯିବ…

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କୋଣାର୍କ ନୃତ୍ୟୋତ୍ସବ ସହିତ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଭାଗା ବେଳାଭୂମିରେ ଗତ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୧ ତାରିଖରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ବାଲୁକା କଳା ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନୀ। ପୃଥିବୀର ବିଖ୍ୟାତ ବାଲୁକାଶିଳ୍ପୀ ମାନେ ଏହି ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନୀରେ ଅଂଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସର୍ବ ଧର୍ମ ସମଭାବ ଓ ସମନ୍ୱୟର ସ୍ୱର ବହନ କରୁଥିବା କେତୋଟି ଫୋଟୋଗ୍ରାଫକୁ ନେଇ ଆମର ଏଇ ଫଟୋ ଆଲବମ। ଫଟୋ ସୌଜନ୍ୟ- ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଟନ ବିଭାଗ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାର

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Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Poland for talks on climate change — aimed at breathing new life into the Paris Agreement.The UN has warned the 2015 Paris accord’s goal of limiting global warming to “well below 2C above pre-industrial levels” is in danger because major economies, including the US and the EU, are falling short of their pledges. But scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the leading international body on global warming — last month argued the 2C Paris pledge didn’t go far enough. The global average temperature rise actually needed to be…

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It is about new series of work-wears that Allen Solly with a campaign called ‘Open Work Culture’ that regards the importance of an employee friendly work environment. The manufacturers have released a TVC about cool commutes to work and also a video was released on how they amazed the audience at select PVRs with a surprising performance and special vouchers under the seats.

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Apparently offended by verbal offensives from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made scathing counter attack on the former accusing him of betraying unemployed youth of the country.   Speaking  in Malakheda town, an aggressive Gandhi said “Prior to the Lok Sabha general elections, Modi had promised to the youths that he would provide employment to two crore people every year”.

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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited (AHEL) on Tuesday announced successful completion of more than 50,000 cardiac surgeries at its Chennai flagship hospital. This new milestone in cardiac Surgery was achieved with superior outcomes on par with international standards. The over 50,000 cardiac surgeries included complex procedures like bypass, Valve replacements, pediatric cardiac procedures, transplants and minimally invasive procedures.

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