'It is the same as what has happened with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. What is happening in the northeastern states is a repeat of what has happened in J-K,' said the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
December 13, 2019A correspondent writes: It was George Bernard Shaw who wrote ‘I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.’ A collection of travelogues put together by Baranrekha, a little magazine has some pieces whose refrain GBS would have supported had he gone through them. At the same time, the rest would have met with stern …
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September 25, 2016Marked by novelty of presentation, dance acquired sparkling features in the seasonal concert of the Dover Lane Music Conference, held at the Satyajit Ray Auditorium ICCR, Kolkata. Besides, staging solo performances of Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odisi, Kuchipudi and Manipuri by well-known artists of the trends, dance drama in the purely classical form of Bharatnatyam and Manipuri …
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September 23, 2016Odisha state budget utilization during the current financial year has gone up to around Rs.16202 crore by the end of August, 2016 compared to the expenditure of Rs.12,589 cr during the same period of last fiscal year, said official sources here. The fund utlization was discussed at a meeting of all secretaries chaired by chief …
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September 15, 2016(“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?” Chief Seattle, the Chief Seattle&’s Speech 1854) In the 21st century, protecting indigenous communities presents …
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August 18, 2016