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Source: Business Today | Aug 19 2013, 8:27am CDT

The country celebrated its 67th Independence Day last week. But for Sinhari Kadaraka, a resident of Parsali village, Kalyansingpur block, Rayagada district, Orissa, life has not changed much since 1947. Like most inhabitants of this triba …

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Source: All India Radio | Aug 19 2013, 7:59am CDT

In West Bengal, normal life has been paralyzed due to “Ghar Bhitra Janata” (People Inside Homes) movement called by Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) in the hills of Darjeeling district today. GJMM has organized this agitation t …

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“It is our sincerely held belief, which is based on our extensive consultation activities, that the vast majority of the local population, including several indigenous peoples, the wider population of Orissa and other important stakeholders have welcomed the setting up of our project.”

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Six killed by lightning in Orissa

Source: Indian Express | Aug 18 2013, 4:37pm CDT

Please read our terms of use before posting comments At least six people were killed and seven injured in separate lightning incidents in different places of Orissa, official sources said Sunday. Two women working in …

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Jairam questions Orissa’s focus on mining sector

Source: Asian Age | Aug 18 2013, 3:14pm CDT

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday questioned the Orissa government’s wisdom to focus on the mining sector instead of agriculture to achieve faster economic development. He advised the state government to concent …

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Odisha’s rich culture showcased at diaspora meet in US

Jul 10 2013, 3:18am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Chicago, July 10 (IANS) Classical Odissi dance and popular ballads of Pala and Daskathia were part of a programme to showcase the rich culture of Odisha at a convention of Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA) held July 4-6 in Chicago, a society functionary said Wednesday.

Chicago, July 10 — Classical Odissi dance and popular ballads of Pala and Daskathia were part of a programme to showcase the rich culture of Odisha at a convention of Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA) held July 4-6 in Chicago, a society functionary said Wednesday.

About 1,400 people, including members of Indian diaspora in the US and delegates from Odisha, attended the 44th Convention of the OSA at Westin Hotel Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, former OSA vice president Dhirendra Kar told IANS.

“Starting from Odissi to Pala and Daskathia, Kirtana (devotional chanting) to Jhoti Chita (the folk art drawn on floor and walls) and ethnic odiya foods were part of the cultural showcase at the convention,” Kar said.

The convention saw deliberations on the economic development of India and Odisha. National Innovation Council chairman Sam Pitroda addressed the gathering.

Dinanath Pathy, a versatile artist and creative writer from Odisha, and Padma Shri award winner and eminent writer Pratibha Ray were among those present at the event.

The convention also had a session on investment opportunities in Odisha, in which entrepreneurs from the state like Ayaskanta Mohanty, Satyabrat Dutta and Debasish Patnaik presented their views.

A report on the ‘Buddhist Heritage of Odisha’ was also released on the occasion, Kar said.

Other issues that were deliberated upon during the convention included health, career, women-centric issues, spiritual matters, religion, business and entrepreneurial skills.

“The important feature of this year’s convention was participation of large number of youngsters,” he said.

The next OSA convention in 2014 will be held at Columbus, Ohio, Kar said.

Founded in 1969, OSA has over a dozen regional chapters that serve as social umbrellas for people from the state in different parts of the US. It is one of the oldest federations of Indian American associations.

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