China's 'good monk' versus 'bad monk'

China's 'good monk' versus 'bad monk'

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | Claude Arpi

Beijing is busy manipulating even the religious sentiments of its citizens. Earlier it practised atheism, but realising the people’s deep faith in Buddhism, it has begun promoting its official religious leaders Modern China has several facets. Unfortunately, the most disturbing, the totalitarian one, has come to the fore during the past...

Fund crunch: State Resource Centre faces closure

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

The State Resource Centre (SRC) for adult education, established by former Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury and Malati Devi, is likely to be closed soon. Sources said that Central Government has stopped releasing fund to the SRC, which was set up for spreading literacy. The Union Government had constituted SRCs in the...

Inbrief

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS

Dharmendra reviews lPG availability in State Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday reviewed lPG availability and coverage in Odisha, besides the status of lPG infrastructure. It was reported that nearly 7.5 lakh new lPG connections were given in the current financial year. Pradhan directed for addition...

Former Cong Keonjhar MP joins ruling party

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

Former Keonjhar Congress MP Madhab Sardar along with his supporters on Wednesday joined ruling BJD which was viewed by many as a face saving attempt by the ruling party after it got a major jolt from the party councillors in the Kendujhargarh Municipality who voted against the Chairperson Meena Majhi...

17 KV principals selected for incentive award in city

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

The Regional Incentive Awards Ceremony-2015 was organized at the Kendriya Vidyalya (KV) No-4 here on Wednesday. As many as 17 teachers and miscellaneous staff members of Bhubaneswar region were honored with KVS Regional Incentive Awards for their meritorious services for the cause of education. Seven other teachers, who have received Innovation...

Eventful December bound to inspire all thinking heads

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | BISWARAJ PATNAIK

Today is the last day of the calendar year. laughably, around dawn of tomorrow, countless dignitaries of Odisha would beeline at the Jagannath Temple in Puri to flatter the deities for grant of another whole year of pleasure without work or contribution. The temple administration, instead of alerting the ignorant...

Rs25,000-crore irrigation plan underway in State

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

The State Government is formulating an ambitious irrigation plan of Rs25,000 crore to create irrigation facility for more 10 lakh hectares of land in next three years. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has already asked Water Resources Department officials to chalk out the plan and implement the same at the earliest. Water Resources...

Odisha's forest cover rises to 32.34% in 2015

Thursday, 31 December 2015 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

Percentage of actual forest coverage in Odisha has far exceeded national average.  During 2015 the percentage of actual forest cover to total geographical area of the State has increased to 32.34 per cent against the national average of 21.34 per cent. This was revealed in a review meeting of the Forest...

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