Nageshwar Patnaik

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Professor Satya Narayan Misra in Bhubaneswar, April 26, 2025: The dastardly murder of 26 tourists at Pahalgam, by terrorists from across Pakistan, has raised the legitimate question of the wanton failure of our intelligence agencies and laxity of security agencies. More so, since the Kargil Review Committee, after the Kargil incursion in 1999, had observed that RAW’s human intelligence was weak, leading to the creation of NTRO, a Centralized Communication Electronic Agency in 2004.

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By Nageshwar Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, April 25, 2025: The mineral rich Odisha plans to more than triple its steel capacity to 130 million tons (mt) from current 41 million tons by 2030 and emerge among the top five industrialized States by attracting fresh investment in downstream steel processing units.

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By Bibhuti Bhusan Dash* in Bhubaneswar, April 17, 2025: In a significant development with far-reaching implications, the global trade landscape experienced a major disruption following the United States’ announcement of sweeping import tariffs. Effective April 5, 2025, a blanket 10% import duty has been levied on all foreign goods entering the U.S. This will be followed by additional country-specific tariffs beginning April 9.

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By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2025: The Odisha on Friday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Patanjali Foods Limited, Tummala Agro Products, and Livpalm Resources to promote large-scale oil palm farming in the Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, and Cuttack districts. The move is part of the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), which targets 2,600 hectares of plantations. So far, 1,042 hectares have been cultivated over the past two years.

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By Dr. Anita Sabat in Bhubaneswar, April 10, 2025: Chhenapoda is a popular chhena-based dessert of Odisha. A rich and smoked cheesecake, its name literally means- “Burnt Cottage-Cheese.”Proposals about “Chhenapoda Dibasa” i.e. “Chhenapoda Day” or a day to celebrate Chhenapoda have been made by several enthusiasts from 2015 onwards when #RasagolaDibasa trended on Twitter (now X). In 2022, discussions for “Chhenapoda Dibasa” celebration were started on Twitter by a group that included this writer.