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100-Word Edit
This segment covers editorials in 100 words – written by Editor Sagar Satapathy.
100-Word Edit: Another Sports Icon jumps into Lotus Pond
In the recent months, several eminent sports personalities have embraced the BJP. Whether Wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat or Hockey Star Sandep Singh or Cricketer Gautam Gambhir, they have enriched the BJP further.
However,…
100-Word Edit: It’s Amit Shah vs Kejriwal in Delhi
What was perceived as a cake walk for AAP and Kejriwal just a fortnight ago, is now turning out to be the 'Battle of Titans'. The BJP is leaving no stones unturned to halt the march of Kejriwal in Delhi.
Not Narendra Modi, but Amit Shah…
100-Word Edit: It’s raining Padma Awards for Odisha
Even the bitter critics of Modi Government will acknowledge the fact that more Odia Personalities are recognised by this regime as compared to the previous ones.
Known or little known and even unsung heroes from Odisha are getting their…
100-Word Edit: AAP Worried as Shaheen Bagh Protests Explode!
AAP had been exercising restraint for over a month while Left and Congress continued to fuel the Shaheen Bagh fire. However, one pro-Shaheen Bagh comment from Sisodia has put the party on back foot.
While Kejriwal & Co. are reaching…
100-Word Edit: Flight to Surat – A Dream comes True
Not for the exodus of unemployed Odia youths, Surat is in the news for the newly-launched Bhubaneswar-Surat flight operations – a long standing demand.
It started way back in November 2017 when responding to an appeal by Odia youth…
100-Word Edit: Does the Heart really beat for Hockey?
When Hockey India asked its affiliates to provide player information online, a mandatory rule for entry into major domestic tournaments, many state units obliged while some others failed to comply. And, the dubious list included Odisha, the…
100-Word Edit: Jay Panda – The Troubleshooter
Although Baijayant Panda lost the electoral battle from Kendrapara in 2019 and yet to get a Rajya Sabha berth, he continues to come to the rescue of the government on various issues, CAA 2019 being the most prominent one.
By leading…
100-Word Edit: Tale of Two Parties from 1998-2020
BJP, world's largest political party, got a new President yesterday when JP Nadda took over unopposed. Time and again, BJP has proved its democratic principles by handing over the reins to different people.
From 1998-2020, BJP got 10…
100-Word Edit: Eggs can be Lethal, not Bricks & Stones
In February 2015, when eggs were thrown at CM Naveen Patnaik's convoy by Youth Congress workers, Section 307 was slapped on them. An influential MLA said, "eggs can be lethal and life threatening if they hit a person".
Five years later,…
100-Word Edit: Let’s stand with Kashmiri Pandits
Today is the 30th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley. Hundreds of Kashmiri Hindus were brutally murdered, their homes were destroyed, they were driven out of their land.
Kashmiri Pandits were made…