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An Inter-faith dialogue meet among different faith leaders was organized by OROSA at Adhikar Office, Kalinga Vihar, Bhubaneswar on 20th January 2014. The participants were from different faith like Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Budhist. The Sikhs were called but due to unavoidable circumstances they could not attend the meeting. However, they have extended their solidarity. Mr. Dhirendr a Ponda was a chief facilitator of the meeting. A strong network is build among the different faith leaders and expressed that this meeting was first time in State of Odisha and this kind of meeting should be conducted every year to extend solidarity with each other and promote brotherhood. All the faith leaders have decided to prevail peace and fight against all sort of communal violence. They said that we are all brothers and sisters in the eyes of one God whom we are calling by different names. From rightside; Fr. Mohan Nayak represented the Catholic Christians, Mr. Laxman Mallick represented the B...

Just for the sake of providing education to the tribals, in the name of quota the state is providing poorly qualified teachers, who provide poor quality of education, with poor interest in teaching, in poor functioning system, for poor chil dren. Everything is poor, how can they go for higher education. A few who gets admission in good university, again our government provides poor scholarship which is not even 10% of the total expenditure in an academic year. How can the student then will be able to go for higher study? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Only-10-of-students-have-access-to-higher-education-in-country/articleshow/28420175.cms?intenttarget=no#.UsviOmJYaJg.facebook

Every bit of criticism from the opposition should be learning for AAP, however certain things are necessary for good governance in the State. Moreover, AAP should not forget that it is decentralizing its power to the common people. Demolish ing the VIP culture, moving around like a common man for a CM would mean that there should be complete protection of the whole common people, which doesn't takes place in all of a sudden. Therefore Delhi police has high responsibility to extend the high alert and protection of whole Delhi city. It is easy to criticized the one who is taking responsibility, but difficult to take up the responsibility. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voChFitpl0s

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http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/tribals-are-treated-as-second-class-citizens.html

source:  http://odishasuntimes.com/peoples-tribunal-finds-serious-violations-constitution-laws-scheduled-areas-state/

Indigenous People’s Forum, Odisha (IPFO) LIG 62/K4 Kalinga Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Pin-751019 Contact No:+91 88959 21665,+91 94381 56315,E.Mail:  ipfodisha@gmail. com ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------- Ref…………………                                                                                       Date :   20th December 2013                PRESS RELEASE Dated 20 th  December, 2013 Institute of Engineers, Bhubaneshwar    ...