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Ashutosh Mishra

Ashutosh Mishra is a Bhubaneswar-based journalist with more than three decades of experience in the field. Starting his career with the Times of India he has worked for a number of reputed publications including Sunday Mail, the Pioneer, Mail Today, Down to Earth and the Telegraph. Having reported extensively on human condition and politics he has a unique perspective on these issues.

Odisha

Column: Constant Monitoring of MDM Must

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 9, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: A Block Education Officer (BEO) was recently beaten up by people over the poor quality of mid-day meal (MDM) rice being supplied to a primary school in…

Odisha

Column: Pushing Rebels On The Back Foot In Their Own Citadel

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 8, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The huge seizure of arms and ammunition from a Maoist hide-out in Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal has come as a morale booster for security forces engaged in…

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Column: BJP Must Build Up On Its Gains

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 7, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The rise of BJP as the main opposition party in Odisha has not surprised anyone but most political observers have sought to attribute this to the steep…

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Column: The Price Of Power

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 6, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: With power generation and transmission companies making a strong pitch for a hike in electricity tariff the ongoing hearing on the issue has generated a…

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Column: For Chilika To Survive Prawn Culture Must End

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 5, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Ridding Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake, of illegal prawn gherries ( enclosures) is a Herculean task. The gherries re-appear within days of…

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Column: Nature Calling

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 4, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: It is heartening to note that the state government is trying to promote eco-tourism through fresh initiatives like ‘Eco-trails Odisha’, a trekking and…

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Column: Not Much Has Changed In Shiva’s City

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 3, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: For the last few years I had been hearing about the ’ positive ‘ changes the city of Varanasi, part of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha…

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Column: A Laudable Conservation Effort

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 2, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: There is some heart-warming news for wildlife lovers from Ganjam district. The number of muggers, an endangered crocodile species, in the district’s…

Odisha

Column: A Welcome Package

Ashutosh Mishra Feb 1, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik announced a special livelihood package for migrant workers in 20 migration-prone blocks of four western Odisha districts on…

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Column: The Challenge Of Implementing Good Programmes

Ashutosh Mishra Jan 31, 2020

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Mo Sarkar as a concept is excellent. It is aimed at improving the quality of governance and bringing government closer to people. By extension it also…

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