Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Renowned Ikat weaver and innovator Sarat Kumar Patra on Monday expressed his gratitude to the Union and state governments for nominating him for the prestigious Padma Shri award. Speaking to IANS, Patra said, “This is very good news for me. First, I want to pay my obeisance to Lord Jagannath. As the government has recognised the Ikat tradition and selected me for the Padma Shri award, I express my gratitude to the Odisha government, the Union government, and our MP, …
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on Friday welcomed the findings of a recent public survey, which indicated that a majority of people consider Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)-based polling to be transparent and trustworthy. Reacting to the survey, Mahtab said the outcome clearly reflects public confidence in India’s electoral system, despite repeated questions raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the credibility of EVMs and the Election Commission of India.He asserted t…