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23 Apr 2014
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Books are a bridge between generationsKannada litterateurs stressed on the importance of books and cultivating the habit of reading on the occasion of ‘World Book Day’ on Wednesday.
22 Apr 2014
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Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hubOdia Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hub. This was expressed by the intellectuals at a seminar organized by ‘The Intellects’ at Tyagaraj Nagar Jaggnath Mandir, New Delhi.
20 Apr 2014
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Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital ageThe Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center co-organized an event in New Delhi on April 20, 2014.
19 Apr 2014
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6th Biannual Surveillance and Society ConferenceMalavika Jayaram is a speaker at the conference organized by Eticas Research and Consulting at the University of Barcelona and CCCB from April 24 to 26, 2014.
14 Apr 2014
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Odia Loves WikipediaOdia is a 2,500 year old language native to the area of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). The language has recently gained the status of an Indian classical language.
14 Apr 2014
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M'lore: Wikipedia Workshop held for Konkani writersA Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia, on Apr 6, 2014, at Kalaangann, Mangalore.
14 Apr 2014
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Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for pollsInternet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make the most of the world's largest democratic exercise that kicked off on Monday.
13 Apr 2014
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No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balanceA non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
12 Apr 2014
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Parties give short shrift to privacyBoth the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
12 Apr 2014
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El idioma oriya ama a WikipediaEste post es de Rising Voices, un proyecto de Global Voices que ayuda a difundir los medios ciudadanos en lugares que normalmente no tienen acceso a ellos.
11 Apr 2014
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The Critical Life of InformationNishant Shah and Malavika Jayaram will be speaking at the event organized by Yale University on April 11, 2014.
9 Apr 2014
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Enabling Elections: (Coverage in Vijay Karnataka)Vijay Karnataka published about the Enabling Elections report from CIS. Nirmita Narasimhan is quoted.
9 Apr 2014
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Are Elections Fair to People With Special Needs?City-based think tanks have submitted a report to the Election Commission saying elections in India are unfriendly to people with disabilities.
6 Apr 2014
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Tulu Wikipedia Workshop: Report in PrajavaniPrajavani published a report of the Tulu workshop on April 6, 2014. A scanned version is below:
6 Apr 2014
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The Take Down of Free Speech OnlineAs part of a study to access rate of compliance, in 2011, the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore sent frivolous “take down” requests to seven prominent intermediaries. The study showed exactly how easy it is to take down online …
6 Apr 2014
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Global Knowledge Can Only Save a Language: PavanajaThe Centre for Internet and Society, a NGO funded by Wikimedia Foundation has started a mission for the revival of Wikipedia sites of Tulu and Konkani under its "Access to Knowledge" project. As a part of it the NGO had organised a …
6 Apr 2014
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AIKWO Holds Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani WritersA Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia at Kalaangann Shaktinagar here on April 6.
4 Apr 2014
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Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
4 Apr 2014
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates Odisha Day, brings 14 copyright-free Odia books and a free Odia font!Odisha Day 2014 was celebrated on March 29, 2014. Brokenscooter.com has published a report of the event in its website.
3 Apr 2014
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The politics of FacebookWith the social media becoming an important political battleground, is Facebook affecting friendships and trying to influence our political leanings?
3 Apr 2014
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New privacy Bill more refined & has wider ambit, say expertsBut creates wide exceptions for government agencies.
3 Apr 2014
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AIKWO to organize Wikipedia WorkshopAll India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia is organising a one-day Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script on Sunday, April 6 at Kalaangann, Mangalore.
2 Apr 2014
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Odia Wikimedia community has celebrated Odisha dayOdisha Day 2014 was held on March 29, 2014. A report was published in FullOrissa News on April 2, 2014.
1 Apr 2014
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Two Indians in Global Commission on Web GovernanceTwo Indians are among 25 internationally recognised experts named to assist a global body in identifying and prioritising web governance and Internet policy-related issues.
31 Mar 2014
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Odisha Day 2014: Coverage in SambadOdia newspaper Sambad covered the Odisha Day 2014 and published a report on March 31, 2014.
31 Mar 2014
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Odia Wikipedia to Digitise 14 BooksOn the occasion of the 79th Odisha Day (Utkal Divas) on April 1, the Odia Wikipedia has decided to take up a new project for digitisation of 11 books of eminent Odia author Dr Jagannath Mohanty.
31 Mar 2014
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India's social media election battleAhead of the general elections, political parties in India are attempting to woo voters on social media for the first time.
31 Mar 2014
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An Article on Kannada Wikipedian H R LakshmivenkateshKarnataka Sangha Mumbai published an article on Kannada Wikipedian H.R.Lakshmivenkatesh in its March 2014 edition.
30 Mar 2014
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ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ଉଇକିପିଡିଆ ଓ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାର: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଏଣିକି ମୁକ୍ତରେ ମିଳିବ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟରେଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର (ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ୨୯): ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡିଆ ତରଫରୁ ଆଜି ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବର ଜୟଦେବ ଭବନଠାରେ ଓଡିଶା ଦିବସ ପାଳିତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି। ଆୟୋଜିତ ଉତ୍ସବରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଅତିଥି ଭାବେ ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ଡ. ଦେବୀପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଯୋଗଦେଇ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାକୁ ବିଶ୍ବସ୍ତରରେ ପହଞ୍ଚାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଉଇକିପିଡିଆର ଉଦ୍ୟମ ପ୍ରଂଶସନୀୟ …
30 Mar 2014
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Odisha 2014: Coverage in Odisha SamayOdisha Samay published a report of the Odisha 2014 event on March 30, 2014.