The 8th foundation day and annual function of the Paradip
Newspaper Distributors’ Association (PNDA) was celebrated in Paradip
on Sunday.
Paradip Municipality Chairman Basant Biswal, who was the chief guest,
lauded the role of hawkers in disseminating news to public and promised
to extend help to the association.
Delivering the key note address, he said that newspaper distributors of
the State rendered their selfless services to the people during Covid-19
pandemic without any fear and thanked the distributors for their
invaluable service.
Among others senior journalist Sukadev Jena and Ratnakar Jena joined
as honourable guests and urged the chief guest to provide a land for
setting up office of the association in Paradip municipality area.
The meeting was presided over by journalist Sanjay Kumar Mishra and
assisted by PNDA president Nimain Mohapatra.
In the end, association secretary Balakrushna Sutar offered the vote of
thanks.
The programme was coordinated by working president Pradip Jena.