The Talcher Working Journalists’ Association (TWJA) organised 4th Pillar Award Ceremony on the National Press Day on November 16 and honoured a string of professional journalists.
Mumbai Odia Mahasangha president Bipin Bihari Mishra was the chief guest on the occasion, while the Subarta Chief Editor Pradyumna Satpathy was the chief speaker.
local MlA Braja Kishore Pradhan, lions Club, Bhubaneswar president Bipin Bihari Nayak, Kalinga TV Deputy Chief Editor Sarada lahangir and NTPC/TTPS AGM CR Barik were the distinguished guests.
Satpathy strongly criticized the BJD Government for not being able to prepare a list of journalists in Odisha though the drive has been undertaken since long. lahangir emphasized the need to maintain ethics and high standards of journalism. Those awarded for their achievements in media were lahangir, Mishra, Bhabani Mohapatra, Rabinarayan Sahu, Debaranjan Samal, Bipin Bihari Nayak and Bhabani Mallick, among others. Jiban Jyoti Garnaik anchored, while Satya Panigrahi announced the names of the awardees. TWJA secretary Dhiramohan Ray and acting president Jambeswar Pattnaik were present.