The "Athagarh Prahari", a weekly newspaper published from here, observed its 20th foundation day on January 14, the day of Makar Sankranti.
With the welcome speech by its Chief Editor Naliniprava Pattnaik, the meeting was coordinated by senior scribe Dinesh Das. Editor Babita Das read out the editorial which was written for the occasion. Well-wishers like Bhaskar Mishra, Prafulla Kumar Pattnaik, Jadunath Pattnaik, Srinath Rath, Ashok Dash, Prasant Pattnaik, Bimbadhar Rout, Ranjan Mohapatra, Pradyumna Dash, Trilochan Behera and Sanatan Ray spoke. General Manager Shailendra Pattnaik proposed the vote of thanks. A one-minute silent prayer was also conducted in fond memory of its founder Narayan Das.