The Jagatsinghpur District Journalists’ Association celebrated its silver jubilee function here on Wednesday.
Health and Family Welfare, law and Information and Public Relations Minister Pratap jena attended the event as chief guest.
Jena reiterated the State Government’s efforts of providing social security and health schemes to working journalists in Odisha. Senior scribe Prabhu Kalyan Mohapatra attending the event as chief speaker appealed the State Government to introduce pension benefits for scribes. Jagatsinghpur MlA Chiranjib Biswal expressed his satisfaction following pro journalists’ measures taken by the State Government recently. Balikuda-Erasama MlA Prashant Muduli emphasised on maintaining high standards.
State Planning Board Deputy Chairman Bishnu Das recalled mid-eighties’ sensational Chhabirani rape and murder incident which occurred in Biridi block.
Among others, ADM Jagatsinghpur Sachidananda Sahoo, Utkal Journalists’ Association president Bibhuti Bhusan Kar and Jagatsinghpur unit president Radhakanta Mishra spoke. Baidyanath Parida and Saroj Patnaik were felicitated and the chief guest inaugurated a silver jubilee souvenir.