BYUWF observes National Girl Child Day
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to sensitise slum dwellers for the protection of girl child, the Bhubaneswar Young Urban Women Forum (BYUWF) organised a human chain holding placards and shouting slogans like “Kanyaratna, Kara Jatna”, “Stop female foeticide” and “Say no to child marriage”, etc., on the occasion of National Girl Child Day at the dotted venue of Patharabandha slum in Ward-17 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Sunday. The awareness drive was attended by CCWD secretary Sadasiv Swain as guest. Forum members Jhunarani Behera, Rachana Tripathy, Preeti Ghadei, L Umabati, among others, attended the event, which was coordinated by Damayanti Sahu, Rutupranja Nathsharma, Sangram keshari Mandal and Bhaskar Pradhan.
Paradip BJD holds Netaji Jayanti
Paradip: The Paradip BJD unit celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Nuabazar. A meeting was held being chaired by Paradip Nagar BJD president and former Municipality Chairman Basant Kumar Bishwal. Former headmaster-cum-President awardee teacher Manoranjan Das, Kumarbar Nayak, Suresh Chandra Das joined as guests while Akshay Kumar Mishra was chief speaker. They spoke on Netaji’s unparalleled patriotism, unbeatable heroism, sacrifices and leadership. The meeting was attended by journalists, writers, lawyers, volunteers and women who paid their homage to the great patriot. A vote of thanks was given by local BJD youth wing president Alok Kumar Mohapatra.
Dharamsala Press Club holds annual fest
Jajpur: The annual festival of the Jajpur District Dharamsala Press Club was celebrated at Jharkhand. Local MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray, who was chief guest, urged reporters to be honest. Keynote speaker senior journalist Rajaram Satapathy spoke about the responsibility of the media. As guest of honor, OTDC Chairperson Shreemoyee Mishra said the role of journalists is important for social reform. Press Club president Indramani Nayak, sectary Purnachandra Satapathi, adviser Ramakant Jena and Batakrishna Parida, among others, were present. Senior journalist Anand Chandra Sahu was honoured with the Narhari Mohanty Memorial Award.