State Assn Formed by Small & Medium News Media Group
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi-In Odisha various small & medium newspapers are on daily & periodical editions. But unfortunately those are neglected by government continuously. So at Panthanivas at Cuttack a general body meeting organized,where convenor & veteran journalist Pradipta Kumar Parida presided. Among guests fortnight newspaper “Samadrushti” Editor Sudhir Patnaik, Activist Akhaya Kumar Das, editor of Kalinga Chronicle Dr.Pabitra Mohan Samantray shared on dias. Guests lamented on discriminations for those minor news publications which acclaimed to sustain Odia language. Reminded edition by Mahatma Gandhi’s Gandhi Samachar was once upon a time on focus. Stepmother attitude by government will one day be consequences,when those edition crews will come to road on agitation.Need to give advertisement, RNI recognised newspapers to be covered under Gopabandhu Health Insurance scheme, recognized by government those newspapers should be liberalized where such demands addressed.On this occasion state level committee formed where Rabi Rath as President, Sanjay Kumar Das General Secretary, Bhajaram Mahapatra & Jagadish Mishra as Vice President,Ramakant Parija & Nitya Niranjan Panda as Joint Secretary,Artatrana Pati as Cashier. Among others 11 members nominated for Executive Committee body. As Advisers Dr. Pabitra Mohan Samantray, Sudhir Kumar Patnaik, Rajanikant Samantray, Pradipta Kumar Parida nominated. Among others Sukadeb Parida, Krushnachandra Pradhan,Babuli Behera, Mirzarizwan Baig, Gyanadutta Behera, Badri Mishra,Prakash Chandra Khatoi,Hrushikesh Mahanty,Giridhari Patnaik,Kamalakant Das,Dambarudhar Das, Saroj Patnaik,Nitya Niranjan Panda shared their views.From all over state more than 50 media crews were present.Ramakant Parija given vote of thanks