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With almost 5 crore of people, Oriya is the official language of the state of Orissa, India. This language is also spoken by a number of people of the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. So in a situation like this news coverage of Orissa in any form is a mandatory need and demand of its people. News about the current political situation, education, environment and business of Orissa should reach the masses. Looking from this perspective, access and utilization of news in the disposition of media in Odisha is trying to achieve its zenith. Present status of news media in Orissa In reality, news media in Odisha never had it so great. Odisha Newspaper readership is developing at one of the quickest rates in India. There has been a drastic development in both vertical and horizontal forms. National Readership Survey (NRS) has published figures for Odisha news media to uncover the fact that the complete readership has crossed more than ...

Bhubaneswar:  The rival political parties in the state Monday tried to corner Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for allegedly ditching the people of Bijepur Assembly constituency by abdicating the seat after winning it with the support of the voters from the area. Both the state Congress and BJP called the move a pre-planned attempt to counter the saffron party wave in the area. They also claimed that the result of by-election in the constituency will prove whether the voters are happy or not with the Chief Minister’s decision. Speaking to reporters, senior Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Narasingha Mishra said, “If people are dissatisfied with the Chief Minister they will respond through votes in the by-election and if people are so happy with his decision then they will respond accordingly and will support by voting in his favour.” On the other hand, the saffron party said that the move was pre-planned by the BJD patriarch. State BJP...

Bhubaneswar:  BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi June 8. According to sources, Naveen along with a team from his Council of Ministers would meet Modi to congratulate him for taking over charge as the PM for the second time and press for crucial demands including financial aid to undertake restoration work in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.  Read more:  Naveen-Modi Meet Likely June 8 For more visit us Orissapost.com

Amaravati: Fulfilling another poll promise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Monday announced a hike in the salaries of Asha workers to Rs 10,000 from the current Rs 3,000. Reddy, who took oath as chief minister May 30, made the announcement at a review meeting at the health department. During the election campaign, YSR Congress Party had promised to increase the salaries of Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) workers. Jagan, as the chief minister is popularly known, said the government was determined to revamp the medical and health department to improve health facilities in government hospitals. He said as promised in YSRCP manifesto, the government would restore the past glory of 108 ambulance services introduced during former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s regime. Read more:  Andhra CM Hikes Asha Workers’ Salary to Rs 10,000 For more details visit us Orissapost.com

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who won two seats in the recently-concluded assembly elections, Sunday decided to leave the Bijepur seat amid speculations about the fate of the two seats he had won simultaneously. In a letter to the Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker, the Chief Minister said he had decided to resign from the Bijepur assembly seat and retain his previously-held Hinjili constituency. “Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had fought and won from two seats simultaneously – Hinjli and Bijepur. He has decided to retain the Hinjli seat and abdicate the Bijepur seat. As the Speaker of the House, it is my duty to inform the Election Commission about this on the next working day,” Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro told reporters Sunday. Earlier, there were speculations about the most likely seat the BJD patriarch may choose to retain – either Bijepur in western Odisha or Hinjili in the east. The panchayat elections in 2017 saw a surge of saffron votes especially in the...