Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik extended his greetings on Odia Journalism Day which is celebrated every year on August 4.
Taking to Twitter, Patnaik said, “Greetings to all on Odia Journalism Day. Today, Odisha’s first newspaper, Utkala Deepika, was published. The contribution of all those who have enriched Odia journalism with truthful and impartial news coverage is always memorable.”
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତା ଦିବସରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ଆଜିର ଦିନରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପ୍ରଥମ ଖବରକାଗଜ 'ଉତ୍କଳ ଦୀପିକା' ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିଲା। ସତ୍ୟ ଓ ନିରପେକ୍ଷ ସମ୍ବାଦ ପରିବେଷଣ ସହ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତାକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରିଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। #OdiaJournalismDay pic.twitter.com/QcW8YKvJwi
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 4, 2021
Journalism Day is celebrated every year on 4th August. On that day in 1866 the first Odia newspaper, Utkala Deepika was published.
