Odisha Secretariat reopens its doors to journalists after four years
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Odisha Secretariat reopens its doors to journalists after four years

The Hindu  

The Odisha Secretariat, nerve centre of the State administration in Bhubaneswar, reopened its doors to journalists after four years, on June 12. Lok Seva Bhavan, the State Secretariat, was out of bounds for journalists after the Biju Janata Dal, led by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, disallowed scribes from entering the premises when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in March 2020, and continued to withhold permission even after normalcy was restored. Journalists were facing a lot of professional hardship in not being able to meet government officials and Ministers during past four years,” Prasanna Mohanty, president of the Odisha Union of Journalists, and a member of the Press Council of India, said. Soon after his election as Deputy Chief Minister, K. V. Singh Deo, at the BJP office here on Tuesday, had announced access to the State Secretariat for journalists.

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Mohan Majhi government lifts restrictions on journalists imposed during Naveen Patnaik's tenure
1 week, 1 day ago

Mohan Majhi government lifts restrictions on journalists imposed during Naveen Patnaik's tenure

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move, Odisha's new Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, has initiated steps to restore journalists' access to Lok Seva Bhavan, the state secretariat in Bhubaneswar. This decision overturns restrictions introduced by the previous Biju Janata Dal government during the Covid-19 pandemic, which had barred journalists from entering the secretariat, significantly limiting …

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