Mohan Majhi government lifts restrictions on journalists imposed during Naveen Patnaik's tenure
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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 access to information. “In light of the inadequacies in the previous notification from the I&PR Department regarding recommendations for media personnel's secretariat entry passes, it has been deemed necessary to annul the existing notification,” the new directive stated. We thank the CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to whom we had urged to lift the restrictions on entry of scribes into the state secretariat,” said senior journalist Prasanna Mohanty.

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Under Majhi govt, Odisha journalists allowed entry into state secretariat after 4 years
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Under Majhi govt, Odisha journalists allowed entry into state secretariat after 4 years

Hindustan Times  

Over four years after the Naveen Patnaik government stopped the entry of journalists into the Lok Seva Bhawan, the Odisha secretariat in Bhubaneswar, the BJP government led by chief minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday threw open the gates to media persons on the first day in office. Odisha journalists at the Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday Entry of journalists into …

Odisha Secretariat reopens its doors to journalists after four years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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 …

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