![]() It has also given space to new political and economic thoughts that have helped the paper to consistently keep a step ahead of competitors. ![]() Going beyond carrying features of known writers and columnists, it has provided a platform to numerous budding writers through ‘Sahityayana’, a fortnightly literary supplement. Its weekly special issues such as Sunday Supplement, Children’s Pullout and Literature Supplement have been a huge draw to this day.įrom day one, the paper has strived to enrich Odia language and literature. Dharitri made a new beginning in the history of Odia journalism by carrying a special page every day of the week on Youth, Agriculture, Business, Health & Science and such, going far beyond the daily chores of dishing out plain vanilla news. It continues to maintain leadership and hold over readers in urban and the state’s countryside. Riding on a potpourri of content starting with mint fresh news, infotainment, business features to sports tid-bits, literature and literary critiques, it became number one paper in the capital city, both in terms of numbers and quality of its reportage. ![]() Soon, it became the mouthpiece of the subaltern, in sharp contrast to contemporary dailies that lived off political patronage.Īs the only impartial Odia newspaper of the state, Dharitri could fast endear itself to vast multitudes of youth, and was the first newspaper to launch special pages and features keeping in mind nuanced interests of its subscribers. The paper found its real mojo in late 80s and early 90s of the last century under the guidance of present Editor Tathagata Satpathy. Blessed with the lofty vision and the searing perspective of great Oriya litterateur Kalindicharan Panigrahi and nurtured by the able hands of his illustrious daughter and the state’s first woman Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy, the paper set out to offer readers a new experience in and taste of reading. Somalika responded saying whether the caller would have gone for a compromise had the victim been his daughter.Dharitri was launched by the ‘Samajwadi Society’ at Bhubaneswar on November 24, 1974. In the purported audio clip, the person can be heard asking Somalika whether she wanted any kind of settlement. However, Somalika said she has no clue about the person who was trying to mediate between her and the BJD leader. Somalika, who accused Bijay Shankar of betrayal, has handed over the call recording to the media. ![]() Somalika had earlier alleged that she received threat calls from an unknown person asking her to withdraw the complaint against the legislator. “Such a legislator should be dragged out of his home and thrashed in the open,” she said. What is the BJD government doing? Why nobody is asking him (Bijay Shankar) to stop,” said Somalika. “Bijay Shankar and his friends have been sharing my pictures from my facebook profile to blame me. Puri fire mishap: Meet hotel manager Prafull Das who risked his own life to save 160 peopleīJD's Tirtol MLA Bijay Shankar Das' rumoured girlfriend Somalika Dash filed a complaint at Jagatsinghpur Police Station on Tuesday alleging anonymous threat calls and targeted-hatred against her on social media.
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