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Odisha Government appointed Nikunja Bihari Dhal as the new Special Relief Commissioner

in State News February 28, 2023 Comments Off on Odisha Government appointed Nikunja Bihari Dhal as the new Special Relief Commissioner 885 Views

Bhubaneswar:28/2/23: The Odisha Government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer, Nikunja Bihari Dhal as the new Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of Odisha.

According  to a notification by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, “Nikunja Bihari Dhal, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Energy Department with an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Excise Department, Chairman, GRIDCO and Chairman, Odisha State Beverages Corporation is allowed to remain in charge of Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority in additional duties.”

Dhal, a 1993-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer, was appointed as the new SRC, after the outgoing SRC, Pradeep Jena, was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Odisha recently. Dhal will also be the Managing Director (MD), of the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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