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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on a two-day visit to Odisha

Bhubaneswar:8/1/24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar this evening on a two-day visit to Odisha. Landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in a special aircraft, the Prime Minister was greeted by enthusiastic crowds lining both sides of the road to welcome him.

On his arrival, Modi was welcomed by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo & Pravati Parida, and BJP state unit president Manmohan Samal among others at the airport.

The highlight of PM Modi’s visit will be his participation in the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, the Government of India’s flagship event to engage with the Indian diaspora. Scheduled for January 8-10, the convention is being organized in partnership with the Odisha government, providing a platform for the diaspora to connect and collaborate.

PM Modi will spend the night at the Raj Bhavan before attending the event tomorrow.

Later this month, the Prime Minister is set to return to Odisha to address the ‘Utkarsh Odisha: Make In Odisha Conclave 2025,’ the state’s premier investment summit, on January 28 in Bhubaneswar.

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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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