Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has extended his greetings on Odia Journalism Day which is celebrated every year on August 4 through his official Twitter account.
The primary Odia paper to be printed was the weekly ‘Utkal Dipika’ by Gouri Shankar Ray in 1866. Utkal Dipika owed its introduction to the world to the upsurge of patriotism during the late nineteenth century. Utkal Deepika was conceived when Odisha was ambushed with numerous issues. Overwhelming starvation due to famine was in progress, which cleared out 33% of the populace Odisha.
Gourishankar Ray remained its editor till he passed away in March 1917. Nilamani Vidyaratna served as the editor of this paper after Ray’s demise. Vidyaratna was related to Utkal Deepika till his passing in 1923. After his demise, the paper bit by bit lost steam lastly shut. In its 70 years of presence, Utkal Deepika gave a solid establishment to Odia news-casting.
After Independence, journalism and media houses gained more momentum. It additionally observed an attitudinal change. It turned into a venturing stone for some to enter legislative issues. Governmental issues and writing has had an extremely close connection with Odia reporting. But, Utkal Dipika laid the foundation of Odia journalism.
According to the reports, CM Patnaik quoted- “Greetings to all on Odia Journalism Day. Today, Odisha’s first newspaper, Utkala Deepika, was published. The contribution of all those who have enriched Odia journalism with truthful and impartial news coverage is always memorable.”
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