TNI Bureau: The Odisha government has today provided Rs 4 lakh compensation each to families of two deceased journalists of Odisha. The families of late journalists Manoj kumar Patra and late Pradeep kumar Mangaraj were provided with the compensation.
The amount were transferred to the bank accounts of family members of the deceased journalists from the Odisha Working Journalists Welfare Fund.
Notably, Manoj Kumar Patra of Rayagada breathed his last December at the age of 55 while undergoing treatment. He was a senior journalist of a leading media house, OTV.
Similarly, Pradeep Kumar Mangaraj was the Managing Editor of a Bhubaneswar based media house, Biswavani.