Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police personnel sang the State anthem ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ to commemorate the first World Odia Language Conference, which kicked off at the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar.
The first World Odia Language Conference is a celebration of the antiquity and continuity of Odia, which is one of the six classical languages of India.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated the conference in the presence of eminent writers, litterateurs and linguists from across the country and abroad.
On this glorious occasion, the State anthem ‘Bande Utkal Janani’ was sung by the senior police officers and staffs of Odisha Police at its headquarters.