CM felicitates Rajasmita, winner of ‘Dance India Dance’reality show

Odia girl Rajasmita Kar, who recently won the third edition of Zee TV’s popular dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance’, was on Thursday felicitated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here at the State Secretariat.

Praising Rajasmita for her achievement, Patnaik said the victory has brought glory to the State which is famous for its traditional dance and song. “In the field of art, she has become an ideal for others and become an inspiration for the youngsters,” Patnaik added.

Patnaik felicitated Rajasmita with a silver peacock and wished her a successful life. Minister Sharada Prasad Nayak was present on the occasion.

Source: The Hindu

Prince Dance Group and Naveen Patnaik are nominees for Indian of the Year contest

BERHAMPUR: Odisha has an unique opportunity to hog national limelight once again as the CNN-IBN has shortlisted Naveen Patnaik and Prince Dance Group in Politics and entertainment categories respectively for its “Indian of the year (http://www.indianoftheyear.com/)” contest. There are five different categories-Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Public Service. Last year Nitish Kumar won the CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2008. Recently Naveen has appealed one and all to vote for Prince Dance Group in the contest organized by the Colors Channel. And the Prince Dance Group won handsomely in the contest, bringing laurels for the state. Interestingly in the CNN-IBN contest in Entertainment category both Prince Dance Group and Colors are also vying for the award. It seems the Prince Dance Group; a team of daily wagers from Berhampur, have won the hearts of the Indians and have earned a place for them.

Source: CNN IBN, Tathya.in