Sambalpur, Oct. 2 -- Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan attended the Kanyapujan Utsav on Navratri and felicitated mothers who gave birth to little girls across Sambalpur. He celebrated the spirit of motherhood and the dignity of a girl child. He offered prayers at Tampergarh along with Odisha's Minister of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Rabi Narayan Naik.

He announced that he will visit various pandals in different areas across Sambalpur in Odisha.

"With the blessings of the Mother Goddess, we will visit various pandals in different areas of Sambalpur throughout the day. I will celebrate the great tradition of Vijaya Dashami. Dharma will triumph over falsehood," he said. "On this sacred occasion, I extend...