Orissa, March 16 -- In a piece of good news, the Central government has approved the establishment of a branch of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Bhubaneswar, MP Aparajita Sarangi informed on Sunday.

Taking to her X (formerly known as Twitter) MP Sarangi shared the news and wrote, "Met Minister Sri @gssjodhpur, GoI,& reminded him of my request for a Branch of National Gallery of Modern Art at Bhubaneswar. Pursuant to my meeting with Hon"ble CM Sri @MohanMOdisha, he had also sent a written request to Sri Shekhawat for the same. I was assured of all support."

In September 2024, MP Sarangi had submitted a memorandum to the Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, advocating for the NGMA branch in Bhubaneswa...