Keonjhar: Thirty-nine couples got married at a mass wedding ceremony at Keonjhar Shankarpur Sports Complex on Wednesday. The event was organised by Keonjhar district administration, in collaboration with the women and child development department and implementing agency Indian By Birth, under the district-level chief minister’s Kanya Vivah Yojana programme. Deputy chief minister Parvati Parida attended as the chief guest and blessed the newlyweds. Thousands of people and officials witnessed the ceremony.
