ONI Bureau: — School girl runs away from home to avoid marriage; rescued by Childline at Kuliana in Mayurbhanj dist.
— 28 complaints received from various political parties over Bijepur Bypoll; police to take action: CEO.
— Matric Exam 2018: 58 flying squads & 37 squads of Board of Secondary Education have been formed across Odisha to check malpractices during the HSC Exam.
— Bijepur Bypoll: As many as 155 polling booths out of 281 identified as sensitive voting booths; 20 booths will be covered with CCTV.
— Bijepur Bypoll: BJP delegation comprising Dharmendra Pradhan, Jual Oram, Basant Panda and KV Singh Deo meets Bargarh district Collector, SP and Poll Observer requesting for free and fair election.
— Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shut a petrol pump in Bijepur owned by BJD worker.
— Delhi High Court dismissed the plea seeking direction for deletion of some scenes glorifying the practice of ‘Sati’ in the film Padmavat.
— Goa CM Manohar Parrikar presents budget in the State Assembly.