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* PM Modi to reach Bhubaneswar airport at 3.30 pm today to attend BJP National Executive Meet. M Venkaiah Naidu arrives in Bhubaneswar; Uma Bharti reaches at Puri, will go to Bhubaneswar later. * Bhadrak Unrest: Curfew relaxed for 12…

* BJP President Amit Shah to arrive in Bhubaneswar at 1:10 PM today. * Hanuman Jayanti & Good Friday being celebrated across Odisha today. * Eagerly waiting to visit Odisha on April 15, 16 and meet the people of a beautiful and…

* Bhubaneswar observes 69th Capital Foundation Day today. 13 people to receive Rajdhani Gouraba Samman 2017. * Curfew relaxed in Bhadrak from 7 AM till 5 PM today. * Bhasha Andolan completes 1 year. Their demand for inclusion of penal…

* Bhadrak religious outrage: Curfew relaxation in Bhadrak from 7am to 2 PM; Schools, colleges open today. * Dhenkanal: Kamakhyanagar NAC councillors call for bandh demanding repair of NH 53 and construction of drainage in the town. *…

* Orissa High Court directs State Election Commission to hold Zilla Parishad Election in Malkangiri. * India and Australia ink six pacts, including boost cooperation in counter-terrorism. * Rubber bullets to be used in place of pellet…

* Bhadrak Unrest: Asif Ali Khan, son of a local BJD politician Ajgar Ali Khan, arrested for posting offensive Facebook comments, which triggered unrest; Relaxation in curfew from 8 am to 12 pm today, Banks, Aahar centres to remain open.…

* Bhadrak Religious Outrage: Situation under control in Bhadrak; Exams scheduled to be held at Bhadrak College suspended till Wednesday. * 19 year old German tourist Benjamin Scolt attacked with a sharp weapon in Delhi, admitted to…

* Congress leader Pradeep Majhi resigns as PCC vice president on moral grounds after party's poor performance in Panchayat Polls. * Odisha Culture Department to organise special events from April 8 to 14 to mark Odia New Year. *…

* Plus-II examination paper evaluation in Odisha to begin from today. * Chhattisgarh: 5 naxals arrested in Bijapur district. * GST Bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha today. * TV channel CEO, 4 journos arrested for telecast of a…

* Over 100 shops gutted after fire broke out at Golbazar Mandi in Sambalpur. * Police arrests a brown sugar smuggler at Laxmi Sagar in Bhubaneswar, seizes 19.76g contraband. * Private bus owners observe 12-hour bandh in Koraput today…