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* Odisha CM visits Bhadrak to review the situation, appeals all to restore peace; Orders for assessment of damages in 3 days. * Special Protection Group Team inspects Lingaraj Temple ahead of PM Modi's probable visit during his Odisha…

* Fire breaks out at Treasury Office in Bhubaneswar, Short-circuit suspected. * Heavy exchange of fire between Maoists and Security forces at Leheri forest on Koraput-Rayagada border, 1 maoist killed. * Maoists kill a man suspecting…

* Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Bhadrak tomorrow to take stock of the situation. Internet Services resume; ban on Social Media lifted in Bhadrak. * Union P&NG Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pays a courtesy visit to Odisha Governor…

* 80 houses gutted in fire at Badabandha village of Atthamallick block in Angul dist. * All 4 regional offices of National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) including Bhubaneswar may be shifted to Delhi. * Jagmohan repair work to be…

* Bhadrak religious outrage: relaxation of curfew extended by two hours from 2 pm to 4pm. * Bhubaneswar records 40 degrees Celsius today, hottest day of this Summer. * Late Lulu Mohapatra's family members to be felicitated by PM Modi…

* 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. *…

* Bhadrak religious outrage: BJD holds candle light march in Bhubaneswar, appeals for peace in Bhadrak. * Amnesty International opposes death sentence given to #KulbushanJadhav by military court in Pakistan as no evidence against…

* Patient commits suicide by jumping from sixth floor of AIIMS in Bhubaneswar; Identified as Subas Jena of Dhenkanal. * Bhadrak religious outrage: 73 arrested, 8 cases registered for indulging in violence. * After Metro ride, PM…

* 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.…