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* High Alert sounded on Odisha-Chhattisgarh Border following Sukma Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh. * Odisha to procure record quantity of Paddy from 19 districts in 2017; Rabi Paddy procurement to be completed between May 1 & June 30.…

* BPUT Vice Chancellor says Website not hacked; but there is a payment dispute with web maintenance service provider. * Curfew relaxed for 14 hours in Bhadrak today. * Chhattisgarh: Mortal remains of 25 CRPF personnel who lost their…

* Odisha CM meets former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon Marg residence in New Delhi. * Utkal University +3 exam results announced for BA, BSc, BCom. * 24 CRPF personnel were killed, 6 injured in an encounter with Maoists…

* Odisha Assembly to discuss GST, amendment to VAT bill on May 18 & 19. * Miscreants loot Rs 17 lakh from a parked car in LIC Colony, Nabarangpur by breaking window panes. * J&K: PDP District President of Pulwama, Abdul Gani…

* Bus communication from Rourkela to Ranchi hit due to PLFI's Jharkhand bandh. * Tamil Nadu farmers in Delhi temporarily call off protests after CM's assurance. * Around 54% turnout in MCD Polls, says Delhi State Election Commissioner…

* Nabarangpur MLA Manohar Randhari denies reports of Job Card in his wife's name. Also alleges fake Facebook Account on his name. * Election Commission issues a letter of intent for purchase of 16,15000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit…

* Odisha Govt announces compensation to Bhadrak violence victims. Rs 15 lakh minimum, Rs 2 lakh maximum. * Sevayats opposes to quality check of Mahaprasad at Jagannath Temple in Puri, says tradition will be broken. * Tamil Nadu Chief…

* Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to attend Niti Aayog’s Governing Council meet at Delhi tomorrow. * Union Minister Jual Oram inaugurates Tribal Conclave organised by Centre of Excellence for Tribal Studies at NIT Rourkela. * After…

* Outrage over removal of Odia Language from Milestones on National Highways passing through Odisha. * BJP's two-day State Executive Meet in Baripada to start from today. * India successfully test-fires land-attack BrahMos supersonic…

* Nor'wester or Kal Baisakhi with 50-60 kph wind speed, predicted in Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Khurda, Nayagarh, Rayagada districts today. * Internet Services in Kendrapara to be restored today evening, as situation remains completely…