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* Bhadrak religious outrage: Curfew extended till 8 am tomorrow. P&NG Minister Dharmendra Pradhan talks to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Bhadrak Unrest. * PDP's Poll rally in Achhabal in Anantnag, called off following firing. Police…

* 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…

* 2 eminent directors Nila Madhab Panda, Lipika Darai from Odisha win National Film Awards-2016. * Bhadrak on Fire! Communal Flare-up reported. Houses, Vehicles and Shops set ablaze. Home Secretary and DGP rushing to take stock. Bhadrak…

* High-level meeting under chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi will be held this afternoon to talk on preparations ahead of PM Modi’s Odisha visit. * PM Modi receives Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi. * DMK working…

* 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. *…

* RBI announces bi-monthly monetary policy in Mumbai. RBI increases reverse repo rate to 6%; keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25%. RBI projects inflation at 4.5% for first half of 2017-18 and 5% for second half. * ShivSena MPs gherao…

* Janaki Ballav Padhi, owner of Padhee's Tutorial Pvt. Ltd, found hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence in Bhubaneswar. * IndiGo launches Bhubaneswar-Chennai direct flight service. * BJP observes its 37th Foundation Day today.…

* Odisha Cabinet nod to 6 proposals; Cabinet decides to change name of Panchayati Raj dept to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water dept, merges Mission Shakti with WCD dept. * Aadhaar to become mandatory for applying PAN, filing IT return…

* Odisha: CCTV Cameras to be installed in Govt Hospitals for safety of Doctors; ID Cards for staff to be made mandatory. * Bus servics from Puri to different places halt; High-level meet to resolve Puri-Cuttack bus strike row will be…

* Odisha Govt plans to waive off loans of farmers, informs Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy. * Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moves GST bills for consideration in Rajya Sabha. * CRPF officer Chetan Cheeta who was injured during…