On behalf of the Biju Janata Dal and BJD President Naveen Patnaik, BJD MP Sasmit Patra raised party’s deep disappointment with the President’s Address where Odisha's issues and concerns were absent and silent.
Odisha CM directed Grievance Cell to approve immediate assistance of Rs. 5 lakh from the CMRF for the medical assistance of a girl, Pratyusha Giri from Boudh District who is suffering from critical illness.
President Droupadi Murmu ceremonially offers Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the traditional 'dahi-cheeni' (curd and sugar) in anticipation of her Budget presentation.