1. The Maha Ashtami Puja of Maa Durga, is going on in full swing across Odisha. Devotees throng to the puja pandals to worship Goddess Durga.
3. Dr. Damodar Rout’s hint at the involvement of government functionaries in Seashore chit fund scam, has put the BJD government in trouble ahead of Kandhamal bypolls. Although Dr. Rout sought to corner Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, it may open Pandora’s Box, as the CBI continues its raids on this firm and its associates.