📌Puri Jagannath temple will remain closed for devotees for five hours from 5 pm to 10 pm on the occasion of Sriram Navami on March 27.
📌Rukuna Rath Yatra in Bhubaneswar: The pulling of Lord Lingaraj’s chariot begins at 2:30 PM, after receiving the divine Agyanmala.
📌Former High Court judge Justice Satrughana Pujahari named OHRC Chairperson by Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati.
📌Amid widespread public outrage, Odisha Government moved to withdraw the four bills that sought a nearly three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, Ministers, CM, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker.
📌A severe spell of Kalbaishakhi (nor’wester) rain witnessed in Bhubaneswar, hailstones lash in several places of the capital city.
📌Odisha Government hikes liquor licence fees, unveils new excise policy.
📌Cuttack to host India vs Sri Lanka T20I at Barabati Stadium on December 24.
📌PM Narendra Modi will interact with CMs tomorrow evening through VC on the West Asia conflict to review preparedness and plans of States.
📌No shortage of petrol, diesel, LPG in country; Piped Natural Gas is being promoted in full coordination with State Governments, says Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
📌Government offers free lifetime railway travel to Indian armed forces gallantry awardees. The benefit will also extend to their spouses, including widows until remarriage and parents of unmarried awardees.
📌Election Commission of India announces that seizures related to the 2026 general and by-elections have crossed Rs 400 crore.
📌Air India’s A350 aircraft enroute to London faces tech issue; returns to Delhi.
📌Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balen Shah to be the Prime Minister of Nepal.
📌Team India is set to host West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and Australia for 22 matches across 17 venues.
