Odisha: Schools, colleges, offices shut in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, here's why

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha from November 10 to 11, 2022 for a two-day official visit.

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New Delhi: In view of President Droupadi Murmu’s official visit to Odisha, the state government has ordered to shut all government offices, schools and colleges (both government and private) coming under the Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation after 1 PM on November 10, 2022. The state police have made tight security arrangements in the capital city Bhubaneshwar and Puri for President Murmu’s two-day official visit starting tomorrow. 

Odisha | All government offices, schools & colleges (government & private) coming under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation will remain closed after 1 PM on 10.11.2022 in view of the visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Odisha.

— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha from November 10 to 11, 2022 which will be her first visit to the state after being sworn in as President of India. According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu will offer her prayers to Lord Jagannath at Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri on November 10, 2022. 

Thereafter, she will reach Bhubaneswar where she will pay her tributes before the statues of prominent freedom fighters and leaders. In the same evening, the President will attend the civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Raj Bhavan Bhubaneswar, sources said.

On November 11, 2022, the President will visit Tapoban High School, Government Girls High School Unit-II and Kuntala Kumari Sabat Adivasi Girls Hostel Unit-II in Bhubaneswar and interact with students and teachers. On the same day, she will launch various projects of the Union Ministry of Education from Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. 

Earlier on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, on Gurpurab at the President`s Estate. The President also participated in the President`s Bodyguard Regimental Gurudwara with devotees. 

(With ANI imputs)