Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneswar to mark the first year of the BJP-led government in Odisha.
• Majhi hailed Operation Sindoor as a decisive strike against terrorism that underscores national safety under Modi’s tenure and offers hope to women and youth.
• India has risen to become the world’s fourth-largest economy with extreme poverty dropping from 27.1% to 5.3% in the past decade under Modi.
• The Odisha government secured Rs 17 lakh crore in investment proposals after Modi’s appeal to industry at the Utkarsh Odisha: Make in Odisha Conclave.
• Officials unveiled the Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Vidyalaya initiative to build model primary schools in all 6,794 gram panchayats alongside new farmer support schemes.