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India News Oct 24, 2026 14:35 IST Published On Oct 24, 2026 14:35 IST Last Updated On Oct 24, 2026 14:35 IST President Murmu was slated to visit Rairangpur and her home district of Mayurbhanj New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled two-day visit to Odisha from October 28 has been postponed in the wake of a possible cyclonic storm in the state’s coastal areas next week, officials said. President Murmu was slated to visit Rairangpur and her home district of Mayurbhanj on October 28-29. A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a cyclonic storm, and likely to make landfall on the morning of October 28 somewhere between north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, the IMD said on Saturday.
“Due to unfavourable weather forecasts and safety precautions, the President’s tour has been postponed,” an official at the chief secretary’s office said. Her programme has not been cancelled, but rescheduled, according to the Mayurbhanj district administration. “She will now undertake the visit to Mayurbhanj on November 4-5,” the official said. Neha Goyal Makes Stunning Asian Games Gold Revelation At NDTV World Summit 2026 Big NDTV Summit Impact: RBI Governor’s Tata Sons Listing Remark Makes Top Newspaper Headlines “Certainty Is A Problem”: Nikhil Kamath On Marriage, Children And Future “High Inflation Is Like Tax On Everyone”: RBI Governor At NDTV World Summit RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s Big Hint On Tata Sons Listing Row At NDTV World Summit The Mystery Of A Bare Nail In Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Office Paris Setback, Asian Games Glory: Lovlina Borgohain’s New Perspective To PM Modi’s “Failed Product” Jab At Rahul Gandhi, A Shashi Tharoor Counter ‘AI Scares Me’: Kriti Sanon On Personality Rights And Need For Laws ‘This Time I Wanted Gold’: Savita Punia Reflects On Historic Asiad Success (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Show full article Earlier reporting noted: President Murmu’s two-day Odisha visit postponed over cyclone forecast President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled two-day visit to Odisha from October 28 has been postponed in the wake of a possible cyclonic storm in the State’s coastal areas next week, officials said. Earlier reporting noted: According to the Mayurbhanj district administration, her programme has not been cancelled, but rescheduled.
