She landed in Bhubaneswar at around 2:45 PM. The Nepal President was received by State Finance Minister Pradip Amat, Home Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, DGP KB Singh and Twin City Police Commissioner YB Khurania among others.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari headed straight to Raj Bhavan and then she went to attend a Seminar on Women Empowerment at the Mission Shakti Bhawan. She praised Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana at the programme.
At the Lingaraj Temple, she was welcomed by the priests and then offered prayers and puja. She would visit the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri tomorrow.