- 1. GST compensation cess for June 2022 totalling `16,982cr to the states will be cleared, says the Finance Minister.
- 2. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) council Saturday provided relief to the washeries by extending the exemption from compensation cess on coal rejects both supplied to and by these in order to avoid double taxation, sources said.
- 3. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of state police has arrested a fraudster from Bihar for duping aspirants from at least 17 states across the country of crores of rupees since 2020. The accused, Dharampal Singh, hails from Rupanchak village in Gopalganj district of Bihar.
- 4. Bhitarkanika National Park has been declared a prohibited zone for its rich reserve of bio-diversity and wildlife inside the sanctuary. However, this has created an opportunity for miscreants engaged in smuggling coal outside the district. Taking advantage of the loopholes in patrolling by police and forest officials, they are smuggling coal through Bhitarkanika.
- 5. World's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas, after traversing through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal as well as Bangladesh, arrived in Dhubri in Assam.
- 6. The BSF Saturday recovered 20 packets of heroin and a cache of arms and ammunition after a gunfight with Pakistani smugglers along the international border of India and Pakistan in Punjab's Gurdaspur, an official said.
- 7. Twelve cheetahs arrived in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa Saturday and were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, five months after the first batch of eight of these fastest land animals were brought there from Namibia, another African nation.
- 8. Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir has attained first rank among 156 districts in the country under the Swach Sarvekshan Grameen with a score of 137.70, officials said.
- 9. Senior BJP leader and former Governor of Jharkhand Ramesh Bais was sworn-in as the 20th Governor of Maharashtra Saturday.
- 10. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at seven locations in Rajasthan in connection with a case pertaining to unlawful activities by the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), an official said.
- 11. A series of pure khadi outfits took centre stage for India Day at the ongoing London Fashion Week, with a set of special designs curated to celebrate the message of selfreliance and spirit of swadeshi associated with the fabric.
- 12. Professor Meghana Pandit, a leading Indian-origin medic was appointed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals.
- 13. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court notifying them that Uddhav Thackeray may challenge the Election Commission ruling on the Shiv Sena name and symbol.
- 14. Electric vehicle maker Ola Electric would set up an EV Hub in Tamil Nadu that would house advanced cell and EV manufacturing facilities, vendor and supplier parks among others, the company said on Saturday
- 15. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has requested a week's time to appear before the CBI in the liquor policy case. "I will visit the CBI office by the end of February, whenever they (CBI) will call me.
- 16. The Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making roads valued at ₹ 3 lakh crore in the North East to help eradicate poverty and reduce the suffering of the people, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.
- 17. Devotees have expressed displeasure over delay in the lifting of Mahadeepa atop the Lingaraj Temple in Odisha capital on the occasion of Maha Shivratri yesterday.
- 18. While the Mahadeepa was scheduled to be placed atop the centuries-old temple at 10 PM, the ritual was conducted at 1.10 AM following which many devotees broke their fast.
- 19. Devotees have expressed displeasure over delay in the lifting of Mahadeepa atop the Lingaraj Temple in Odisha capital on the occasion of Maha Shivratri yesterday. While the Mahadeepa was scheduled to be placed atop the centuries-old temple at 10 PM, the ritual was conducted at 1.10 AM following which many devotees broke their fast.
- 20. Tamil Nadu Popular Tamil comic actor R Mayilsamy passed away on Sunday early morning, February 19. He was 57.
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