- Akshaya Tritiya’ -Agrarian festival was celebrated across Odisha with farmers performing ‘Akhi Muthi Anukula’, the ceremonial act of sowing seeds in their paddy fields after ploughing. The occasion marks the commencement of agricultural works.
- Odisha government on Monday issued a fresh circular for wide use of Odia language in government offices and private organisations.Department of Odia language, Literature & Culture issued notifications in this connection, in view of implementing it everywhere across the state for a comprehensive governance.
- In the second phase of the same, 19 higher education facilities in the state have been granted projects worth Rs 2.4 crore. State Government’s Mo College Abhijan is a flagship programme which aims to connect alumni with the Alma Mater for allround development of various colleges and universities across the state.
- The bypoll for Brajarajnagar assembly constituency will be held on May 31. A notification in this regard was today published by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- Coimbatore-based sugar major Sakthi Sugars Ltd has decided to sell its sugar and distillery units in Odisha and the soya factory in Tamil Nadu.
- National Open Access Registry (NOAR) has successfully gone live from May 1.
- Govt to provide 50% subsidy to SC-ST, small and marginal, women and farmers of northeastern states to buy drones, says Agriculture Minister.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a fresh case against fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Gems Limited, Surajmal Lallu Bhai & Company and others for allegedly defaulting on a loan of 25 crore rupees taken from Industrial Finance Corporation of India.
- Election Commission announced the schedule for bye-election in three Assembly Constituencies including one each of Odisha, Kerala and Uttarakhand.The bye-election will be held for Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency in Odisha, Thrikkakara Assembly Constituency in Kerala and Champawat Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand. The Election Commission said, polling will be held on the 31st of this month and the counting of votes will be taken up on 3rd of next month.
- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) yesterday opened the double-lane stretch of the four-lane Bajaura bridge over the Beas in Kullu for traffic from the Jhiri to Bhuntar road and the Kullu bypass. Now, vehicles going from the Mandi side to Manali or Manikaran and vice-versa could take this route to avoid Bhuntar and Kullu towns.
- Krishi Bhushan Awards for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 were distributed in Nashik on 02 May. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat were present on this occasion.
- Three newly-elected Rajya Sabha Members from Punjab took the oath. They are Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjeev Arora, Raghav Chadha and Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu administered the oath to them.
- India reported at least 3,157 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the coronavirus tally to 4,30,82,345. The country also recorded 26 new covid-related fatalies, bring the total number of deaths to 523,869.
- Delhi Airport was the world's second busiest airport in March in terms of domestic and international flights handled, said Official Airline Guide (OAG), a global travel data provider, in its recent report.
- The state government has planned to construct at least 1,000 bridge-cumweirs (low dams) to function as sources of irrigation and drinking water across the state in three years, according to senior officials.
- The Odisha government has decided to establish 34 courts in different districts of the state, Law Minister Pratap Jena said Monday.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday held a review meeting with the Resident Commissioner and other officials at his residence here on state proposals pending with the Centre.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will distribute financial assistance of `2,000 each to about 40 lakh farmers under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (Kalia) scheme on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, Tuesday.
- Political strategist Prashant Kishor Monday caused ripples in Bihar politics, indicating his turn towards active politics in his home state with a cryptic tweet that it is time for him to go to the people to better understand their issues and the path of "Jan Suraj" (people's good governance).
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday urged people to cut down on electricity consumption, saying the demand for it has shot up by 35 per cent and no additional power is available with the Indian Energy Exchange.
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