- The UnionCabinet chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has approved the payment of productivity linked bonus (PLB) to Railway employees for the financial year 2021-22, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said Wednesday.
- The Supreme Court said Wednesday it is aware of the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ on judi- cial review of the government’s policy decisions but it will have to examine the 2016 demonetisation decision to come to a conclusion whether the issue has become a mere ‘academic’ exercise. Demonetisation of all rs 500 and rs 1,000 notes of the Mahatma Gandhi series was announced Nov 8, 2016.
- TheRegional Meteorological Centre,here said Wednesday that the IMDhas not issued any kind of fore-cast for cyclone in the state so far.It advised people of Odisha to stay away from rumours regarding a possible cyclonic storm in Odisha.
- The Supreme Court Wednesday directed that no citizen can be prosecuted under Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015. Under the annulled Section, a person posting offensive content could be imprisoned for up to three years and also fined.
- A delegation of 20 Odisha-based startups led by executive chairman of Startup Odisha Omkar Rai arrived in Dubai to participate in world’s premier technology and startup event ‘Gitex Global 2022’ which kicked off October 10, 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Startup Odisha is a participating partner at this global event.
- The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released t h e b o o k t i t l e d ‘ Pa n d e m i cDisruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance’ by Amar Patnaik,Member of Parliament, RajyaSabha at Naveen Niwas Wednesday.
- As many as 107 high schools in Ganjam will be transfor med under the 5T Initiative. 5T Secretary VK Pandian through video conferencing with officials Tuesday has intimated about the schools included in the high school transformation pro- gramme under 5T Initiative. He stated that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has laid stress on ensuring quality education with multiple facilities in the government-run schools.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s fourth Vande Bharat Express train and inaugurate a slew of developmental
projects in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district Thursday. - The government Wednesday formed a four- member panel of experts to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the WHO on the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia being linked potentially to the four made-in- India cough syrups.
- , A Delhi court Wednesday framed charges against Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and 17 others in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, setting the stage for their trial.
- The Election Commission has said that all political parties should get equal opportunity to have access to earmarked space for election related advertisements during the poll period. The Commission also banned sarees, shirts as gifts during rallies.
- The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act to bring transparency and accountability in the sector as well as reform the electoral process.
- Russia’s president said Europe was to blame for its energy crisis with policies that starved the oil and gas industry of investment and said price caps would make it worse, as EU states tried to forge a deal on ways to contain soaring energy costs.
- Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics will upgrade software for their 5G-enabled phones in India by December.
- The government will extend a one-time grant of `22,000 crore to three state-owned fuel retailers to cover for the losses they incurred on selling domestic cooking gas LPG below cost in the last two years, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said Wednesday.
- India's deployment of a direct cash transfer scheme and other similar social welfare programmes is a "logistical marvel", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
- The 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena' party on Wednesday demanded a probe either by CID or CBI into "fake" affidavits pledging support to Uddhav Thackeray-led faction.
- The CBI has registered a case against unidentified officials of Delhi government's forest department and an official of Bank of Baroda in connection with a ₹ 223 crore fixed deposit scam, the central agency said Wednesday.
- Roslin and Padma -- the two victims of "human sacrifice" in Kerala -- were knifed in their private parts, after which their throats were slit, police sources have said, revealing details of the horrific murders that have shocked the country.
- Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government has raised the minimum wages of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying this will be a respite for them from inflation.
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