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1.A cyclonic circulation over the North Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach the Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds in both the states, the Met office said Sunday. The cyclone has been named ‘Dana’, proposed by Qatar.
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2.The state government Sunday asked all District Collectors to remain on alert, with coastal district administrations on high alert, due to forecasts of heavy rainfall and gusty winds potentially exceeding 100 kmph October 24.
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3.Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Sunday announced that two new lighthouses will be set up on the Odisha coast to boost tourism in the state.
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4. The 120-yearold Veer Surendra Sai Town Hall (VSS) which is more than a century old will soon be developed into a museum and opened for visitors, officials said here Sunday.
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5. To promote self-reliance among inmates, the Berhampur Circle Jail here has launched a skill upgradation training programme. Officials said Sunday that this will help the inmates lead a productive life after their release.
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6. Seven civilians including six nonlocals and a local doctor were killed Sunday and five others were injured in a terrorist attack in J&K’s Ganderbal district.
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7. Around 200 people have fallen ill due to food poisoning after consuming snacks during an obituary function of a deceased in Assam's Golaghat district, officials said Sunday.
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8.More than half of the healthcare workers who participated in a survey feel that their workplace is “unsafe”, particularly in state and central government medical colleges. Led by experts from the Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS, New Delhi,
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9.Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tonne of rice, according to data from the agriculture ministry, prompting the country to ramp up imports of the staple grain amid soaring food prices.
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10.Raw material cost went up by about 6 per cent quarter on quarter. It’s a steep increase and we took a lot of price increase but the entire thing could not be passed on to consumers.
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11.The government has slashed by up to 20 per cent the supplies of cheaper domestically produced natural gas to city retailers -- a move that may result in Rs4-6 per kg hike in the price of CNG sold to automobiles, unless excise duty on the fuel is cut, sources said.
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12.The Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has stayed the appointment of Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, to any post in the party in Jalna district.
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13.Mumbai Police’s crime branch investigating the Baba Siddique murder case Sunday arrested a scrap dealer from Navi Mumbai for allegedly providing a weapon to shooters, taking the number of persons in custody so far to 10, an official said.
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14.Mid-cap and small-cap mutual fund schemes have continued to attract strong investor interest, garnering nearly Rs 30,350 crore in inflows during the AprilSeptember period of the current financial year, driven by impressive returns delivered by these segments
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15.New Zealand survived a hostile Jasprit Bumrah (2/29) spell to foil India’s attempt to add a final-day twist to an absorbing series-opener, slaying the cricketing giants at home by eight wickets and ending a 36-year long wait to taste Test success in the country, here Sunday. The last time New Zealand had won in India was at the Wankhede Stadium in 1988.
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