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1.Amid the cash row, Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi HC transferred to his parent Allahabad High Court Friday.
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2.Dalal Street investors become richer by Rs25.90L-cr in FY 2024-25, with the BSE benchmark Sensex climbing over 5 per cent.
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3.A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage.
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4.The Union Cabinet Friday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 2 percentage points effective from January 1 this year, benefitting nearly 1.15 crore Central government employees and pensioners.
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5.Gold prices rallied by Rs1,100 to hit a fresh peak of Rs92,150 per 10 gm in the national capital Friday amid rise in precious metal rates in the overseas markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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6.The state government Friday appointed former chief secretary Pradeep Jena as chairperson of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC).
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7.School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Friday informed the Assembly that the state government will fill 10,000 vacant teaching positions in the high schools across the state in near future.
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8.The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea seeking a two per cent reservation in parliamentary, Assembly and gram panchayat elections for differently abled persons.
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9.In an initiative that promises early return to sports, Bhubaneswar-based orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert, Dr Sarthak Patnaik, has conducted an advanced surgery and placed an artificial ligament in a 25-year-old female patient.
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10.Heavy security arrangements, including AI-enabled CCTV cameras and drones, are being put in place to avert any untoward incident at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine during the Navratri festival.
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11.A total of 13,923 students in the state have received benefits under Krushi Vidya Nidhi Yojana (KVNY), a component of CM-KISAN Yojana, in the current academic year, said an official.
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12.A total of 2,483 cases of atrocity on people in the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories have been recorded in various police stations of Odisha in the last nine months, a minister informed the Assembly Friday.
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13.The defence ministry Friday firmed up procurement of 156 light combat helicopter 'Prachand' from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) at a cost of Rs62,700 crore, shortly after the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the acquisition to bolster the combat capability of the military.
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14.The Gujarat High Court Friday granted three months of temporary bail to self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu in a rape case. The bail was granted on medical grounds.
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15.The Madras High Court Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to comedian Kunal Kamra, who is facing the heat over his jokes on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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16.The government Friday approved a Rs22,919 crore scheme to make India self-reliant in electronics component manufacturing, attract large investments in the segment and create jobs.
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17.The Union Cabinet Friday approved a Rs37,216 crore subsidy on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the Kharif (summer-sown) season this year as part of its efforts to provide soil nutrients to farmers at a reasonable rate.
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18.Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Friday announced share inclusion in Nifty Next 50, Nifty 100, Nifty 500 and other key capital market indices. Hyundai Motor India commenced trading on the Indian stock markets after its listing on October 22, 2024.
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19.The Reserve Bank n Friday permitted banks to increase charges on ATM cash withdrawals beyond the free monthly usage by Rs2 to Rs23 per transaction from May 1.
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20.Skipper Rajat Patidar's fortuitous fi fty received excellent support from an unerring set of bowlers as Royal Challengers Bengaluru snapped a 17-year winless streak at Chepauk with a huge 50-run victory over Chennai Super Kings here Friday.