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1.The state government Thursday declared Similipal in Mayurbhanj district as a ‘National Park’, thus putting an end to over four decades of waiting.
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2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government is committed to providing drinking water to every village of the state by 2026.
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3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday declared that India will ‘identify, track, and punish’ every terrorist and their ‘backers’ involved in the Pahalgam carnage and pursue the killers to the ‘ends of the earth’, as it stepped up the diplomatic offensive against Pakistan.
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4.The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the authorities concerned into the death of a tribal man during a recent eviction drive in Rourkela city, an offi cial statement said.
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5.Tension gripped the Utkal University here Thursday after the administration put up a notice asking unauthorised occupants, mostly former students, to vacate the Fakir Mohan Chhatrabasa (hostel) in view of the growing instances of anti-social activities in the campus.
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6.Odisha Thursday clinched the prestigious National Panchayat Award for the third consecutive year, showcasing its commitment to grassroots democracy and inclusive development, said an official.
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7.As many as 6,06,399 Olive Ridley sea turtles arrived for mass nesting on the beaches within the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary—the world’s largest rookery for this species—from March 5 to March 10. Of these, 3,11,000 turtles nested at Nasi-2 beach, while 2,95,000 laid eggs at Ekakula Nasi beach.
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8.Researchers from the Nagpur University claimed to have found remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old civilisation along with its houses in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district which they believe date back to the Iron Age.
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9.The Enforcement Directorate Thursday arrested Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, officials said.
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10.The Attari border in Punjab’s Amritsar district Thursday witnessed hectic activity with travellers from both India and Pakistan returning to their respective countries after New Delhi announced travel curbs in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.
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11.Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 12 people in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year and drawing a rare rebuke from Donald Trump, who told Vladimir Putin: “Vladimir, STOP!”
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12.China called for all “unilateral” US tariffs to be cancelled Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump administration may de-escalate its trade war with Beijing.
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13.An Israeli airstrike hit a police station in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip Thursday, killing at least 10 people, local health authorities said, and Israel’s military said it had struck a command centre of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad groups.
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14.With Pakistan suspending all trade ties with India, including that routes through third countries, the two-way commerce will now come to a complete halt, apex exporters' body FIEO said Thursday.
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15.India Inc's revenue growth will remain flat at about 5-6 per cent in the March quarter, but profitability will widen, a domestic rating agency said Thursday.