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1.The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, the much-anticipated ‘Dhadi Darshan’ queue system is likely to be introduced from September 15, pending final approvals and infrastructural readiness.
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2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said that the state has set a target to construct 30,000 km of roads and 500 bridges in fi ve years.
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3.The Supreme Court Friday directed the Election Commission to allow excluded voters to submit their claims online or physically with Aadhaar card or any one of the 11 prescribed documents in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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4.Residents in a village in Keonjhar district Friday rescued an eight-year-old girl student whose head got stuck in a window grill of a government school where she was left locked overnight, police said.
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5.Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul passed away in London Thursday evening, leaving behind a legacy in entrepreneurship and philanthropy. He was 94.
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6.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH) – BharatNetra initiative – that aims to link India to the Asia Pacific Innovation Corridor.
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7. At least three heatstroke deaths from Odisha were among the 84 recorded across India between February and July this year, according to a report released Friday.
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8.The report, ‘Struck by Heat: A News Analysis of Heatstroke Deaths in India in 2025’ by non-profit HeatWatch, said of the at least 2,287 cases of heat-related illness across the country during the period, 348 were from Odisha.
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9.Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das Friday announced that a dog census will be conducted in the City after the rainy season.
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10.Bhitarkanika National Park, a haven of biodiversity, is fast losing its ecological integrity with rampant illegal fi sh farming and exports overtaking protected forest zones.
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11.A court in Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced a 60-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a specially-abled girl last year.
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12.A total of 1,398 critical patients from remote areas of Malkangiri district received free specialist and super-specialist treatment under the Mukhyamantri Bayu Swasthya Seva Yojana (MBSSY) during a medical camp at the district headquarters hospital from August 18 to 21.
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13.In a major drug haul, huge quantities of Methamphetamine tablets and heroin worth over Rs 75 crore were seized and eight people arrested in Mizoram in a special joint operation launched by BSF, NCB and Mizoram Excise and Narcotics department.
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14.Of the 30 chief ministers in the country, 12 of them, or 40 per cent, declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a new report by poll rights body ADR. Telangana CM Revanth Reddy has declared 89 cases against him, the highest, followed by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, who declared 47.
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15.The Supreme Court Friday ordered status quo till August 25 in the Sambhal mosque row and issued notice to the Hindu petitioners. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar passed the orders.
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16.Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar said 696 districts are now manual scavenging-free. At a central committee meeting, the Centre urged states to adopt mechanised sewer and septic tank cleaning swiftly and ensure zero deaths during such hazardous cleaning work.
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17.A new community radio station, ‘Local Radio 88.8 FM’, was inaugurated by leading voluntary organisation Young India at the Press Club of Odisha here Friday
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18.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Friday.
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19.Young wrestler Kajal won the second gold at the U20 World Championships while Shruti and Saarika grabbed bronze medals, helping India secure runner-up trophy in the women's event, here Friday.
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20.Young wrestler Kajal won the second gold at the U20 World Championships while Shruti and Saarika grabbed bronze medals, helping India secure runner-up trophy in the women's event, here Friday.