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1.The death toll from the major earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400 Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured.
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2.Indian men’s team to take on Korea in the first Super 4s match Wednesday at the Hockey Asia Cup.
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3.The body of a final year student of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, was found under mysterious circumstances lying under a bridge on Tuesday, police said.
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4.The Centre has approved 200 seats for admission into MBBS courses in two newly built medical colleges in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Tuesday.
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5.India unveiled a fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor – ‘Vikram’, that has been developed by, and for, the Indian Space Research Organisation - at Semicon India - 2025 conference, aimed at catalysing India’s semiconductor ecosystem, here, Tuesday.
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6.The rupee declined 5 paise to close at an all-time low of 88.15 against the US dollar Tuesday. Forex traders said the rupee is trading near all-time low levels as risks remained skewed to the downside amid uncertainty over US trade tariffs. Moreover, persistent foreign fund outfl ows or dollar strength could drive further weakness, they added.
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7.Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, presented as many as three semiconductor chips made in Odisha to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday. Of the three chips, two were developed at NIT Rourkela, while one was developed at Parala Maharaja Engineering College.
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8.Bhubaneswar-Puri-Konark is among the 10 highway stretches in different parts of country identifi ed by the Central government for plying green hydrogen-powered trucks with an aim to reduce vehicular pollution, according to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday.
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9.Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday suggested linking dairy farmers to the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to help them access bank loans and secure funds to start or expand their businesses.
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10.The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) organised an interactive session on “Pradhan Mantri-Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana” (PM-VBRY), the Central Government’s fl agship employment-linked incentive scheme, at KIIT University here Tuesday.
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11.More than 100 crore people globally live with a mental health disorder, and women account for over 53 per cent, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday.
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12.The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) Tuesday arrested suspended Jamda tehsildar Madhusmita Singh of Mayurbhanj district on charges of embezzling government funds. Singh had already been suspended by the state government following allegations that she misappropriated more than Rs 4 crore.
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13.A 74-year-old man was allegedly killed at Manastara village under Bishwanathpur police station in Kalahandi district on suspicion of practising witchcraft. Police have arrested three villagers and produced them in court.
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14.Lakhs of commuters from Kolkata and its suburbs have ditched road transport to choose a hassle-free, seamless metro ride, leading to huge rush at important stations where authorities grapple to manage the massive flow.
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15.The West Bengal government Tuesday specified time limits for burning fi recrackers during the forthcoming festival season, starting from Durga Puja.