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1.Eminent vocalist and activist T M Krishna has been selected for the fifth edition of the PG National Award, instituted in memory of CPI(M) ideologue and writer the late P Govinda Pillai. The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs3 lakh, a citation, and a statue, is conferred by P G Samskrithi Kendram, a statement said.
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2.Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following more than a week of intense fighting that left dozens dead and hundreds injured, Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
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3.The state government has declared a two-day holiday for Diwali this year, according to a notification issued Saturday. The government had earlier declared October 21 as the Diwali holiday.
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4.At least three Afghan cricketers were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed.
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5.Every inch of Pakistan’s territory lies within range of BrahMos and what happened during Operation Sindoor was just a trailer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here Saturday, in a stern warning to Pakistan.
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6.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced that at least 20 new cybercrime police stations will soon become operational in the state. In addition, steps will be taken to modernise the existing 14 cyber police stations, he said.
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7.Under its Affordable Housing Project (AHP), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) allotted housing units to 44 families through a transparent lottery system, selected from a total of 274 families currently residing along the left parallel road of Salia Sahi in Ward No. 21.
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8.The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj reopened for tourists Saturday, after remaining shut during the monsoon months, an official notification said. The STR, spread over 2,759 sq km, was closed from June 30 to October 17.
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9.A record number of 31,187 pilgrims have visited Adi Kailash so far this year, beating its previous year’s record, an official said Saturday.
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10.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday strongly asserted that his party National Conference would never join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party to hasten the return of statehood to the Union territory.
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11.A massive fire broke out at an apartment complex, housing residences of several Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, opposite Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Saturday afternoon, an official said.
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12.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that its lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-2 has made the first-ever observation of the effects of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from the Sun on the Moon’s exosphere.
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13.The Odisha Government has decided to enforce a ‘No Gift Policy’ across all state government offices and public sector undertakings during festive occasions, following an Office Memorandum issued by the Central Government.
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14.The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) 'Rajmargyatra' app enables users to gift the FASTag annual pass, the government said on Saturday, urging citizens to consider this “perfect gift for travellers” during the Diwali and festive season.
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15.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the development of India’s waterways into crucial river transport infrastructure projects that have strengthened the country’s logistics and tourism in recent years.