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1.Gold prices surged by Rs3,200 to touch a new lifetime high of Rs1,34,800 per 10 grams in the national capital Friday, buoyed by strong festive buying by jewellers and retailers ahead of Dhanteras, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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2.Rising incidents of online frauds in the country, especially digital arrests to dupe citizens by fabricating judicial orders, have come under the scanner of the Supreme Court which Friday sought responses of the Centre and the CBI saying such offences strike at the “very foundation” of public trust in the system.
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3.Chief Electoral Offi cer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday directed poll officials to immediately redress complaints, including those received through the C-Vigil app, related to the Nuapada Assembly byelection.
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4.Keonjhar district has been awarded a Certifi cate of Recognition by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for its performance as the best performing district under ‘Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan’ (DAJA). The award was presented in New Delhi by Ministry of Tribal Affairs Secretary Vibhu Nayar, Friday.
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5.The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district, which attracts nearly 4-5 lakh turtles each year for nesting, is now grappling with severe pollution, illegal trawling, habitat loss, and administrative shortcomings.
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6.Siddhartha Pati, a scientist from Balasore, has earned a patent for developing an eco-friendly process to extract chitosan — a biodegradable compound used in pharmaceutical industry— from discarded shrimp shells, turning marine waste into valuable bioproducts.
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7.A special POCSO court in Mayurbhanj district Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl four years ago.
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8.As many as 210 Maoist cadres, including one Central Committee member, laid down their arms before authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur Friday, making it the “largest mass surrender” in the history of anti-Naxal operation.
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9.The Karnataka government seems to have fallen for a "fake" certifi cate issued by a so-called "London Book of World Records" appreciating its Shakti guarantee scheme, prompting ridicule from Opposition BJP and the JD(S).
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10.Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologising to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died Friday. He was 101.
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11.Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India Post will roll out a guarantee-based service of mails and parcels with delivery timelines of 24 hours and 48 hours.
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12.Reliance Industries Ltd Friday reported a 9.6 per cent rise in its September quarter net profi t on robust consumer business supported by an uptick in cash cow oilto-chemical unit.
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13.State-owned UCO Bank Friday reported 2.82 per cent rise in net profi t at `620 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2025. In July-September FY25, the Kolkata-based bank had logged a net profit of Rs603 crore.
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14.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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15.Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday encouraged media professionals to actively promote the welfare schemes of both the Central and state governments on their platforms.