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1.The Union government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for rural local bodies (RLBs) in Odisha for fi nancial year 2025–26, totaling over Rs444 crore.
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2. Senior BJD leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik joined BJP.
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3. The Supreme Court Monday said it needs to deal with digital arrest cases with an iron hand as it expressed shock over the scale of such cybercrimes in the country, with over Rs3,000 crore allegedly extorted from victims, including senior citizens.
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4. The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police Monday arrested Bhubaneswar-based Silicon Techlab Private Limited’s promoter Suresh Nayak in connection with the agency’s ongoing probe into the multi-crore rupees sub-inspector recruitment scam.
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5. A 36-year-old man from Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha has been kidnapped by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan.
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6. Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has crafted a stunning sand sculpture at Puri beach to congratulate the Indian women cricket team on winning the 2025 World Cup (WC).
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7. World-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder and Life President of The Art of Living Foundation and Sri Sri University, will undertake a fi ve-day visit to Odisha from November 6 to 10.
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8. The Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur (IIM Sambalpur) has set a new benchmark in value-based education by introducing a community-driven learning platform that brings together professors, professionals, and senior citizens to mentor and inspire high school students.
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9. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday claimed that cultural icon Zubeen Garg was murdered in Singapore, even as the probe into the case was underway.
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10. No law college or university can bar students from taking examinations due to lack of minimum attendance, the Delhi High Court ruled Monday and directed the Bar Council of India to re-evaluate the mandatory attendance norms.
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11. Assets worth more than Rs 7,500 crore linked to Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani, his group companies and linked entities have been attached as part of a money laundering investigation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Monday.
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12. The Supreme Court Monday said it will pass interim directions November 7 to tackle the issue of “grave menace” owing to dog bites in institutional areas, where employees feed and encourage stray dogs.
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13. Pakistan’s Lahore once again topped global pollution charts Monday, with toxic smog in the eastern Punjab province showing no signs of letting up.
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14. In a major push to build domestic capacity in the strategic rare earth sector, India plans to almost triple the size of its incentive programme for rare earth magnet manufacturing to more than Rs7,000 crore.
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15. Even before the magical Sunday night on the suburbs of the Maximum City, women's cricket had already become a viable career option in India thanks to Women's Premier League.