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1.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday announced that the government will accept new applications for the inclusion of eligible beneficiaries under the Subhadra Yojana, a state-run scheme aimed at women empowerment, from April
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2.Construction of a bypass road for National Highway 57 (NH-57), connecting Khurda and Bolangir, has received technical and administrative approval from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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3.Elon Musk joined a phone call between US President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday about the war in Iran, the New York Times reported Friday.
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4.The Ministry of Defence issued a request for proposals on March 25 for the integration and testing of the ASRAAM on the MiG-29 UPG variant.
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5.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump for his course of action in the Iran conflict, the German Press Agency reported.
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6.The next phase of the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar in Puri will be conducted over three days from April 8, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Saturday.
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7.Elections to the Bhubaneswar Bar Association (BBA) for the 2026– 27 term concluded Saturday, with Ashok Kumar Chhotray elected president and Suman Routray as secretary.
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8.The Nagaland Assembly recently referred the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill back to the state government for further examination following fresh concerns raised by MLAs and pending inputs from the Centre.
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9.Veteran Congress leader and former Punjab Minister Lal Singh passed away Saturday.
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10.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday spoke to Crown Prince and PM of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed with him the ongoing conflict in West Asia and agreed on the need to ensure freedom of navigation.
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11.The ruling DMK Saturday named its candidates for 164 constituencies for the April 23 Assembly polls.
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12.Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India.
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13.Vijaypat Singhania, former Chairman of the Raymond Group and a Padma Bhushan awardee, has died in Mumbai at the age of 87.
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14.The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering repolls in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-polling may now be ordered more promptly in cases of voter intimidation or obstruction of voting.
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15.Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their IPL 2026 campaign in style, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in the season opener in Bengaluru Saturday.