- 1.The Odisha government urged the Centre to step in as mediator to help resolve the long-pending water-sharing dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
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2.Malkangiri was declared a ‘Naxal-free’ district Wednesday after red rebel Sukhram Markam, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 21 lakh on his head, surrendered before the police, a senior officer said.
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3.India will lower tariffs on a ‘vast array’ of American industrial and agricultural goods, such as ‘fruits’ and ‘vegetables,’ to zero per cent under the trade deal announced by President Donald Trump, a top US official has said.
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4.President Droupadi Murmu performed the ‘pinda daan’ ritual at the revered ‘Sweta Ganga’ tank in Puri Wednesday morning and later visited Srimandir.
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5.Odisha Police has rescued 5,451 missing children and women and reunited them with their families during a special drive named ‘Operation Anweshan-II’ conducted across the state from January 21 to 30.
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6.With forest fires emerging as a major challenge during summer, the state Forest department Wednesday said it will take help of AI and drone cameras for early detection.
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7.Six boys have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 15-year-old girl in Bolangir district, police said Wednesday, adding that the video of the assault was later circulated on social media.
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8.The Kerala Assembly Wednesday passed a resolution urging the central government to stop its alleged “neglect towards the state and to accept its rightful demands”.
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9.Bhopal, A 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in the city with his family members suspecting that his addiction to a mobile game was responsible for his death.
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10.The CJI asked the poll panel to instruct booth-level officers and electoral roll officers to be more sensitive while issuing notices on grounds of minor discrepancies such as mismatched spelling of names, etc.
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11.Mamata Banerjee became the first serving chief minister to argue in the Supreme Court Wednesday as she sought an intervention in the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls, alleging that West Bengal was being “targeted” and its people were being “bulldozed”.
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12.Two separate meetings were held between NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and the sons of late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar -- Parth and Jay-- in Baramati Wednesday.
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13. The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre if there was any possibility for the government to relook at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk considering his health condition.
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14.The Supreme Court Wednesday sought reports from all high courts on the pendency of bail matters, saying it was disappointing that pleas for personal liberty were not being expeditiously heard.
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15.The death of three minor sisters, who were allegedly obsessed with a Korean task-based online game, has put a spotlight on the severe effects of online gaming addiction and the increasing craze for Korean popular culture among youth.