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1.The Odisha government is mulling launching a television channel dedicated to Lord Jagannath, officials said Thursday.
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2.The Union Government has sanctioned over Rs 769 crore for altogether 10 road projects in Odisha under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) initiative in 2026-27 financial year.
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3.Anil Kumar Singh, the president of JSW Steel Ltd, has been elected as the chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Odisha State Council, for the year 2026-27.
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4.Skyroot is preparing to launch Vikram-1 from Sriharikota in the coming weeks, a mission that could become a major milestone for India's fast-growing private space sector.
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5.More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar's Saharsa district.
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6.Governor R N Ravi has dissolved the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term, according to an official notification.
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7.Indian ships have exited the Strait of Hormuz so far as a result of ongoing diplomatic engagement with Iran.
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8. Masked miscreants made away with a donation box containing more than Rs 50 lakh from the famous Hanuman temple at Kumarbegapalli.
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9.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asked Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania to initiate stern action against the culprits in connection with the Balianta mob lynching case.
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10.The Odisha government has announced fresh measures to resolve long-pending land ownership and zamindari-related disputes across the state,
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11.The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued an order lifting the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) that had been in force following the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
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12.Chandranath Rath, the long-time personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, who was shot dead by bike-borne assailants, was the latter’s Man Friday.
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13.Industry executives say a typical urban household consuming 300-500 units of electricity monthly usually installs a 3 kW to 5 kW rooftop solar system. On average, 1 kW of rooftop solar generates around 1,400-1,450 units of electricity annually in India, according to SolarSquare.
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14.The former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice, TS Sivagnanam, who had been heading an Appellate Tribunal handling the cases of voters whose names were deleted in the judicial adjudication process of the special intensive revision in West Bengal, had resigned from that chair.
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15.Police have struck a massive blow against the narcotics mafia under the ongoing “Nasha Mukta Odisha Abhiyan”. Officers seized more than 23 metric tonnes of ganja worth over Rs 22 crore, dismantled smuggling networks,