- 1. President Droupadi Murmu Thursday presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards to five Odias for the years 2020 and 2021 in New Delhi.
- 2. For the year 2021, Susmita Das received the award in the field of music (Sugam Sangeet), Bijay Kumar Jena for Dance(Music for Dance) and Manoj Pattnaik in theatre category. For the year 2020, Rabindra Atibudhi (Odissi) and Trilochan Mohanta (Chhau) were honoured for their work in the field of dance.
- 3. The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi selected 128 artistes from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.
- 4. Odisha’s economy is estimated to grow at 7.8 per cent in real terms by the end of current financial year (FY) 2022- 23 against the national rate of 7 per cent.
- 5. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will present state’s annual Budget for 2023-24 in the Assembly Friday. The Budget outlay was approved by the Council of Ministers February 13 this year.
- 6. Ukraine said Thursday that its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the frontline on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winter offensive, talked up Russia's nuclear arsenal.
- 7. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday unveiled a 15-foot-high statue of social reformer and educationist Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das at his birthplace in Suando village of Puri district, besides inaugurating a museum there in his memory.
- 8. Odisha government approved an annual action plan of `1062.10 crore for strengthening hospital infrastructure in the state, Thursday. The approved amount would be invested in the construction of 863 projects under Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Seva Mission, informed Health and Family welfare department.
- 9. The West Bengal Transport Department Thursday announced that commercial number plates will be mandatory for app-bikes in the state.
- 10. K Palaniswami Thursday cleared what seems to be the final legal hurdle towards his elevation to the powerful General Secretary post of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, winning another bout with his now beleaguered rival O Panneerselvam after the Supreme Court green flagged his continuation as the interim chief of the opposition party.
- 11. A couple from Mumbai who recently shifted to Kerala has received Rs 15.31 crore from an anonymous donor to purchase a life-saving drug for the treatment of their 16-month-old son.
- 12. President Joe Biden Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the IndianAmerican business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution at "this critical moment in history."
- 13. India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC will invest over $2 billion in drilling a record 103 wells on its main gas-bearing asset in the Arabia Sea as it pivots a turnaround plan that will add 100 million tonne to production, a company official said.
- 14. So near yet so far. It was the case with the Indian team at the Women’s T20 World Cup here Thursday as they lost to Australia in the semifinal by just five runs.
- 15. Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) authorities today arrested the proprietor of a firm in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly collecting service tax of ₹ 2.26 crore but not paying it to the government, said an official.
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