1.The state government Thursday disbursed Rs5,000 each to 2.30 lakh benefi ciaries under Subhadra Yojana in the fifth phase of the first instalment, crossing the one crore milestone.

2.US President Donald Trump issued what he called a ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.

3.President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25 per cent tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after a conversation with that country’s president

4.The world’s oldest female barber, She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the Guinness World Records this week.

5.A Vigilance official said the disproportionate assets recovered from the residence of Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, posted as a Deputy Commissioner in the State Transport Authority (STA). The disproportionate assets recovered include Rs 15 lakh cash, about 1 kg gold, a fleet of vehicles and documents of several properties in and around the Capital City.

6.Direct flight services from Bhubaneswar to Ghaziabad and Port Blair will commence March 30, Chief Minister’s Offi ce (CMO) said recently.

7.The practice experience of an advocate enrolled with the state bar council cannot be taken into account unless and until he qualifies the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) conducted by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the Orissa High Court said.

8.The Supreme Court Thursday asked all high courts to direct civil courts in their jurisdiction to decide the execution petitions within six months, failing which presiding offi cers would be held liable.

9.The Higher Education department Thursday has launched a dedicated International Student Facilitation Cell and a helpline number to support and assist overseas students studying in the universities across the state.

1.Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested his colleague Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to set up a dedicated tourism circuit encompassing Debrigarh, Bhimamandali and Hirakud.

11.A fire broke out at the Nehru Bangla Fishing Harbour in Paradip Thursday, police said.

12.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday announced that the Bungus Valley in Kupwara district is being developed as an offbeat tourism destination with development works totaling Rs72 lakh proposed for the area.

13.Boatman’s family earns Rs 30cr during Mahakumbh.

14.India, the world’s third largest oil consuming and importing nation, spent 112.5 billion euro (about Rs1.5 lakh crore) on buying crude oil from Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, a European think tank said Thursday.

15.Indian table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal will hang up his racket and the iconic bandana later this month, having stayed at the top of his game for more than 22 years and resisting the temptation of lasting another Olympic cycle at the ripe old age of 42.