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ODISHA NEWS
1.Will Big Shots Score Own Goal Against BJD As Party Opts For Young Faces
- ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ଏବଂ କଟକ ମ୍ୟୁନିସିପାଲ କର୍ପୋରେସନରେ ଡେପୁଟି ମେୟର ପଦବୀ ପାଇଁ ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ (ବିଜେଡି) ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ନୂଆ ଚେହେରା ବାଛିବା ସହିତ ଗୋଟିଏ କଥା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଛି ଯେ ଯୁବ ନେତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଗ୍ରାଧିକାର ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି।
- ପାର୍ଟୀ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଏବଂ କଟକ ଠାରେ ଏବଂ ‘ମହିଳା’ କାର୍ଡ ଖେଳୁଥିବାବେଳେ ବରହମପୁରର ଡେପୁଟି ମେୟର ଆସନ ପାଇଁ ନୂତନ କର୍ପୋରେଟର ବିବେକ ରେଡ୍ଡୀଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଅନେକ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତାଙ୍କ ଆଶାକୁ ଭୂମିରେ ପକାଇ ଦେଇଛି।
- ରାଜନିତିକ ସର୍କଲରେ ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଲୋଚନା ହେଉଛି ଯେ ପାର୍ଟି କେବଳ ମହିଳା କର୍ପୋରେଟରଙ୍କ ଆଭିମୁଖ୍ୟକୁ ବର୍ଜନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ମ୍ୟୁନିସିପାଲିଟି କର୍ପୋରେସନ୍ (ବିଏମସି) ର ଡେପୁଟି ମେୟର ଭାବରେ ଜଣେ ମହିଳା ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛି।
- Khukun’s Story Of Transformation From A Notorious Poacher To Ardent Protector
- କିଛି ସମୟ ପୂର୍ବରୁ, ଗଙ୍ଗାରାମ ସିଂ ଛଦ୍ମନାମ ଖୁକୁନ୍ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଜଗତକୁ ତଥା ଏହାର ମାନବ ସୁରକ୍ଷାକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ଜଣେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୟ ତଥା ନିଷ୍ଠୁର ପୋଚର ଭାବରେ ଆତଙ୍କିତ କରିଥିଲେ କିନ୍ତୁ ଚାନ୍ଦଶୋକା ଠାରୁ ଧର୍ମଶୋକା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିଜକୁ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରିଥିବା ରାଜା ଅଶୋକଙ୍କ ପରି ଖୁକୁନ୍ ଏକ ଜନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ଉଦ୍ଧାରକାରୀରେ ପରିଣତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ।
- ବାଲାସୋର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର କୁଲଡିହା ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ବାଲିଚୁଆ ଗାଁର ବାସିନ୍ଦା, ଖୁକୁନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ସମୟ ଥିଲା ଯେତେବେଳେ ପଶୁ ଶିକାର କରିବା ତାଙ୍କର ଅତୀତ ଥିଲାବେଳେ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ତାଙ୍କର ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଘର ଥିଲା |
- Puri Rath Yatra: Slicing Of Chariot Wood Begins At Cuttack
- ପୁରୀର ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ମହୋତ୍ସବ ପାଇଁ ତିନିଟି ରଥ ନିର୍ମାଣ ପାଇଁ କାଠ କାଟିବାର ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ରବିବାର ଦିନ କଟକ ଠାରେ ଆନୁଷ୍ଠାନିକ ଭାବେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଥିଲା |
- ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଜଙ୍ଗଲରୁ ସଂଗୃହିତ କାଠ ଲଗା କାଟିବା କଟକ ଖାପୁରିଆ ସରକାର ଆଜି ରାମ ନବମୀ ଅବସରରେ ମିଲ୍ ମିଲ୍ ଠାରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି |
- ରଥ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟର ଅଧୀକ୍ଷକ ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ମେକାପଙ୍କ ନେତୃତ୍ୱରେ ଏକ ଟିମ୍ ପୁରୀର ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରରୁ ରୀତିନୀତି ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଇଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସହମତି (ଆଗିଆନ୍ ମାଲା କିମ୍ବା ପବିତ୍ର ଗାର୍ଲଫ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ) ସହିତ ମିଲ୍ରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଥିଲେ।
- Opposition Warns Major Stir Over BDA’s Demolition Drive If Evictees Not Given Compensation
- ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ବିକାଶ ପ୍ରାଧିକରଣ (ବିଡିଏ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଚାଲିଥିବା ଉଚ୍ଛେଦ ଡ୍ରାଇଭରେ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ଶତାଧିକ ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀଙ୍କୁ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାପ୍ତ ପରିମାଣର କ୍ଷତିପୂରଣ ବାରଣ କରାଯିବା ମାମଲାରେ ଭରତ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି (ବିଜେପି) ର ରାଜ୍ୟ ୟୁନିଟ୍ ଏବଂ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ରବିବାର ଦିନ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଏକ ବିକ୍ଷୋଭ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରିବାକୁ ଚେତାବନୀ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି।
- ଶତାଧିକ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀ ଆଜି ବିଜେପି ଏବଂ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଦଳର ପ୍ରତିନିଧୀଙ୍କ ସହ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ନୋଟିସ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଉଚ୍ଛେଦ ଡ୍ରାଇଭରେ ଲକ୍ଷ ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କା ମୂଲ୍ୟର ଆର୍ଟିକିଲ ନଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି।
- ଯଦି ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ଦୋକାନୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ କ୍ଷତିପୂରଣ ନ ଦିଆଯାଏ ତେବେ ସେମାନେ ଏକ ବିଶାଳ ଧର୍ମଘଟ କରିବେ ବୋଲି ବିଜେପି ଚେତାବନୀ ଦେଇଛି।
National News
5. AAI launches ‘AVSAR’ Scheme to provide platform to SHGs
- The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched an initiative “AVSAR” to encourage the talent of women, artisans and craftsmen and provide them with the right opportunities. AVSAR stands for ‘Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans Of The Region’.
- Under “AVSAR” (Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans Of The Region), which is an initiative of AAI, an opportunity to help the indigent to mobilize their households into functionally effective self-earned groups for self-reliance and self-dependence, has been provided.
Defence News
6. DRDO successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested “Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet” (SFDR) booster on April 08, 2022, at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
- The test met all the mission objectives. The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile to intercept aerial threats at very long range at supersonic speeds. It has an extremely high projected range of 350 km.
Awards News
7. World Press Photo of the Year 2022: Kamloops Residential School
- A photograph by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken titled “Kamloops Residential School” has won the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award.
- The photo shows children’s clothing hung on crosses commemorating the more than two hundred children who died of maltreatment, neglect and disease at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Ms Bracken’s photo also won the Singles award in the regional North and Central America category.
- Australian photographer Matthew Abbott won the Photo Story of the Year prize for a series of images for National Geographic/Panos Pictures that document how the Nawarddeken people of West Arnhem Land in northern Australia fight fire with fire by deliberately burning off undergrowth to remove fuel that could spark far larger wildfires.
Schemes News
8. PM Mudra Yojana celebrates the completion of 7 years
- The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, or PMMY, is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the initiative on April 8, 2015, with the goal of granting loans up to ten lakh rupees to non-corporate, non-farm small, or micro-enterprises.
- Since the inception of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, more than 34 crore 42 lakh loans worth 18.60 lakh crore rupees have been sanctioned as per the official statement.
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana has provided wings to millions of people who have seen their hopes and aspirations realised, as well as a sense of self-worth and independence, thanks to the Yojana PMMY.
9. Cabinet gives approval to extension of AIM till March Next year
- The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) until March 2023. AIM’s stated goals include developing 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), 101 Atal Incubation Centres (AICs), and sponsoring 200 entrepreneurs through the Atal New India Challenges, according to the statement.
- A total budgeted expenditure of Rs 2,000 crore plus will be incurred in the establishment and support of the beneficiaries.
- According to the finance minister’s proclamation in the 2015 Budget speech, the mission will be run by the NITI Aayog.
- The AIM programmes, which span 34 states and union territories, are aimed at maximising India’s demographic dividend by encouraging more engagement in the innovation ecosystem.
Books and Authors News
10. ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to get shortlisted for International Booker Prize
- In the history of the International Booker Prize, the novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, authored by Geetanjali Shree, has become the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the prestigious literary prize.
- The novel has been translated into English by Daisy Rockwell. The book Tomb of Sand will compete with five other novels from around the world. The literary prize comes with a cash award of 50,000 pounds, which is split equally between the author and translator.
11. ‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI’, book by Former CAG Vinod Rai
- Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and chief of Supreme court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) in 2017, Vinod Rai has penned a book titled as, “Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI” in which the former bureaucrat encapsulates his 33-month stint at the BCCI.
- And so the nightwatchman decided to play on the front foot; a characteristic style that he carries forward as he describes his innings in Not Just a Nightwatchman.
Sports News
12. Riya Jadon wins 11th DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship
- Thirteen-year-old Riya Jadon won the DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship, following a close fight with older sister Lavanya Jadon. Riya, who carded 78, 80 and 74, also won the junior girls trophy.
- Over a hundred women golfers took part in this year’s tournament, which resumed at the Delhi Golf Club after a two-year hiatus.
- Usha International vice-president Anju Munjal, who was present during the presentation ceremony, said, “As part of our ethos of promoting an active and healthy lifestyle, Usha is proud to have supported golf platforms that have paved the way for juniors and amateurs as champions in the making.
Important Days
13. 57th CRPF Valour Day 2022 observed on 9th April
- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on 9 April every year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force. The year 2022 marks the 57th CRPF Valour Day.
- It was on this day in 1965, a small contingent of CRPF created history by defeating an invading Pakistani army, several times larger, at the Sardar Post located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
Miscellaneous News
14. UGC gives approval for the establishment of Bhima Bhoi Chair at DU, GGV
- The Bhima Bhoi Chair at Delhi University and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have been authorised by the University Grants Commission.
- Bhima Bhoi was a saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha. He battled against the caste system in Hinduism. Bhima Bhoi, a saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha, India, was born in 1850 and died in 1895.
15. India’s first case of XE variant of coronavirus disease reported from Mumbai
- The first case of the XE variety of the coronavirus illness (Covid-19) in India was reported in Mumbai. The city civic authority Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced the results of its 11th genome sequencing, which identified one sample positive for the XE variant and another for the Kappa variant.
- According to BMC officials, the person who tested positive for the XE strain was a fully vaccinated 50-year-old woman who had no co-morbidities and was asymptomatic.
- She had arrived from South Africa on February 10th with no prior travel experience. She had tested negative for the virus when she arrived.
