1. PM Modi to be on a one-day visit to Karnataka.
(a) Prime Minister will inaugurate Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences & Research at Chikkaballapur.
(b) PM will inaugurate Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Bangalore Metro & also undertake a ride in the metro.
2. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to visit Jammu & Kashmir to finalize arrangements on Udampur-Baramulla Rail Link Project & to inspect the major works of railways in the region.
3. Congress on Friday announced that it will launch ‘Jan-Andolan’ across India after party leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as MP from Lok Sabha. Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala declared vacant after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as MP.
4. Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as an MP on Friday after being convicted in a defamation case, may have to vacate his official bungalow in Delhi within a month unless he gets relief from a higher court.
5. Government promoting organic farming using organic fertilisers through PKVY to reduce dependence on chemicals. Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said.
6. Two-day ‘Rajasthan Literary Festival’ to showcase various types of literary, heritage and cultural activities to begin at Jodhpur.
Two-day South Assam Film Festival to begin at Silchar.
7. The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai from Tuesday (28 March) .
8. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai to inaugurate Bengaluru Habba near Vidhana Soudha and newly refurbished Jawahar Bal Bhavan in Cubbon Park, Bengaluru.
9. Karnataka government on Friday announced its decision to scrap the 4% quota for minorities and add it to the existing quota of two dominant communities of the poll-bound state
10. Shri Yogi Adityanath completes six years in office & becomes longest serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with an unbroken tenure.
CRIME REPORT
1. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to appear before for questioning in alleged railway land-for-job scam case.
2. Self-styled godman Bageshwar Dham ‘Baba’ Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has been booked for inciting religious sentiments on Hindu New Year in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. He allegedly made comments against the green flag at Kumbhalgarh Fort and suggested that saffron flags should be displayed instead.
3. Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that it will take all necessary measures to bring back fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and have him face justice in India. “Zakir Naik is an accused in numerous cases in India.
3. The Supreme Court has refused to hear a plea challenging the renaming of Maharashtra’s Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala asked the petitioner’s counsel to appear before the Bombay High Court.
4. The Supreme Court will hear the pleas challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots on March 27.
5. The ruling YSR Congress Party, headed by CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, has suspended four legislators for cross-voting in the Andhra Pradesh MLC polls held on Thursday.
6. Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday recovered five Austria-made Glock pistols and 91 rounds of different calibre bullets dropped by a Pakistani drone near Metla village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur.
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Inflation rate : 5.2%
Population : 141.57 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unempylmnt : 7.4%
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SILVER : ₹ 72,600/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 80/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
1. GOVT HIKES DEARNESS ALLOWANCE BY 4% TO 42%: The government has hiked the dearness allowance for over one crore employees and pensioners by 4% to 42%. The last hike, announced in September 2022, increased the DA by 4% to 38%. The government revises the dearness allowance twice every year. It is calculated based on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers, published by the Labour Bureau every month.
2. Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman to meet managing directors of public sector banks (PSBs) for performance review in backdrop of failure of few banks in US and liquidity crisis faced by Credit Suisse.
3. The subsidy on LPG cylinders under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been extended for another year. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a subsidy of ₹200 per 14.2 kg cylinder for up to 12 refills per year. The move is expected to benefit 9.59 crore PMUY beneficiaries.
4. Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Board to meet on March 25-26 to determine PF rate for FY23 in New Delhi.
5. Vedanta reportedly deducted nearly $91 million from the government’s profit to recoup windfall tax. Windfall tax in India was imposed in July 2022 to tax excess profits of energy companies in addition to the 10-20% royalty on oil and gas prices and 20% oil cess.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan & Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor to romance each other in Love Today (a Tamil movie remake in Hindi).
2. Ace filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar known for films like Parineeta, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, and Mardanni died at the age of 67. He was hospitalized in a Mumbai hospital and took his last breath at 3.30 am on March 24.
3. Celebrities such as Anupam Kher, Sonu Nigam, Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini, Pankaj Udhas among others were seen coming together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sangit Kala Kendra in Mumbai.
4. Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Farzi’ has become the most-watched Indian web series of all time, with a projected total of 37 million viewers. It overtook other popular series like ‘Rudra’, ‘Mirzapur season 2’, ‘Panchayat 2’, and ‘The Night Manager’ in terms of views.
5. Carnatic singer and Padma Shri recipient Bombay Jayashri reportedly suffered a brain haemorrhage while touring for her concerts in the UK. She has been admitted to a local hospital and underwent surgery.
DEFENCE
1. The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two HimShakti Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems.The contract is worth Rs 3,000 crore and will be completed in two years.
2. Union Home Affairs & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to attend 84th CRPF Day parade ceremony as the chief guest at Jagdalpur, headquarters of the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh.
3. Indian government is reportedly close to finalising a Rs 2,000 crore project that seeks to boost the telecom infrastructure in the border areas. The project would bring 4G to more than 1000 outposts and intelligence posts.
4. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has stated that the government should not postpone the procurement of additional fighter jets due to the incessant delays in the procurement of fighter jets.
5. The defence ministry on Thursday signed two contracts worth over Rs 3,700 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for radars and receivers, which will enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force. The first contract worth over Rs 2,800 crore pertains to the supply of Medium Power Radars (MPR) ‘Arudhra’ for the IAF, and the second, at an overall cost of around Rs 950 crore, relates to 129 DR-118 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR).
6. The navies of India and Mozambique conducted joint Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance off the Mozambique coast. INS Sujata along with Mozambique Navy undertook maiden joint Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance off the Mozambique coast from March 21 to 23.
7. Govt extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal, Nagaland for 6 months:
The Union Home Ministry has extended the “disturbed area” status in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for six more months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
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ODISHA: Bhubaneswar
Formation of state
1 April 1936 (Orissa)
Districts : 30
Governor : Ganeshi Lal
CM : Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
State:-
Language – Odia
Birdv: Indian roller
Flower : Ashoka
Mammal: Sambar
Tree : Sacred Fig
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25 Mar (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
Drik Ritu: Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksha
Month : Chaitra 18, (Purnimanta)
Chaitra 04, (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
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Tithi: Chaturthi (up to 4:23 pm)Panchami
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