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Today's News – February 24, Monday

The Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert for rainfall in 12 districts of the state.

JEE Main Paper 2 results have been announced; the exam was conducted in 13 languages.

Changes to be made in the teacher education curriculum; part-time B.Ed. and M.Ed. to start from 2026.

Liver transplant unit inaugurated at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

Preparations underway for the Jagar festival in Puri Brahmagiri; artisans busy making lamps.

PCC President Bhakta Charan Das recovering well after successful surgery.

BJD organization to undergo restructuring; organizational elections to be held before Pana Sankranti.

Mass nesting of olive ridley turtles begins at Rushikulya beach, Ganjam; forest department takes extensive measures for their protection.

State-level Sanatan Dharma Sammilani and Bhakta Milan Utsav to be held in Rajanagar, Kendrapara, from March 5 to 8.

Pankaj Lochan Mohanty appointed as the new president

Two agriculture officers arrested by Vigilance in Umarkote, Nabarangpur, for accepting a ₹5,000 bribe.

A helicopter was spotted again in the restricted Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary, Anugul; Forest Department raises concern.

A gang in Cuttack’s Choudwar area looted passengers by offering them lifts and threatening them with guns; police arrested them.

A bus caught fire near Military Square on Jajpur Road; the cause remains unknown, but no injuries were reported.

The E-KYC scam leaves villagers in confusion; authorities fail to provide help.

In Talcher, Anugul, a bride ran away with her lover before the wedding; she was caught after four days.

In Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, a woman poisoned herself and her two daughters after a quarrel with her husband over an unclean house.

NTPC announces 400 vacancies for Assistant Executive posts, offering opportunities for engineering candidates.

In Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi discusses obesity and advises reducing oil consumption by 10%.

Virat Kohli scores a century in the Champions Trophy, leading India to the semi-finals after defeating Pakistan.

Earthquakes recorded in Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and Kupwara (Jammu & Kashmir) with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale.

A Brazilian couple sets a world record for the longest marriage (85 years), living happily with over 100 grandchildren.

Businessman Pankaj Oswal’s daughter, Vasundhara Oswal, reportedly tortured in Uganda jail.


Special Observances:

Today is Central Excise Day.


Birth Anniversaries Today:

Talat Mehmood, Jayalalithaa, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Pooja Bhatt, Ranjan Das (Sambalpur).


Death Anniversaries Today:

Lalita Pawar, Bhimsen Joshi, Sridevi.


Historic Events on this Day:

(1582) Beginning of the new Gregorian calendar.

(1739) Nadir Shah invaded India, leading to a massacre in Delhi.

(1918) Estonia gained independence.

(1920) Adolf Hitler founded the Nazi Party.