➡️ Puri Ratha Jatra: First Batch of 104 logs for chariot construction leave Dasapalla. 3 vehicles are carrying them to Puri.
➡️ Maha Shivaratri on February 18; Mahadeepa at Shree Lingaraj Temple will be lifted atop the temple at 10 pm.
➡️ A total of Rs 28,973.43 crore revenue collected from mining in Odisha during this fiscal: State Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallik.
➡️ Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin visited Isaneswar Basti, a slum development area of Jaga Mission scheme.
➡️ 5 killed, 15 injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.
➡️ Indian mid-fielder Hardik Singh ruled out of Hockey World Cup – 2023 due to a hamstring injury. Hardik Singh to be replaced by Raj Kumar Pal.
➡️ Wipro lays off over 400 freshers for poor performance.
➡️ Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM
➡️ Indian man sentenced to 7 years in prison with 1 lakh USD fine in drug smuggling case in US.
➡️ An Azur Air chartered flight from Russia to Goa received a security threat; diverted to Uzbekistan. A total of 238 passengers and 7 crew are onboard: Airport Sources.
