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Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced the formation of a high-level task force to create the South Odisha Development Council, aiming to boost growth in the region. Social Security Minister Nityanand Gond will chair the 14-member task force, which includes key ministers and MPs. Recommendations on the council's structure and jurisdiction are expected within 30 days.

Supreme Court judge Dipak Mishra has refused to accept an honorary Doctor in Law degree from Berhampur University.

Movie buffs would have plenty of options this festive season, which is a little over a month away.

Ravenshaw University has scrapped its decision to confer an honorary PhD degree on industrialist Shobhana Bhartia following a controversy over her selection.