1.With several state administrations flattening the houses of those involved in criminal cases with bulldozers, the Supreme Court questioned Monday how can anybody’s residence be demolished just because he is an accused.

2.A day after two persons were killed and 10 others were injured in an attack by suspected Kuki militants in Imphal West District, influential BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh Monday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw 60,000 Central forces from the state claiming “they are not yielding peace”.

3.The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case

4.Observing that the issue of farmers’ protest should not be politicised, the Supreme Court Monday constituted a high-powered committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh to amicably resolve the grievances of protesting farmers at the Shambhu border.

5.The Supreme Court Monday granted Vijay Nair bail after nearly 23 months of incarceration in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, observing that liberty is “sacrosanct” and needs to be respected in cases involving even stringent laws.

6.The Union Cabinet Monday approved an outlay of Rs 2,817 crore to support digital initiatives in the agriculture sector, aimed at enhancing farmers’ income and providing direct-indirect employment opportunities in the sector.

7.The government Monday cleared a proposal of Kaynes Semicon to set up a `3,307-crore semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat, that will have the capacity to churn out 6.3 million chips a day.

 8.The construction of four important bridges over the rivers Mahanadi, Birupa, Kathajodi and Kuakhai is set to begin as part of the strategic third line expansion between Bhadrak-Vizianagaram Rail Section, the Ministry of Railways announced Monday

9.In response to a written question from BJD member Kalikesh Singh Deo, Majhi said, “As per a Supreme Court verdict, there is no justification for having a bench of Orissa High Court in any part of the state.”

10.The CBI arrested Monday former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh in connection with alleged financial misconduct at the establishment, officials said.

11.Vigilance Directorate conducted raids on the properties of 39 government officials over the last two months and seized disproportionate assets (DA) worth `49.35 crore, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Assembly, Monday.

12.The state, Excise sleuths arrested 87 persons and confiscated 6,578 litre of country liquor, and 46,880 litre of fermented brew Monday, an official said.

13.Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), on the outskirts of the City here, has received a pair of giraffes from West Bengal’s Alipore Zoological Garden, official sources said Monday.

14.Sumit Antil defended his Paralympic javelin gold medal, creating a new Games record to clinch the top podium in Paris Monday. Antil recorded a highest throw of 70.59m in his second attempt, which remained the highest throughout the competition.

15.Preethi Pal created history as she became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while clinching the bronze in the 200m T35 category with a personal best time of 30.01 seconds here Sunday.