1.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said all should express gratitude to the architects of the Constitution, which has ensured equal rights to everyone irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

2.Israeli war planes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs with a wave of airstrikes Tuesday just before Israel’s cabinet met to discuss a ceasefi re deal with its Hezbollah foes

3.The Election Commission Tuesday announced bypolls for six Rajya Sabha seats, including one in Odisha, December 20.

4.Taking serious note of vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and state information commissions (SICs), the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and the state governments to apprise it about the steps taken to fill up the posts.

5.Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia has died after a prolonged illness. He was 80.

6.Existing Permanent Account Number (PAN) card holders are not required to apply for a new one under the upgraded PAN 2.0 system that is primarily aimed at introducing a 'common identifi er' for all business-related activities, the Income Tax department said Tuesday.

7. Four months after presenting the annual Budget for fi nancial year 2024-25, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented a Supplementary Budget of `12,156 crore for the fi scal in the Assembly Tuesday.

8.Forty elephants, fi ve leopards and 200 other wildlife species have died in Odisha in about fi ve months from July, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia told the Assembly, Tuesday.

9.Bhaskar Pradhan, an artifi cial insemination technician from Subarnapur district was honoured with the National Gopal Ratna Award 2024 for being the best Artifi cial Insemination Technician.

10.The state government has launched the Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana with the aim of doubling the state’s milk production in the next five years.

11.The distinctive fragrance of Odisha’s aromatic rice has captivated visitors at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2024 in New Delhi.

12.The state government Tuesday declined IAS offi cer Sujata Karthikeyan’s application seeking extension of child care leave (CCL) for another six months.

13.The World Craft Council (WCC) Tuesday said it is planning to introduce the seal of authenticity of crafts - an initiative aimed at addressing the “pressing need” for globally-recognised certifi - cation for handmade crafts of Jammu and Kashmir

14.Rahul Gandhi had promised a caste census in Telangana. The work of caste census in Telangana has been completed 92 percent.

15.At least 20 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed in Bilaspur railway division of Chhattisgarh Tuesday morning.