1.In the aftermath of the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, including many tourists, the United States has strongly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed unwavering support for India in its fight against terrorism.

2.Pakistan Army has been firing at various Indian positions along the LoC since Thursday night, with India responding effectively to the provocation.

3. West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has declared WB Board 10th Result 2025 on May 2, 2025. 

4.A Nepali undergraduate student found dead in her hostel room in Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday evening, the second such case in less than three months.

5.NCERT drops all portions on Mughals, Delhi Sultanate from Class 7 books, adds Maha Kumbh

6.The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) have announced the launch of Generation Gold Standard, a next-generation universal vaccine platform designed to combat pandemic-prone viruses.

7.In a move to boost Odisha’s civil aviation capabilities, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a high-level meeting on ‘Flight Operations and Network Building Management’ at Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday.

8.The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha will declare the Class 10 (Matric) examination results on Friday at 4 PM. Students can access their scores online from 6 PM onwards via the official website www.bseodisha.ac.in.

9. In a bid to enhance the delivery of welfare schemes to the urban poor, the Odisha Government launched a new initiative titled ‘Sahajog’ (meaning cooperation which will initially be implemented in 44 municipalities across eight districts.

 10.Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi, the Vice Chancellor of Central University of Odisha (CUO) in Koraput, has resigned from his post.

11.Girls in Odisha have outperformed boys in both Class X and Class XII examinations conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. 

12.The Odisha Vigilance arrested Krishna Nayak, Superintendent of Excise, Dhenkanal, after she failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for ₹3 lakh in unaccounted cash recovered from her possession.

13.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the ‘Odisha Shramik Sathi’ mobile app, aiming to provide key welfare services to construction workers at their fingertips. 

14.The Odisha government has taken a major step toward addressing the grievances of depositors affected by the closure of the Bhubaneswar Urban Cooperative Bank.

15.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has unveiled ambitious redevelopment plans for SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, elevating it to an AIIMS++ level institution.