1.With official work across Odisha paralysed for two days because of a ‘cease work’ by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) offi cers, the state government Wednesday appealed to the agitating offi cers to resume duty.

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday directed authorities to compensate an additional 5 lakh small depositors who were duped by different chit fund companies in the state.

3.The elderly Dalai Lama assured his followers Wednesday that upon his death he would be reincarnated as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and spelt out a succession process that sets up a renewed clash with China.

4. The state government Wednesday formed a four-member team to assist Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg to complete an inquiry into the Puri stampede within 30 days.

5.The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday demanded immediate arrest of BJP’s Nilgiri MLA Santosh Khatua alleging his involvement in the killing of an elephant and theft of its tusks in Nilgiri area June 1

6.As the monsoon continues its journey across the country, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday predicted light to heavy rainfall in Delhi and several other regions over the next week.

7.Following the recent attack on BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) convened a high-level meeting Wednesday to review security protocols and assess the situation.

8.The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced to temporarily add extra AC-3 Tier coaches to the Rajdhani and Puri-Gunupur Express trains to handle the surge in passengers.

9.Tigress Zeenat, which escaped from Similipal National Park and roamed across Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, is now suspected to be pregnant.

10.Kanjipani Ghat, one of the most known tourist destinations in Keonjhar district, is captivating nature lovers with its unique charm and breathtaking monsoon scenery.

11.The trial run on the Bandikui-Jaipur Link Expressway, connecting the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to Jaipur, started Wednesday.

12. Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of Assembly elections.

13.The railways will prepare seat reservation charts at 9 pm for trains starting journeys between 5 am and 2 pm the next day, while for the rest, the list will be prepared eight hours in advance.

14.Siddaramaiah Wednesday asserted that he will be the Chief Minister of Karnataka for a full fi ve-year term, following which a reconciled D K Shivakumar, said he will support him as he has “no option”, indicating a truce between the two for the time being.

15.Word from US President Donald Trump that Israel has agreed to the conditions needed to fi nalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza raised hopes Wednesday in the enclave, where health offi cials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli attacks.