1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented handcrafted masterpieces, a silver sailboat model and a Palm Leaf Pattachitra, to King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway during his recently concluded five-nation diplomatic tour.

2.The Centre has reportedly dropped the long-pending proposal for the construction of a four-lane road between Nayagarh and Khordha on National Highway-57.

3.The state government’s commitment to providing piped drinking water facilities to all villages in Odisha by March 2027, stating that all necessary measures are being taken to achieve the target.

4.Odisha Chief Minister issued an eight-point directive for all departments of the state government to reduce fuel consumption . The departments have been asked to hold meetings, workshops and other events through virtual mode.

5.The Odisha government has directed all public universities in the state to refrain from making any appointments or engagements without prior approval from the Higher Education Department.

6.A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday directed a fresh probe into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case by a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT).  

7.A vegetable vendor’s daughter  Naismita Sahu , Gajapati district by emerging as the science stream topper in the Plus Two examinations with 99.03% ,a resident of Betarsing village under Mohana block, secured 560 marks out of 600.

8.Days after a portion of the 'Vikramshila Setu' in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun the construction of a temporary Bailey bridge over the damaged area.

9.Faridabad police arrested a husband and wife from Mumbai for defrauding people of around Rs 31 crore by promising investments in forex trading and film production, police said on Thursday.

10.The CBI has so far arrested nine accused in this case, including individuals from Jaipur and Sikar in Rajasthan, Gurugram in Haryana, and Nashik, Pune, and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra.

11.Prime Minister Modi held a Council of Ministers meeting focusing on reforms to enhance ease of living and ease of doing business.

12.Minister Suresh Pujari laid Foundation for 82 Projects Worth Rs 23.48 Crore in Brajrajnagar.

13.The Government of Odisha will organize 58 Farm Mechanization Melas across the state between November 2025 and January 2026, aimed at connecting farmers with manufacturers, dealers, and financial institutions.

14.A total of 27 Maoists surrendered before Jharkhand Police in Ranchi on Thursday in the presence of DGP Tadasha Mishra.

15.The Odisha Assembly confirmed that higher education institutions across the state will soon introduce the ‘AI for ALL’ curriculum to promote artificial intelligence learning.