1.The Draft Electoral Roll, once published on July 5, will remain open for claims and objections until August 4, 2026. Citizens can take the following actions :Form 6: Add new names (new voters),Form 7: Request deletion of names, Form 8: Make corrections or modifications in existing entries .

2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with 183 Officer Trainees of the IAS 2024 batch and urged them to dedicate themselves to nation-building with a strong sense of purpose.

3.The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Odisha’s Sundargarh district took custody of three siblings after their father approached it expressing his inability to take care of them due to poverty.

4.Three Odias Received Padma Shri Awards 2026: Charan Hembram, Sarat Kumar Patra & Simanchal Patra.

5.The Joint Venture Company (JVC) aims to spearhead the development of 1000 MW of green energy projects across Odisha. The partnership will focus on a diverse portfolio, including 250 MW of wind power and 225 MW of floating solar power projects,

6.A farmer’s death in Nuapada district has triggered widespread anger after allegations that mandi mismanagement and financial distress forced him to consume poison.

7.The administration in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district has sacked a school teacher for submitting a forged caste certificate at the time of joining the job around 20 years ago.

8.A POCSO court in Odisha’s Jajpur district today sentenced a private tutor to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl student six years ago.

9.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday welcomed the approval for the deployment of Kavach across 631 km of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) network for Rs 270 crore, describing it as a major milestone in the development of the state's rail infrastructure. 

10.Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, is scheduled to visit  Odisha on July 9 for a one-day tour during which he will participate in several official and social programmes in Bhubaneswar.

11.Under the modified order, the period available for serving teachers to acquire the qualification has been increased from two years to three years. Consequently, the deadline for obtaining the mandatory TET qualification has been extended from August 31, 2027, to August 31, 2028.

12.The messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday returned to the Google Play Store after the government temporarily blocked access to the messaging platform across India.

13.Birla Global University (BGU) has appointed Tanmay Pattanayak as the new Registrar of the varsity.

14.At least five undertrial prisoners (UTPs) of Jharpara Special Jail in the Odisha capital were hospitalised after they fell ill on Tuesday.

15.The Central government on Tuesday unveiled a special contingency plan amid concerns over a possible El Nino weather phenomenon that could lead to a weak monsoon this year and adversely impact the kharif crop in 315 vulnerable districts in the country.