1.The Election Commission announced that byelections infive Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, and one Lok Sabha constituency in Assam would be held on October 6.

2.The National Film Awards ceremony will take place in Gujarat for the first time on September 22, with the 72nd edition scheduled in Ekta Nagar.

3.While rejecting a sixmonth extension sought by a Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee tasked with defining the Aravalli hills and range, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday questioned whether it was “waiting for his retirement”. The court directed the panel to submit its final report by November 30.

4.The death toll in the collapse of a building housing students in the Satya Niketan area rose to seven on Monday, even as the Delhi High Court expressed deep concern over the safety of students living in similar paying guest (PG) accommodations across the national capital.

5.A musician from Manipur, Chongtham Vikram Singh, living in Delhi’s Ashram area, died on Monday of injuries suered in an alleged assault by a group on Sunday night.

6.The interval between bookings of domestic liqueed petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders for rural consumers to 25 days, months after it had been increased to 45 days during the peak of the West Asia conflict.

7.Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in Jaipur on Monday.

8.Filmmaker R. Sarath, known for his contemplative cinema that expressed environmental concerns, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the of  65

9.The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for a range of acquisition proposals for the armed forces estimated at Rs 1.10 lakh crore, with approximately 98% of the procurements planned to be from Indian industry.

10.A Delhi court on Monday remanded Hindutva infuencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days in judicial custody.

11.West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday said his party does not believe in treating Gen Z as a separate group and allows young people the freedom to express themselves.

12.The Odisha T20 League 2026 CM Trophy is set for a grand second edition, with former cricketers Suresh Raina and Debasis Mohanty named as the official brand ambassadors. 

13.Odisha has set a new record in paddy procurement registration, with 21,42,723 farmers completing the process for the ongoing Kharif season.

14.Anugola Municipality has secured the prestigious 2nd Prize in Category-III at the National Swachh Vayu Survekshan awards ceremony held in New Delhi. Competing against 130 participating cities .

15.Air pollution has emerged as a growing concern in Odisha's Anugola, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 100 on several days in July and August despite regular rainfall.