1.The Government of Odisha has announced that online applications for the popular Habishyali Yojana will commence on October 6, 2026.

2.Odisha government Friday launched the ‘Shishu Shram Mukta Gram Panchayat’ (Child Labour-Free Gram Panchayat) campaign, a 44-day statewide awareness drive aimed at making the state free from the menace of child labour.

3.The Odisha Government Friday launched the 'Sujal' campaign across the state to raise awareness about water conservation, safe drinking water practices, and preventing water-borne diseases.

4.The controversy surrounding Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha has taken a major turn as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) steps in to investigate the alleged incident.

5.Thousands of people gathered at Shivaji Park on Friday for a Cockroach Janta Party protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

6.More than 43.43 lakh notices have been delivered to electors so far as part of the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls, while the EC has received 84,900 Form 7 applications till October 1, the CEO's office said on Friday.

7.The Election Commission has said voters flagged as “unmapped” or for “logical discrepancies” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision will not ordinarily be required to appear for hearings, with booth-level officers directed to collect documents from their homes.

8.Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot in the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement, hailing him as a “true hero”. 

9.The US military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a US official said Thursday.

10.The Kerala High Court has allowed the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 15-year-old rape survivor, following a plea by her mother.

11.Gross GST collections rose 14.7 per cent in September to over `2.03 lakh crore, aided by domestic consumption and strong growth in revenues from imports, according to Government data.

12.Higher Education Minister Sur yabanshi Suraj said on Thursday that a final decision has not yet been taken on holding student union elections in the State.  

13.A significant milestone has been achieved in the Kottavalasa–Koraput doubling project with the successful breakthrough of Tunnel No. 41-41A, located between Borra Guhalu and Karakavalasa stations in the Rayagada Division of East Coast Railway.

14.In a major embarrassment for India, hockey umpire and technical official Gurinder Singh Sangha, has been sent back from the Asian Games in Japan owing to multiple complaints of alleged sexual misconduct by him during the mega-event

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