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1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Amrit Bharat Express connecting Berhampur with Udhna in Gujarat’s Surat district via video conferencing and unveil railway projects worth over Rs 1,700 crore during his Odisha visit September 27.
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2.The statehood for Ladakh movement descended into violence, arson and street clashes here Wednesday, leaving four people dead and at least 80 injured, including 40 police personnel.
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3.A 19-year-old student from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district died by suicide Tuesday, hours before he was scheduled to leave for admission to a medical college in Uttar Pradesh.
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4.CM Mohan Charan Majhi has directed officials to disburse the month’s salary of government employees September 26 in view of the upcoming festivities.
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5.A self-styled godman, originally from Odisha and once associated with a reputed religious organisation, is at the centre of a police investigation after several female students of a management institute here accused him of sexual harassment.
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6.The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct Class X and XII board exams from February 17,2026 .
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7.The Monsoon Session of Assembly was Wednesday adjourned sine die by Speaker Surama Padhy, one day ahead of its scheduled date.
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8.The Odisha government has removed the names of 7,48,849 persons from the ration card list during the e-KYC verification process conducted across the state, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Minister Krushna Chandra Patra told the Assembly Wednesday.
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9.A total of 18,305 people in Odisha are suffering from kidney ailments, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling told the Assembly Wednesday.
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10.The Odisha government plans to construct new cold storages and revive defunct ones across the state in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday.
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11.Odisha is making a mark at the ongoing PM Mementos e-Auction 2025, featuring 21 unique artifacts showcasing the state’s rich heritage in textile craftsmanship, mythological art, and metalwork. The e-auction, running until October 2, invites citizens nationwide to bid on memorabilia presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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12.A In a maiden move, the state government has decided to provide a fi nancial assistance of Rs19 lakh for the celebration of Gajalaxmi Puja in Dhenkanal district.
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13.The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Phase-III of a scheme for strengthening and upgrading existing central and state government medical colleges to increase 5,000 postgraduate seats.
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14.The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has begun groundlevel work to accurately and scientifi cally estimate the 2026 tiger population across the country and other important aspects related to the census.
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15.The Election Commission has rolled out an e-verfication procedure to ensure that the provision to seek deletion of names from voters' list is not misused.