1.The state government has tabled a supplementary budget of Rs17,440 crore for the financial year (FY) 2025-26 in addition to the main budget of Rs2.90 lakh crore passed in February this year.

2.Major alloctions are  Rs4,329 crore for food supplies and consumer welfare dept ,Rs2,000 for school and mass education Rs1422 crore for finance Rs1,152 crore for health and family welfare, Rs900 crore for works department, Rs858 crore for agriculture and farmers’ empowerment, Rs807 crore for Mission Shakti ,Rs751 crore for women and child development.

3.The Odisha government has launched a revised Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy with a provision of maximum financial assistance up to Rs1.20 crore and also enhanced reward money for surrendered fire arms.

4.The Indian economy grew by a higher than expected 8.2 per cent - a six-quarter high .

5.Commerce and Transport (C&T) department convened an workshop on PM GatiShakti, marking a pivotal milestone in strengthening coordinated and data-driven infrastructure development across the state through the adoption of a Geo-Spatial Logistics Planning Framework.

6.A young woman from Slovakia travelled across continents and reached Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district to marry her long-time partner, illustrating what many describe as the power of committed love.

7.Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released  Rs 460cr for expansion of Kangra Airport.

8.The Assam Assembly Friday passed an amendment bill which will enable the government to distribute land in tea estates’ labour lines among the workers for housing ownership.

9.The Supreme Court Friday asked the Maharashtra government and its state election commission to conduct local body elections and made it clear that poll results of all bodies, including where 50 per cent ceiling on quota have been breached, will depend on its verdict.

10. A Trinamool Congress delegation Friday alleged before the Election Commission top brass that around 40 SIR-related deaths had occurred in West Bengal so far.

11.Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Friday marked one year of his second government by distributing appointment letters among 9,000 youth for recruitment to state departments

12.The inflation rate in Delhi remained substantially lower than in other metro cities and the national average last year, especially in the fuel and light group, according to a government report.

13.The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea of Byju Raveendran, the promoter of Think and Learn Private Limited that operates ed-Tech firm Byju, challenging an NCLAT order which has mandated that the settlement of the BCCI’s claim be placed before the Committee of Creditors.

14.Sri Lanka Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as cyclonic storm Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides that left more than 80 dead, amid a trail of destruction and damage to infrastructure.

15.TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has been honoured with the Odisha CSR Excellence Award–2025 by the Odisha CSR Forum.