Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday felicitated Indian Idol Season 16 winner Jyotirmayee Nayak at his official residence here and announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh in recognition of her outstanding achievement on the national stage.

2.The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to immediately release students below the age of 18 who were arrested during recent protests over examination irregularities.

3.The Odisha Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services has directed all jails in the state to screen patriotic films and documentaries on Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti.

4.  Sixteen Maoists, including six carrying a combined bounty of Rs 39 lakh, surrendered before the Jharkhand Police in Ranchi on Tuesday.

5.The toll in Assam floods increased by seven Tuesday to reach 75, even though the number of affected population came down to 3.32 lakh, an official bulletin said. All seven deaths were reported from Sivasagar district.

6.CBI Tuesday filed a charge sheet before a special fast-track court in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case, officials said.

7.The Assam government Tuesday announced relaxation in norms for providing ex gratia payment to next of kin of those killed or missing in the floods this year, while declaring additional Rs 5 lakh compensation to families of the deceased.

8. In FY26, Indian commercial banks collected a combined total of Rs 7,087 crore from non-maintenance of minimum balance charges. Private sector banks have collected Rs 4,948.71 crore from account holders for failing to maintain minimum average balance in their current accounts and savings accounts .

9.The Delhi High Court has ordered the winding up of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), months after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revoked the bank's licence over persistent regulatory violations, marking the final step in the lender's closure process, 

10.Odisha government Tuesday named the state-run medical college and hospital at Phulbani in Kandhamal district after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, who was assassinated in 2008,

11.The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) constitutional authority to requisition government school teachers for election‑related work, while cautioning that such deployment must not compromise their classroom responsibilities or impose “unbearable” stress.

12.Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raurkela have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled autonomous system that monitors and cleans solar panels only when required.

13.Uganda's Ministry of Health Tuesday officially declared an end to the current Ebola outbreak.

14.The Odisha Crime Branch has formally taken over the investigation into the alleged disappearance of the Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati.

15.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued rainfall across Odisha until August 2 .