1.Lord Jagannath, along with elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra, began their grand return journey to Srimandir.

2.Nationwide, 142 GCTs( Gati Shakti Multi‑Modal Cargo Terminal) are operational, handling 146 million tonnes of freight in 2025‑26 and attracting nearly Rs 10,000 crore in private investment. Another 310 terminals have received in‑principle approval.

3.Odisha has emerged as a major beneficiary of the Centre’s Gati Shakti Multi‑Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) initiative, with 12 cargo terminals already operational and in‑principle approval for 36 more across the state.

4.Odisha Approves Rs 1,037 Crore PM-RKVY(Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Plan 2026-27 .  ‘Kapas Kanti’ Cotton Mission Launched. A major highlight was the launch of the new ‘Kapas Kanti’ mission with an annual plan of Rs 15.01 crore.

5.In a major crackdown in the NEET paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency terminated 47 officials and is set to pursue legal and criminal action against some, officials said Friday.

6.A devotee died allegedly due to suffocation while pulling the 'Darpadalan' chariot of Goddess Subhadra during the Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abhiram Das (57) from Kataka.

7.The Supreme Court Friday barred posting and uploading of audio-video recordings of judicial proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission of the court administration.

8.The government Friday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha seeking to make any obstruction or insult to the national song 'Vande Mataram' a criminal offence.

9.President Droupadi Murmu Friday accepted the resignation of Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu, an official statement said.

10.Emphasising that India has consistently respected China's sovereignty, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday asserted that it is Beijing that has illegally occupied Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963.

11.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Friday announced that it would launch a dedicated website to gather photographs and videos from protesters to identify police personnel allegedly involved in the July 20 crackdown during the 'Sansad Chalo' march,

12. Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday, two years ahead of the end of his tenure.

13.A 31-year-old Israeli national has been arrested in connection with the murder of an Indian man in Jerusalem, police said.

14.US military announced the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes.

15.Odisha forest department personnel Friday arrested four alleged poachers who had illegally entered Similipal Tiger Reserve to hunt wild animals.

16. Minati Panda, Additional District Judge and Judge of the Fast Track Court-cum-POCSO Court in Bhadrak, has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs20,000 in a case of abduction and rape of a minor.

17.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has deployed its AI-powered robotic security platform,DSC ARJUN at Puri Railway Station.

18. Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested the Revenue Inspector (RI) of Kaupada Circle in Kendrapada district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,500 from a complainant to facilitate the issuance of a Record of Rights (ROR) in a mutation case

19.The Higher Education Department in Odisha has published the final subject-wise merit list of the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET)-2026.

20. Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has reacted strongly to the brutal crackdown on protestors particularly the students at Jantar Mantar