CM Assures Support

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi spoke to the Odia girl who was reportedly assaulted in Durgapur, West Bengal, over telephone and assured to extend all possible support to the victim.

Ama Subahaka Yojana

The Odisha Government announced the Ama Subahaka Yojana, a new scheme that will provide interest-free car loans to women across the state.

Diwali Guidelines Issued

Odisha State Pollution Control Board has released its guidelines to regulate firecracker usage and minimise environmental impact on Diwali night. According to the directive, citizens will be allowed to burst firecrackers only between 7 PM and 9 PM on October 21.

e-KYC Mandatory

Odisha’s Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced that ration cardholders who do not complete e-KYC by this month will not be eligible to receive free rice under government schemes starting next month.

Adani-Google Pact

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani announced a partnership with Google to build India’s largest AI data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the initiative, calling Google’s gigawatt-scale compute infrastructure vital to the vision of a Viksit Bharat.

Bihar Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election 2025. Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Sinha, Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi, and Shreyasi Singh are to contest key Bihar assembly seats.

Anti-Terrorism Operation

The National Investigation Agency arrested a suspected Maoist informer in connection with the loot of explosives from the Bankpathar mines in Sundargarh district and the attempted bombing of a railway track in Rourkela.

Two Terrorists Killed

Two terrorists were killed when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

India-Mongolia Strengthen Ties

Prime Minister Modi and Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa held delegation-level talks in New Delhi, exchanging MoUs on humanitarian aid, heritage restoration, immigration, mineral resources, cooperatives promotion, and digital solutions to deepen bilateral cooperation.

India Clinch Series

India defeated the West Indies by 7 wickets in the final Test of the two-match series at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today. With this victory, the hosts have registered a clean sweep over the West Indies 2-0.