📌Odisha Police conduct flag March ahead of Ram Navami in Balasore to ensure peace and maintain law and order; 20 platoon police force deployed.
📌Amid the West Asia conflict, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM Mohan Majhi & Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to expedite implementation of the proposed strategic oil reserve project at Chandikhol.
📌IMD issues Rain, lightning alert; yellow warning issued for 8 districts (Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, and Koraput) in Odisha.
📌Cuttack-Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous demands University status for Cuttack Shailabala Women’s Autonomous college.
📌Maoist leader Sukru, who surrendred before Odisha Police, extended welcome at Phulbani Reserve Police Ground.
📌Centre asks households to opt for piped natural gas (PNG) wherever available.
📌Bastar, Chhattisgarh: Top Maoist leader and 18 cadres surrendered in Chhattisgarh.
📌Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma clarifies that India has the capacity to refine 26 crore tonnes of crude oil and urged citizens to stop believing in rumours and avoid panic buying.
📌Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approves the launch and implementation of Regional Connectivity Scheme – Modified UDAN for a period of ten years from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36 with a total outlay of Rs.28,840 crore.
📌Lok Sabha passes the Finance Bill, 2026 and the Bill will now be taken up by the Rajya Sabha for consideration and approval.
📌The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 and Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 introduced in Rajyasabha.
📌Election Commission India (ECI) conducts a training programme for all 294 Returning Officers (RO) for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
