1. Lakhs of devotees thronged the Grand Road of the Pilgrim City here to witness the Snana Jatra (bathing ritual) of the Srimandir deities and the Hati Besha (elephant attire) of Lord Jagannath and His elder brother Lord Balabhadra.

2.The government has bought nearly 71,000 tonnes of onion so far this year for buffer stock, out of the total target of procuring 5 lakh tonnes for price stabilization and it expects retail prices to ease with the progress of monsoon over most parts of the country.

3.The son of Union Agriculture Minister and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that after the landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, “entire Delhi is bowing down” before his father.

4. India and Bangladesh Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to shore up cooperation in several new areas and signed 10 agreements to boost ties in several key sectors including in maritime sphere and blue economy.

5.The new BJP government in the state Saturday revoked appointment of chairpersons in various government corporations made by the previous dispensation due to ‘lack of qualitative progress in the management of these bodies’

6.The Ministry of Education has formed a high-level committee of experts led by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the NTA.

7.KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) at its 53rd session which commenced at KIIT Deemed to be University (KIITDU) .

8.The annual Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya temple, atop Nilachal hills in Assam’s Guwahati, commenced Saturday with worship stopped for the next four days, coinciding with the ritualistic annual menstrual cycle of the goddess.

9.At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave Saturday, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said.

10.Britain’s wealthiest family, the Hindujas, have said they were “appalled” by a Swiss court’s ruling of jail terms for some members and have filed an appeal in a higher court challenging the verdict finding them guilty of exploiting vulnerable domestic workers from India at their villa in Geneva.

11.The American space agency NASA has confirmed that the return of the Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) has been further delayed and no new date has been set for her ‘happy landing’

 12.More than 3.90 lakh people continued to reel under floodwater in Assam as the overall situation remained grim, officials said Saturday

13.In order to give diverse job prospects in country and abroad, one-year advanced training courses in various cutting-edge subjects are being offered at the World Skill Center (WSC) under the aegis of the state government. The application process for the enrollment in September session of the 2024-25 batch started from June 22. Interested candidates can apply till August 30 for getting admission under ‘School of Engineering’.

14.The new BJP government in state has submitted a memorandum to the Centre seeking expansion of Paradip Port, a second AIIMS at Sambalpur and higher allocation of funds to further accelerate infrastructure development in Odisha, an official release said Saturday

15.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday directed officials to remain prepared to tackle possible floods during the ongoing monsoon season.