1.Around 3,000 policemen including 500 officers will be deployed in the city ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit September 17, a senior officer said Sunday. Cuttack-Bhubaneswar police commissioner Sanjeeb Panda said the entire 12km route from Bhubaneswar.

2.Upping the ante over the conflict of interest row involving SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress Saturday claimed that she traded in listed securities while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information and has been investing in the Chinese firms at a time when India is facing geopolitical tensions with China.

3.The CAG, in its report tabled in the Assembly Wednesday, has flagged large-scale defects in fixation and revision of Market Value Guidelines (MVG) for immovable properties in urban areas under the Odisha Stamp (Amendment) Rules, resulting in huge loss to the state exchequer on stamp duty and registration fees.

4.Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Odisha September 17 to launch Subhadra Yojana, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday said that more than 50 lakh women, who have so far applied for the scheme, will get their first instalment of `5,000 on that day coinciding with the PM’s birthday.

5.Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will remain present at Rourkela and Brahmapur railway stations, respectively, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains, of which two will run through Odisha, Sunday.

6.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said that the upcoming Assembly election is a contest between the young leadership devoted to Jammu and Kashmir’s development and the three dynastic families that “destroyed” the region by “encouraging” corruption and “depriving” the people of their rights.

7.The CBI has arrested an alleged cyber criminal from Mumbai who had duped a US citizen of $ 4.5 lakh by posing as technical support, officials said Saturday.

 8.Russian officials threatened the West Saturday with an uncontrolled escalation of war and Ukraine with the destruction of Kyiv as Western leaders discussed whether to allow Ukraine to use their weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory.

9.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that a political leader once offered to support him for the Prime Minister's chair, but he declined the offer saying that he did not nurse that ambition.

10.Odisha-based Berhampur University will undertake a study on the human-wildlife conflict in the entire stretch of Eastern Ghats in the state. The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has awarded the study project (a longitudinal study) to the university, officials said Sunday.

11.Lyricist-writer-talk show host Neelesh Misra has spoken about how he was completely sidelined by a music label during the music launch of the film 'Woh Lamhe' in 2006.

12.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is gearing up to roll out the 'One Nation, One Election' (ONOE) policy before the end of its current term, highly placed sources told IANS.

13.India is projected to add at least 179 million people to its working-age population by 2045, which can be a significant tailwind for economic growth, particularly as demographics in several parts of the world turn unfavourable, a new report has said.

14.Haryana minister Anil Vij has thrown his hat into the ring for the top post in the state in case of a BJP victory. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said there is a lot of public pressure on him regarding the issue.

15.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline to take advantage of the free Aadhaar card update services to December 14.