1.Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Monday as per preliminary assessment severe cyclonic storm Dana has caused damage to public and private properties worth around `600 crore in the state.

2.After a video of the alleged attack on the Hindu Sabha temple goers by pro-Khalistani extremists here surfaced online, the Canadian police arrested three people Monday.

3.The ballot papers in the US presidential elections will have only four other languages apart from English. Bengali only represents the Indian languages in this list. The US will Tuesday vote to elect its 47th President.

4.A new study by researchers at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday showed a ‘hidden’ form of leprosy can silently affect the brain and spinal cord.

5.The Odisha unit of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) was honoured for its excellent work in public health surveillance at the 20th commemorative event of IDSP held in New Delhi, Monday.

6.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made some proposals for the propagation of Hindi language in Odisha. They include establishment of special Hindi educational institutes with more number of Hindi teachers in the state and setting up of special Hindi educational institutes to promote Hindi literature.

7.Amid concerns that sitting is the new smoking, a new study showed that being sedentary for over 8.5 hours daily or 60 hours a week while commuting, in office, or at home can make you age faster and raise significant health risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, muscle weakening, weight gain, and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.

8.Efforts are intensifying to claim a GI (Geographical Indication) tag for the famed Nayagarh green gram (muga dali) known for its distinctive aroma and taste.

9.The Karnataka government has invited former US President, Barack Obama, to attend a joint Assembly session organised to commemorate the centenary of the 1924 Congress session, chaired by Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi.

10.Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary Monday said that the Sultanganj railway station in Bhagalpur district will be renamed Ajgaibinath Dham.

11.The Election Commission (EC) has initiated efforts to update the voter list in Patna, for the Bihar Assembly Elections slated for 2025. The move is likely to add 1.25 lakh new voters in the city, with youths primarily making up the new voter base.

12.Eighty-seven days after the body of a woman medic was found at staterun RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a Kolkata court Monday framed charges against the prime accused, Sanjay Roy.

13.The Income Tax department has received 6,500 suggestions from stakeholders over the past month on review of the Income Tax Act.

14.Japan launched a defence satellite designed for information-gathering and military operations on a new fl agship H3 rocket Monday, as the country seeks to build up its military capability amid growing tension in the region.

15.The rupee closed at 84.1150 against the US dollar after touching its all-time low of 84.1225 earlier in the session.