1.The Supreme Court Tuesday barred fresh law graduates from appearing in entry level judicial services examination, fi xing a minimum three-year law practice criteria.

2.Chief Minister Lalduhoma Tuesday declared Mizoram as the country’s first fully literate state.

3.Tapan Kumar Deka was Tuesday given an additional one-year term till June 2026 as the chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the second such extension for him.

4.Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, one of the most distinguished astrophysicists who was globally acclaimed for co-developing the Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity- an alternative to Einstein’s general relativity- and popularising science among common people, passed away in Pune Tuesday. He was 86.

5. Pakistan government Tuesday decided to promote Army Chief General Asim Munir to the rank of Field Marshal for his role in the recent conflict with India.

6.The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, will announce the Plus II (Class XII) examination results at 4 pm Wednesday.

7.The Odisha government Tuesday extended the online admission deadline for undergraduate (UG) courses in state-run colleges to June 1.

8.A new report released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has raised serious concerns about Odisha’s vulnerability to extreme heat.

9.Amid reports of the death of two Covid-infected patients in Maharashtra, the state Health department Tuesday said no fresh coronavirus case was reported in Odisha.

10.The Odisha government has curbed the powers of senior bureaucrats, particularly secretaries, in the functioning of Cabinet meetings.

11.The Supreme Court Tuesday directed all the states and Union Territories (UTs) to identify officers in the Department of Women and Child Development at the district and taluka levels and designate them as protection officers.

12.A new report released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has raised serious concerns about Odisha’s vulnerability to extreme heat.

13.The district administration of Bhadrak has initiated steps to secure a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘Palua Ladu’, a traditional sweetmeat known for its distinct flavour and artisanal preparation.

14. With the launch of a 40 metre-long girder near Surat in Gujarat, 300 km of viaducts for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has been completed, the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) said Tuesday.

15.Over 50 people from Haryana were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly cheating in a recruitment examination conducted by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), police said Tuesday.