1.CBI files chargesheet against former J&K governor Satyapal Malik and others over alleged corruption in Kiru hydropower project.

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 24 industrial projects in this district with a total investment of Rs1.15 lakh crore which are expected to generate employment opportunities for 36,000 people.

3.The Supreme Court Thursday rapped the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and stayed its money laundering probe against Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor retailer TASMAC over alleged corruption in grant of wine shop licences, observing the Central agency is ‘crossing all limits’ and violating the federal concept of governance.

4.The state government is planning to purchase land directly from people belonging to SC and ST communities to prevent them from being exploited during financial emergencies, Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari said Thursday.

5.The state government Thursday formed a 16-member committee, with Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari as chairman, to look into the issues concerning the Kotia group of villages under Pottangi block in Koraput.

6.Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.

 7.The state government’s renewed focus on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) seems to have paid off with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday conducting the groundbreaking ceremonies for FDI projects worth over Rs231 crore in Jajpur district.

8.A fresh Covid-19 case has been detected in the state after a gap of two-and-a-half years, and the condition of the patient is stable.

9.In an unusual order, the Orissa High Court has granted bail to a bank loan defaulter on the condition that she cleans the premises of a bank branch for two hours daily over two months.

10.A 26-year-old man from West Bengal has been arrested for allegedly duping an Odisha man of more than Rs73 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ fraud, police said Thursday.

11.The latest monthly assessment of the Yamuna river at most places in the national capital fails to meet basic water quality standards, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) said in a report.

12.Reiterating its observation on the presumption of constitutionality in favour of the law, the Supreme Court Thursday reserved interim orders on three key issues after hearing both sides in the waqf case.

13.UK for the first time has agreed to accord non-discriminatory treatment to Indian companies in its public procurement system under the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, an official said.

14.Consumer protection watchdog CCPA is investigating ride-hailing platforms like Ola Cabs and Rapido to ascertain if they are indulging in the unfair trade practice of 'advance tipping'.

15.Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre was Thursday appointed captain of the India U-19 team for next month's tour of England, while 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also included in the squad.