1.As many as 17 Bol Bam devotees from Chhattisgarh were stranded on a hilltop in the Gandhamardan mountain range.

2.“The Mahanadi river water dispute with Chhattisgarh can be resolved through discussions between the governments of the two states with support from the Union Government. The Central Water Commission (CWC) can provide technical assistance in this regard,” said the Chief Minister

3.The 16-year-old girl from Balanga, Odisha, who suffered severe burn injuries after allegedly being set on fire by miscreants, continues to remain in critical condition, according to the latest medical bulletin issued by AIIMS, New Delhi.

4.Nearly 28 per cent children under six years of age in Odisha are stunted while 12 per cent are found to be underweight. Similarly 3.21 per cent of children in the 0-5 age group were found to be wasted and 11.63 per cent children underweight, according to Poshan Tracker data for the month of June 2025.

5.At least nine people lost their lives and several others were injured in lightning strikes across Odisha Wednesday. The incidents were reported from Angul, Dhenkanal, Puri, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Ganjam, and Nayagarh districts.

6. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday urged working women to fearlessly raise their voice against sexual harassment at workplace and fight for their rights.

7.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of the state till July 28.

8.The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the Odisha government to fi le an affidavit in opposition to the contentions in habeas corpus petitions that two Bengali-speaking migrant workers from West Bengal were illegally detained in the neighbouring state.

9.The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to NewsClick’s founder and editorin-chief Prabir Purkayastha in two cases, including the one lodged by Delhi Police concerning foreign funding.

10.The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday said it has registered a case against Flipkart-backed e-commerce platform Myntra, its linked companies and directors for alleged FDI violation of over Rs1,654 crore.

11.The Election Commission Wednesday said 1 lakh electors remain “untraceable” in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar while enumeration forms of 7.17 crore have been received and digitised.

12.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday left on a four-day visit to the UK and the Maldives, expressing confidence that this will boost India’s ties with the two countries.

13.China Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region and allayed concerns over its impact in the lower riparian countries such as India and Bangladesh.

14.Silver prices surged by Rs 4,000 to hit a record high of Rs 1,18,000 per kilogram while gold advanced Rs 1,000 in the national capital Wednesday due to heavy buying by stockists.

 15.International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed into the fi nal, defeating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the second game of the semifinals and winning the minimatch 1.5-0.5 in the FIDE Women's World Chess Cup here Wednesday.