1.The CM said this at the 11th Nijukti Mela (recruitment fair) organised at IDCO Exhibition Ground in the City wherein he handed over appointment letters to a total of 1,686 candidates who have been recruited across seven key government departments.

2.The Supreme Court Monday said it is presuming that the Election Commission, being a constitutional authority, is following the law during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and warned that the entire exercise would be set aside in case any illegality is found at any stage.

3.The Sarala Puraskar, given annually by the IMFA Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) for the best literary achievement, will be presented this year to the famous poet and writer Devdas Chhotray for his shortstory collection Matinee Show published by Timepass Publication in 2023.

4.The Apple TV+ show The Studio’s debut season broke the all-time record for most wins for a comedy series, taking home three more prizes than when The Bear set the record in 2023 with 10 wins.

5.A 19-year-old college girl was allegedly gangraped near Baliharchandi temple under Brahmagiri police station in Puri, police said Monday.

6.The woman, P Laxmi, hailed from Andhra Pradesh, and she was presumed dead An 86-year-old woman, was found alive moments before her last rites were to be performed at Swargadwar in Puri Monday.

7.Three Maoists, including Sahdev Soren of banned CPI (Maoist) carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district Monday.

8.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday virtually performed the groundbreaking ceremony for Rs 25,308-crore worth 27 major industrial projects which, he said, are expected to generate 52,000 jobs.

9.The Tamil Nadu government has launched a new initiative, ‘Anbu Karangal Scheme (Arms of Love)', aimed at ensuring that children who have lost their parents are able to continue their education without interruption.

10.The Tamil Nadu government is moving forward with an ambitious plan to install the world's tallest statue of Lord Muruga at the Subramaniaswamy temple in Marudhamalai, with the project expected to give a major push to spiritual tourism in the region.

11.From October 1, the Railway Ministry will allow only Aadhaar-authenticated users to book reserved general tickets through the IRCTC website or app during the first 15 minutes after booking opens for any train. Currently, this restriction applies only to Tatkal bookings.

12.The Supreme Court Monday said there was “no contravention of law” while accepting a clean chit given by its special investigation team to Vantara, the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.

13.Tensions flared in Manipur’s Churachandpur district after the residence of a Kuki leader was allegedly set on fire by a mob, officials said Monday.

14.Qatar hosted a summit of leaders of Arab and Islamic nations Monday in the hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha last week. But the group has few ways to restrain Israel as its war in the Gaza Strip grinds on.

15.India's exports rose 6.7 per cent to $35.1 billion in August annually, while imports declined 10.12 per cent to $61.59 billion, according to government data released Monday.