1.Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from November 1 after remaining closed since June due to monsoon,

2. Newly appointed Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram Thursday said  that he will assume charge October 18. Ram will succeed Hari Babu Kambhampati, who assumed charge January 3, 2025

3.  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced a two-year extension of the state's rural housing scheme from 2027 to 2029, with plans to construct an additional 2.91 lakh houses

4.At least 84 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed in Manipur were hospitalised on Thursday following suspected food poisoning after eating breakfast, officials said. 

5.The Supreme Court's ruling comes months after it upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment holding that a person who converts to Christianity and continues to profess and practise that faith cannot claim Scheduled Caste status.

6.The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom operators to implement Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) services across their service areas from November 1, 2026,

7. Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan has been issued a notice by the Mumbai Police asking him to leave India by October 28, days after he participated in a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

8.A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in an eight-year-old criminal defamation case filed by Vikas Pandey over a video titled “BJP IT Cell Part 2”, with the social media influencer now having been served at his residence in Gurugram. 

9.Student union elections were held across 13 universities and 346 colleges in Odisha this year, ending a eight-year hiatus and witnessing keen contests between rival student organisations  

10.The Technology Development Board under the Department of Science & Technology has signed an agreement to provide Rs 151 crore in Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) funding to ideaForge to develop YETI, a heavy-lift, long-range autonomous aerial logistics vehicle,

11.BJP MLA Atar Singh Bhadana was beaten to death by alarge crowd in Bhonda village , located around 50 km from state capital Jaipur, it is empty of its men. Five people have been arrested.

12.The court was hearing a matter regarding the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. 

13.US President Donald Trump has said that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the US Army doctor who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2019, will not be livestreamed.

14.President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of L. Murugan from the Union Council of Minister.

15. The Press Council of India (PCI) has asked journalists covering protests and demonstrations to maintain objectivity and impartiality while reporting, visibly display their press identity cards and comply with lawful police instructions.