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Utkal Daily Morning Top Headlines | May 28 Thursday

NewsAbani Sahu28 May 2026

State / Odisha News

  1. Bhubaneswar: Matric supplementary exams from July 2 to July 10.
  2. Odia girl Ekata Priyadarshini secures All India Rank 1 in GATE.
  3. Odisha to host the 2027 Asian Championship.
  4. Police SI recruitment process begins for 7,664 posts; exam date soon.
  5. Cool bus stops with vetiver screens and water sprinklers launched in Bhubaneswar.
  6. Twin City receives Kalbaisakhi rain, bringing relief from heat.
  7. Rajnagar pickup van accident leaves 2 dead and 3 critically injured.
  8. Quarterly progress report rule introduced for real estate transparency.

Crime / Vigilance / Politics

  1. 8 notorious criminals injured in police action in 20 days across Odisha.
  2. EOW arrests two SBI officials in multi-crore gold loan fraud.
  3. TMC MLA arrested from Puri and taken to Kolkata by STF.
  4. Vigilance catches ACSO Dhumaram Murmu taking ₹15,000 bribe in Keonjhar.
  5. Rajya Sabha by-election notification issued; polling on June 18.
  6. Drug mafia Papun Majhi injured in encounter, shifted to SCB Cuttack.

National / Economy

  1. Gold down ₹1,100 and silver ₹3,300 in New Delhi.
  2. Jio launches cheaper ₹200 plan with 28-day validity and 30GB data.
  3. Indian rupee strengthens by 12 paise against the US dollar.

International

  1. Record-breaking summer heatwave hits Britain, France, and Spain.

Sports

  1. Rajasthan enters Qualifier 2 after defeating Hyderabad; Vaibhav shines.
  2. Odisha gets global sporting boost with 2027 Asian Championship.

Entertainment

  1. Deepak Tijori wins Best Actor award at Cannes, ahead of Aishwarya Rai and Alia Bhatt.

Other Major Developments

  1. Twisha Sharma post-mortem report submitted; CBI seeks Giribala custody.
  2. FIR against Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek after election defeat.