Tilottama Prusti, BDO in Kendrapada, was allegedly attacked by Lalit Kumar Behera and BJP workers at Rajanagar block office.

At least 14 Naxals were neutralised in major encounters with security forces in Sukma and Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, with weapons recovered and operations led by Kiran Chavan.

A inebriated man climbed the tower of the ancient Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple in Tirupati, leading to a security scare and a three-hours-long operation to bring him to safety.