BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, 78, was admitted to a private hospital with age-related health issues. He had previously undergone spinal surgery in Mumbai.

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reviewed the impact of continuous rainfall in Mandi, Kullu, and Kinnaur. Flash floods disrupted traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali Highway.

What began as an administrative exercise to merge under-enrolled schools in Uttar Pradesh has snowballed into a veritable political flashpoint, sparking protests, poster wars, FIRs and heated exchanges in the state’s Assembly.