Utkal Daily Morning Top Headlines | June 22, 2026 | Monday

National & Political News

On the 12th International Yoga Day, people across India participated enthusiastically in yoga sessions. In Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a mass yoga event promoting health and harmony.
The Chief Minister announced the establishment of new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges in Gajapati, Malkangiri, and Rayagada districts.
The BJD criticized the Odisha government over errors in school textbooks, alleging that the issue has brought embarrassment to the state at the national level.
The tenure of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been extended for another three years.
Prime Minister Modi reportedly waited at Delhi Airport for 45 minutes to ensure that NEET candidates were not inconvenienced.

About 2.2 million students appeared for the NEET examination at 5,400 centres across the country. The Physics paper was lengthy, while Biology was comparatively easy.
Odisha faces a serious teacher shortage, with 1,089 schools functioning with only one teacher and around 50,000 teaching posts vacant.
The controversy over errors in school textbooks continued to draw criticism from opposition parties.

A storm and rainfall alert has been issued across Odisha for the next three days. Thunderstorms and Kalbaisakhi rains are likely in several parts of the state until 24 June.

The Ministry of Railways has introduced stricter regulations, prohibiting unauthorized selling, begging, and abusive behaviour inside trains.

In Berhampur, the body of a final-year BCA student was found hanging in a private engineering college hostel.
A fake Army officer was apprehended at the Jagannath Temple in Puri by the enforcement squad.
In Balasore, a dispute over a coconut tree resulted in the death of an elder brother and serious injuries to his wife.
In Ganjam, fraudsters allegedly drugged victims through soft drinks and stole perfume worth ₹2 crore.
Police have arrested 23 people in connection with the Rayagada mob violence case.

India lost to South Africa in the Women's World Cup despite an unbeaten half-century by the captain.
India won the FIH Women's Nations Cup for the second consecutive time by defeating New Zealand 2–0.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the Ireland T20 series. It will be Shreyas Iyer's first assignment as captain.
Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Axar Patel have returned to the squad for the England–India ODI series, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammed Siraj have been omitted.

KGF star Yash's upcoming film "Toxic" is scheduled for release in August and is expected to perform strongly at the box office.

Gold prices may rise by as much as 40% by the end of the year, raising concerns among consumers and investors.

ISKCON organized another untimely Rath Yatra in the United States, placing the deities on an iron chariot.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif reportedly warned India over water-related issues, escalating diplomatic tensions.