Odisha News
? Former Odisha Speaker Sarat Kar passes away. He was 81.
? Odisha records 2577 Covid-19 Recoveries today including 244 from Cuttack, 137 from Jajapur, 124 from Khordha, 120 from Baleswar and 120 from Sambalpur. The total recovered cases of the State now stand at 230192.
? Bhubaneswar reports 271 new COVID-19 cases including 68 Quarantine and 203 local contact cases; taking the total positive cases to 25735 in the Capital City.
? 313 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Capital city in the last 24 hours.
? 2 more crematoriums will soon come up in Bhubaneswar soon to ease burden on Satyanagar Crematorium.
? Second Odisha Joint Entrance Examination 2020 (OJEE) to be held on October 22.
? Cuttack SJDM court issues notice to BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty in connection with the Domestic Violence case.
? Heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha in next 4 days under the influence of well-marked low pressure: MeT Dept.
? “Sujal”- Drink from Tap Mission a 5T initiative will be launched tomorrow.
India News
? India’s COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 85.81 per cent. During the last 24 hours, more than 82,000 patients have recovered.
? Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recovers from Covid-19.
? Former Congress spokesperson Khushbu Sundar joins BJP after quitting Congress.
? Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur tests positive for COVID-19.
? 10 terrorists killed in 4 operations in last 5 days. 1 surrendered alive: D Singh, DGP, J&K.
? Top terrorist commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Saifullah Danyali and Irshad, a resident of Pulwama neutralised in J&K.
? Government announces cash-for-LTC, festival advance to boost consumer demand.
? NIA arrests accused Tafazul Hussain Parimoo, resident of J&K’s Budgam, in connection with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Naveed Babu case.
? Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises to 7.34 % in September, compared to 6.69 % in August: Govt of India.
? HD Devegowda dissolves the Kerala unit of the party with immediate effect.
World News
? Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson for improvements to auction theory.
