🔹Odisha sees decline in daily COVID-19 cases; the State reports 320 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours including 41 between 0-18 years age group; Khordha reports 49 covid-19 cases and Sundargarh reports 83 fresh covid-19 cases today. Active cases stands at 2658.
🔹Five people killed, five injured in separate incidents of wall collapse following incessant rainfall across Odisha on Friday.
🔹Hirakud dam closes 4 more sluice gates. At present excess water is being released through 16 gates.
🔹Deep Depression to weaken, IMD predicts heavy rainfall in 8 districts of Odisha including Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur and Balangir.
🔹Bangriposi–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express train service disrupted after a tree fell down at Baripada station; repair work underway.
🔹India reports 13,272 fresh cases and 13,900 recoveries, in the last 24 hours. Active cases stands at 1,01,166.
🔹PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, other leaders pay tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
🔹Over 150 injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai.
🔹Customs at CSMI Airport, Mumbai seized 500gms Cocaine worth Rs 5 Crores.
🔹Aviation regulator DGCA suspends licences of 2 pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases
🔹8 civilians killed in Mogadishu hotel attack in Somalia.
🔹Two pilots are believed to have fallen asleep and missed their landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia on Monday.
🔹US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Mumbai and New Delhi from August 24.