?Sarmistha Rout, prime accused in Manas Swain Murder case, has been sent to Crime Branch custody for 5 days along with other accused Niranjan Sethi, Ranjan Nayak and Jhuna Bhoi.
?Arrested Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev shifted from Banapur sub-jail to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar following deterioration of his health conditions.
?Petrol & Diesel prices hiked by 80 paise & 70 paise respectively – 7th hike in 8 days.
?In the last 8 days, petrol prices in Bhubaneswar went up by Rs 5.13 & diesel by Rs 5.09.
? Odisha reports 37 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 406.
? Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to visit the Parliament today. He may meet some Ministers to press for Odisha’s demands on various issues.
? India reports 1259 new Covid cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 15,378.
?Uttarakhand Congress vice president Aqueel Ahmed expelled from the party for 6 years for “indiscipline”.
?The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences condemned the incident of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and started a formal review.
?Actor Will Smith apologises to Comedian Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars, saying he was ‘out of line’.
?’Bulli Bai’ App case accused Niraj Bishnoi, ‘Sulli Deals’ creator Omkareshwar Thakur get bails on humanitarian grounds.
?US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reduces COVID-19 travel advisory for India from ‘Level 3’ (High) to ‘Level 1’ (Low).
?Prominent Russian Newspaper ‘Novaya Gazeta’ halts publication.
?Ukraine suffered losses of $564 billion so far due to the war imposed by Russia, says Ukrainian Economy Ministry.
?US President Joe Biden says comment on ‘Putin should leave power’ was personal ‘outrage,’ not ‘new policy’.
