Odisha News
➡️ Bhubaneswar reports 581 Covid positive cases in last 24 hours including 111 Quarantine cases and 470 Local contact cases.
➡️ 1740 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 347637.
➡️ Odisha CM directs to ramp up Beds with Oxygen support system for Covid Patients; asks Collectors to be ready for migrants’ return.
➡️ Cabinet approves subsidy for urea produced via coal gasification at Talcher Fertilizers.
➡️ State Transport Authority, Odisha cancels DL test and LL test in all RTOs across the state wef 22.4.2021 till further orders.
➡️ Sambalpur University to close from April 21 to April 25, 2021.
➡️ Two cops arrested in connection with Gangster Hyder escape case.
India News
➡️ Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Nation on COVID-19 situation; requests States to treat lockdown only as a last resort. Should focus on micro-containment zones.
➡️ Indian Army postpones recruitment exams, rallies due to COVID pandemic.
➡️ Rahul Gandhi & Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma test positive for COVID 19.
➡️ Uttar Pradesh Minister of State Hanuman Mishra dies of Covid-19.
➡️ Uttar Pradesh reports 29,754 new coronavirus cases , Kerala reports 19,577 new COVID19 cases, Tamil Nadu 10,986 new cases, Bihar reports 10,455 new coronavirus cases and Andhra Pradesh reports 8,987 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
➡️ Section 144 of the CrPC to be imposed in Rajasthan from April 22 till May 21.
➡️ Maharashtra reports 62,097 new COVID19 cases, 54,224 recoveries, and 519 deaths today. Maharashtra Govt announces cancellation of Class 10 exam of state board.
➡️ Cabinet approves Amendments to the Finance Bill, 2021.
➡️ Maharashtra Government allows buying of food, essentials for only 4 hours, only between 7 am to 11 am daily.
➡️ UGC NET May exams postponed, revised dates to be announced later.
➡️ Supreme Court of India rejects the plea seeking 100% VVPAT verification of votes: Election Commission of India.
➡️ Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court order, imposing lockdown in five cities in Uttar Pradesh.
World News
➡️ Bangladesh extends lockdown till 28th April, domestic flights to resume.
➡️ India to be third contributor to Global GDP by 2040: US Report.
➡️ European Council approves conclusions on EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
➡️ Russia to launch own Space Station in 2025.
➡️ UK extends G7 foreign ministers’ meeting invite to India.