Odisha News
➡️ Bhubaneswar reports 266 more COVID positive cases & 226 recoveries in the last 24 hours including 204 local contact cases and 62 quarantine cases.
➡️ 1630 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 963718.
➡️ Puri Jagannath Temple to reopen for locals on August 16, for general public from August 23.
➡️ Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik appeals all to adhere to Covid protocols we will be forced to go for complete lockdown: CM
➡️ Vigilance unearths property worth Rs 1.25 crore from Ophthalmic Assistant of Padampur sub-divisional hospital in Bargarh dist.
➡️ Noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates 10ft long sand glove, congratulating Lovlina Borgohain for winning bronze medal for India.
India News
➡️ Union Cabinet approves continuation of ‘Samagra Shiksha Scheme’ for school education for another 5 years.
➡️ Centre asks states to consider restrictions, curb mass gatherings in view of upcoming festivals
➡️ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Uttar Pradesh, tomorrow at 1pm.
➡️ India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, to be named INS Vikrant, finally begins sea trials.
➡️ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the 11th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting today.
➡️ 630 terrorists killed in 400 encounters in Jammu and Kashmir in last 3 years: Government of India.
➡️ 6 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MPs suspended over “Disorderly” Conduct.
➡️ Ram Temple in Ayodhya to open for public by December 2023.
➡️ India’s Deepak Punia loses in semifinal of Men’s Freestyle 86kg to USA’s David Morris Taylor. Deepak will now fight for Bronze medal tomorrow.
➡️ India lost to Argentina 1-2 in the semi-finals of Women’s Hockey; they will fight for Bronze on 6th August against Great Britain.
➡️ GST fake billing scam: Investigation reveals bogus transactions worth Rs 2,000 crore.
➡️ ENGvIND: 1st Test, Day 1: England at 138/4 at tea.
World News
➡️ Taliban warned of more attacks targeting Afghan government leaders.
➡️ Afghan forces stop Taliban attack on India-Built Salma Dam.
➡️ Beijing tightens overseas travel restrictions on Chinese citizens in response to rising coronavirus cases in China.
➡️ China has tightened overseas travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain rising coronavirus case.